Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

Hi

I am looking for a pair of large-ish speakers on the second hand
market.

Can anyone suggest a pair suitable for listening to music of all types?

Is it necessary to match the speakers to a particular amp? I have
nothing at all at the moment and have been reading about mission 753s
and Naim amps.

Sources would be mp3/CD and maybe even vinyl.

I cannot afford very expensive kit.

Regards

Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

elsharko wrote:

Hi

I am looking for a pair of large-ish speakers on the second hand
market.

Can anyone suggest a pair suitable for listening to music of all types?

Is it necessary to match the speakers to a particular amp? I have
nothing at all at the moment and have been reading about mission 753s
and Naim amps.

Sources would be mp3/CD and maybe even vinyl.

I cannot afford very expensive kit.

Regards

You can get a pair of Spendor BC1s for around £150. I've had a pair for
30 years and have no intention of changing them.

Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

"elsharko" wrote in message
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Hi

I am looking for a pair of large-ish speakers on the second hand
market.

Can anyone suggest a pair suitable for listening to music of all types?

Is it necessary to match the speakers to a particular amp? I have
nothing at all at the moment and have been reading about mission 753s
and Naim amps.

Sources would be mp3/CD and maybe even vinyl.

I cannot afford very expensive kit.

Regards


Maybe you'd think of making your own, start with something simple;
http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/needle/index.html

Jem


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My Photopolymer Etchings;
http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/j/jimread

Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

Jem Raid wrote:

Maybe you'd think of making your own, start with something simple;
http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/needle/index.html

Maybe he should know that not everyone agrees with the theory behind the
Voigt Pipe.
Transmission lines, bass-reflex and sealed boxes are equally valid.
Ebay and local "Cash Converters" are good places to look for second-hand
speakers.

--
Eiron

I have no spirit to play with you; your dearth of judgment renders you
tedious - Ben Jonson.

Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

Eiron wrote:
Jem Raid wrote:

Maybe you'd think of making your own, start with something simple;
http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/needle/index.html


Maybe he should know that not everyone agrees with the theory behind the
Voigt Pipe.
Transmission lines, bass-reflex and sealed boxes are equally valid.
Ebay and local "Cash Converters" are good places to look for second-hand
speakers.


Out of interest, what does "agrees with the theory" do you mean the
basic physics is wrong, or do you mean its interpretation?

--
Nick

Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

Nick Gorham wrote:

Eiron wrote:

Jem Raid wrote:

Maybe you'd think of making your own, start with something simple;
http://www.jrbham.btinternet.co.uk/needle/index.html



Maybe he should know that not everyone agrees with the theory behind
the Voigt Pipe.
Transmission lines, bass-reflex and sealed boxes are equally valid.
Ebay and local "Cash Converters" are good places to look for
second-hand speakers.


Out of interest, what does "agrees with the theory" do you mean the
basic physics is wrong, or do you mean its interpretation?

Take a look at all the "needle" designs on the web. On one side you have
a transmission line that's too short, on the other an improperly loaded
horn with a high cutoff frequency, and in most cases the mouth is mostly
blocked turning it into a bass-reflex that's tuned too low.
Why not just build a bass-reflex that can be easily analysed and tuned?

--
Eiron

I have no spirit to play with you; your dearth of judgment renders you
tedious - Ben Jonson.

Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

"elsharko" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi

I am looking for a pair of large-ish speakers on the second hand
market.

Can anyone suggest a pair suitable for listening to music of all types?

Is it necessary to match the speakers to a particular amp? I have
nothing at all at the moment and have been reading about mission 753s
and Naim amps.

Sources would be mp3/CD and maybe even vinyl.

I cannot afford very expensive kit.

Regards


If you are still thinking of making a pair of your own, then you might
consider this as well;
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...threadid=65375.

Designed by the same chap as did the Needles.

Jem

Anyone recommend second-hand speakers?
 

"Jem Raid" wrote


If you are still thinking of making a pair of your own, then you might
consider this as well;
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...threadid=65375.

Designed by the same chap as did the Needles.



Nice colour....

:-)

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"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Jem Raid" wrote


If you are still thinking of making a pair of your own, then you might
consider this as well;
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...threadid=65375.

Designed by the same chap as did the Needles.



Nice colour....

:-)
You mean the cat, of course. (don't you)

Jem

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"Jem Raid" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote in message
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"Jem Raid" wrote


If you are still thinking of making a pair of your own, then you might
consider this as well;
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showt...threadid=65375.

Designed by the same chap as did the Needles.



Nice colour....

:-)
You mean the cat, of course. (don't you)



:-)


I was amused to see them blue (note the post is only a couple of days old) -
my Needles have been blue for a while now! (Of course, it could be a case of
'great minds thinking alike'....!! :-)

Explanatory note for all the past/present/future DIYers he

The pink and blue vinyl emulsion (called 'wall/ceiling paint' these
days...???) that I used for my speakers was a little more than just whimsy.
In case it is not well known, vinyl emulsion paint acts as a perfect primer
on wood and board and is a quick, cheap easy way to 'kill' the raw board.
(Very cheap if the paint is leftovers from decorating jobs - but I'm not
sure about painting the next pair yellow though...!! :-)

It is touch dry in 20 minutes and can be second coated in as a little as an
hour. It can then be undercoated and glossed in the normal way if required.
I varnished my Pinkies with a water-based 'semi-gloss' varnish (to stop them
taking fingerprints) whilst retaining the 'powdery' look that I like. All of
this can be sanded off easily for different future treatment....

Forget any notion of smacking them with a nice emerald green metalflake from
Halfords - that MDF will drink all you care to throw at it!!

Remember also that these are 'experimental' and I was/am not likely to
bugger about with veneers on speakers I might not have kept! Asitappens, the
Needles are destined for Brussels in the next few days if I don't make a
second pair!!

(Actually who wants sodding *veneer* anyway - my audio kit isn't trying to
be *furniture*...??)