Recent content by ClassicalKen

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    Upgrading Speakers - Request for Advice

    I've decided which way I'm going to go. I'm buying a pair of Tannoy Revolution DC6T SEs for £400. At that price I cannot say no. I thought hard about the Q Acosutics 3050s but in the end I'm going with Tannoy. My 15-year old Tannoy Mercury M3s are still very good but I expect evn better things...
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    Upgrading Speakers - Request for Advice

    In addition to the Q Acoustic 3050s I am also looking at the Tannoy DC6T SEs. Confused! Ken Arcam Alpha 8R Amp & Rega Apollo CD Player
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    Upgrading Speakers - Request for Advice

    I think I would go for the Limited Editiion. What I'm reading suggests that they are less prone to age-related deterioration but the only ones available are £350 a pair and they are twenty years old. I'm very hesitatnt about buying speakrs of that age. I have also been looking at the Tannoy...
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    Upgrading Speakers - Request for Advice

    That's very kind odf you. But I'm way down in Portsmouth. I've had a look at the Royd Minstrels online and on eBay and they look really impressive. I can't think why I've never heard of them before. My inclination is to go righrt ahead and buy a pair. My only reservation is whether there will...
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    Upgrading Speakers - Request for Advice

    If i can get some good speakers second hand I will certainly consider that. I haven't thought about Royd speakers yet, or heard of them.. I'm afraid I don't know a lot about hifi equipment. I've had the Tannoy speakers for the last 15 years. I will look into the Royd speakers and see what i...
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    Upgrading Speakers - Request for Advice

    I want to make a modest upgrade to my speakers. I have a pair of the very earliest Tannoy Mercury M3 floorstanders and I'm thinking of upgrading to Q Acoustics 3050s. My question concerns matching of speakers to my existing system. I have a Rega Apollo CD player and an Arcam Alpha 8R amplifier...