Has EB2 toppled ATC SCM11 in mid range budget. Speaker Advice for Roksan

[Andrew Everard]

EB Ricky:Nothing wrong with old designs or principles Andrew.

Couldn't agree more: just wanted to make clear to those who seem to think that such an approach is novel or revolutionary that others were doing it yonks back.

Oh and BTW - EB2 video review now online

 

[John Duncan]

My god, will you look at the size of them!??!!?

 

[Andrew Everard]

JohnDuncan:My god, will you look at the size of them!??!!?

And Parsons was wearing heels that day, as he usually does for videos...

 

[Anonymous]

About the same size as the ATC SCM19 (4th from right)..

Don't look too big now do they ?

jules.

 

[John Duncan]

Er, yes.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Just hope you never need to have the bass units replaced...

 

[Ronald Archiebald]

JohnDuncan:My god, will you look at the size of them!??!!?

They are big and extremely gorgeous! I never liked the look of the ATC SCM11's anyway!

 

[chebby]

Actually they look a little smaller (in the video) than I expected, and the finish looks twice as good as I expected. (Sadly EB's website does not do their superb looking finish justice.)

Given that they can be used quite close to a wall (I think that's right, correct me if not), they will be less imposing than many smaller designs that need a lot of space behind them.

I am thinking that a 50cm stand (Atacama?) would be more suitable than the normal 60cm stands.

Have EB any recommendation for makes of stands?

 

[Craig M.]

chebby, they are indeed the same size as my 19s, and on 60cm stands the tweeter is at ear height. i think i'd have to slouch a bit with 50cm stands, i'm 6'2" though so maybe different if you're shorter.

 

[John Duncan]

chebby:they will be less imposing than many smaller designs that need a lot of space behind them

And only slightly less imposing than having a pair of Tom Parsonses in the sitting room.

 

[Anonymous]

They are quite big stand mounts, bit bigger than the ATC SCM19 by 2 cm's. Was thinking the same would you need 50mm stands for something that big?

 

[John Duncan]

Ricky (or Richard) said yes when I spoke to him.

 

[Andy Clough]

JohnDuncan:chebby:they will be less imposing than many smaller designs that need a lot of space behind them

And only slightly less imposing than having a pair of Tom Parsonses in the sitting room.

Which do you think Mrs D would prefer?

 

[Richard Allen]

JohnDuncan:My god, will you look at the size of them!??!!?

just remember john, you can bend them double but you can't break the laws of physics.

 

[Richard Allen]

JohnDuncan:Er, yes.

good job EB3's dun then. It's more to your taste.

 

[Richard Allen]

chebby:

Actually they look a little smaller (in the video) than I expected, and the finish looks twice as good as I expected. (Sadly EB's website does not do their superb looking finish justice.)

Given that they can be used quite close to a wall (I think that's right, correct me if not), they will be less imposing than many smaller designs that need a lot of space behind them.

I am thinking that a 50cm stand (Atacama?) would be more suitable than the normal 60cm stands.

Have EB any recommendation for makes of stands?

Not really. I always liked Atacama's. If you want to mass load them, that's fine. I use our own stands.

 

[Richard Allen]

Andrew Everard:

Just hope you never need to have the bass units replaced...

C'mon. The bass units are'nt quite as big as that!!!!

 

[Andrew Everard]

Exaggeration for comic effect, Richard! But we're looking forward to the EB5s...

 

[Richard Allen]

Andrew Everard:

Exaggeration for comic effect, Richard! But we're looking forward to the EB5s...

Nah!!. You'll need a sideloader for EB5. Who said I wuz gonna do one anyway??

 

[the_dude2]

Richard Allen:
JohnDuncan:Er, yes.

good job EB3's dun then. It's more to your taste.

not too fussed about those EB5's (i'm having trouble enough with my missions 😉 ), but i'd sure like to know more about the EB3'S! 🙂

 

[Zubkabera]

My original post was hijecked for some ?????? talk, I am still looking for any experiences of Roksan L3 Amp with EB2, I don't want to take the risk of ordering and returning as it would cost me 160 quids.

I have got just one shot at purchase and it will be for a ver y long time hence looking for a perfect speakers, due to limited option at my location I can't demo L3 with the likes of AVIs, DBi, SCM11 and EB, focus 110.

WHF are in best position to advice as they have tested all my short listed speakers but I guess too busy to answer, my dilemma is L3 is outdated and can't be tested at shop, I am also not sure if my short listed speakers are bit over the top for L3, and I should go for stuff like B&W 605, or MAs etc.