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.