Top notch standmounts

[Messiah]

Glad you posted Jim as this reminded me of your Reference 1. As I stated in my post from after Bristol Show, this was probably the best standmount I heard all day. It was stunning and quite small. Not sure how much it is though......Jim??

Can't believe I forgot to mention these!! Sorry Jim.

(I know you can't really promote yourself so I'll do it

)

There were some disappointing ones too as Jim said.

EDIT - Just Googled the price and they are just under budget. £1495

 

[Anonymous]

Or what about the ADM5 that AVI mention was being developed over at the other forum.

Smaller than the Neutron but fully active, etc.

 

[Thaiman]

GamuT Phi 3, nice bass and sweet treble....bang on the (pushing) budget too or if you can find a 2nd hand pair of Sonus Faber Cremona Auditor (£1500 should get you a pair of original stands too), not many tiny boxes can sound as big as the baby cremona.

 

[the record spot]

Blimey Thaiman, every time I read your signature line I keep thinking you can't possibly come up with newer more exotic kit. And then you log on again and...!

 

[Thaiman]

I know I said it before but I am now pretty sure, "This is it".

 

[drummerman]

I'd like to point out that my earlier post wasn't in any way a personal go at John in any way. I'm sure, he, like most of us, are glad for some advise at certain times. Perhaps he is just overwhelmed with choice from the WH 'treasure coves' ... Seriously though, the one speaker I'd like to hear, well two actually, if I could afford them, are Quad electrostatics and those Neats with isobarik loading and tweeters facing upwards. Lovely unconventional, both of them and praised by more than one review.

 

[Anonymous]

Thaiman:I know I said it before but I am now pretty sure, "This is it".

With respect, yeah right...

 

[AEJim]

Messiah:
Glad you posted Jim as this reminded me of your Reference 1. As I stated in my post from after Bristol Show, this was probably the best standmount I heard all day. It was stunning and quite small. Not sure how much it is though......Jim??

Can't believe I forgot to mention these!! Sorry Jim.

(I know you can't really promote yourself so I'll do it

)

There were some disappointing ones too as Jim said.

EDIT - Just Googled the price and they are just under budget. £1495

Cheers Messiah! (that just sounds like something from a Monty Python film...)

Yeah, price is right - not much press about them yet though as we're not quite finished making them! Review samples should be heading out late August/Early September, show ones were about 90% done so we took some time on the fine-tuning and then the gear-up for production... (I spent all yesterday designing the box artwork - nothing flash, but am intending to put a nice glossy manual in the box with a print out of your own speaker's frequency response plotted against the reference sample + signature of the engineer who built and either myself or head of R'n'D confirming it's testing! - little touches but I think it's important). Hopefully they'll perform well in the mix with the other players around the price-point, we've tested a few of the well-reviewed ones out and are happy with the results

Now back to working on tiny, affordable active speakers - could be a cool product when we're done...

 

[John Duncan]

Lots of points here which I'll come back and address once I've got my daughter off to her drama production...

 

[AEJim]

drummerman:
I'd like to point out that my earlier post wasn't in any way a personal go at John in any way. I'm sure, he, like most of us, are glad for some advise at certain times. Perhaps he is just overwhelmed with choice from the WH 'treasure coves' ... Seriously though, the one speaker I'd like to hear, well two actually, if I could afford them, are Quad electrostatics and those Neats with isobarik loading and tweeters facing upwards. Lovely unconventional, both of them and praised by more than one review.

I think the Quad Electrostatics are still some of the nicest speakers I've heard (At CES last year) - and miles better than the raved about Magiko speakers that seem popular in the US, which to me were all treble and "detail" rather than musical cohesion - something the Quad's do brilliantly...

 

[floyd droid]

Thaiman:I know I said it before but I am now pretty sure, "This is it".

Until you dem the 20 sigs with your Evo. Bring on the credit card / re-mortgage mate.

 

[Thaiman]

floyd droid:

Thaiman:I know I said it before but I am now pretty sure, "This is it".

Until you dem the 20 sigs with your Evo. Bring on the credit card / re-mortgage mate.

I think I am pretty safe there, the deco 20 sig are too BIG for my room,

 

[Diamond Joe]

I have to admit that I'm fascinated by Thaiman's ever changing system, and with respect I doubt you'll resist the urge to change again. I always have to search Google images to see what you've got, your current amp looks like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie!! Excellent.

And JD, my vote goes to the Dali Mentor Menuets, very surprised you didn't like them connected to the Primares at Bristol, I was transfixed, absolutely loved them, I'm still considering them as replacements for my aged AE1s (sorry AE Jim).

 

[JoelSim]

Thaiman:floyd droid:
Thaiman:I know I said it before but I am now pretty sure, "This is it".

Until you dem the 20 sigs with your Evo. Bring on the credit card / re-mortgage mate.

I think I am pretty safe there, the deco 20 sig are too BIG for my room,

EDITED BY MODS - no repeated attempts at trading, please

 

[floyd droid]

Thaiman:

I think I am pretty safe there, the deco 20 sig are too BIG for my room,

Oh yes they are big boys thats for sure but i know of a few owners who will dispute your claim mind. Anyways just a bit of fun mate.

 

[chebby]

What happened to John's speakers?

 

[John Duncan]

It's OK, I shall bring it back on track in a minute, after I've recovered from a teenage production of The Crucible...

 

[plastic penguin]

chebby:

What happened to John's speakers?

Was going to say, they're having an identity crisis. It's probably not worth it.

 

[John Duncan]

OK, some responses.

To drummerman and Ronald Archibald:

Of course I have access to the entire team, and they've already given me suggestions, but I wanted to open it out to the wider forum to see what responses came back - I thought it might make an interesting discussion, and it's brought up at least one suggestion which I hadn't thought of (or had subliminally already dismissed).

To drummerman alone:

By keeper I mean easily driven and widely compatible, thus not limiting my future options when the Uniti has to go back.

To sillyoldman:

Already done that (well, a Fubar and Grado 325), but I want some speakers.

To AE:

Hey, you offered, and I am very grateful.

To Whoever Suggested Quad Electrostatics:

titchy, titchy
adj titchier, titchiest
Brit slang very small; tiny
[from tich or titch a small person, from Little Tich, the stage name of Harry Relph (1867-1928), English actor noted for his small stature]

To whoever suggested ADM9.1s:

Interesting idea, though bit of a waste of a NaimUniti

To Thaiman:

Nice, but slightly too chunky and I suspect difficult to get hold of.

To AEJim:

The Reference 1s were totally off my radar, but might almost fit the brief. Think they might be just that little bit too imposing in the end though.

Otherwise, thus far I think we have it down to Neat Motive 3 (obvious - claimed - Naim compatibility), PMC DB1i (known and loved quantity), an outside bet in the Reference 1, though is quite a bit dearer and less titchy than the main contenders. The intriguing reentry is from the Dali Mentor Menuet, which at least three people have recommended on this thread (including a dealer), but which I'd kind of dismissed back at Bristol, despite it being thoroughly gorgeous, the titchiest here, and stating specifically on the website that they should go on a shelf or wall bracket, not a stand (which encourages me). I shall have to investigate further...

 

[chebby]

Leema Xero? V titchy.

 

[plastic penguin]

I also mentioned wall mounted speakers like Spendors is great compromise.

 

[John Duncan]

chebby:
Leema Xero? V titchy.

Yes, tiny, but am inclined to say they hit several branches of the ugly tree on the way down...

plastic penguin:I also mentioned wall mounted speakers like Spendors is great compromise.

Yeah, not seeing anything in the Spendor range that attracts other than the SA1, which may be worth another look despite being unimpressed with the Primare (though to be fair Spendor specifically say the amp was unsuitable!)

 

[Andrew Everard]

JohnDuncan:after I've recovered from a teenage production of The Crucible...

To quote Leslie Philips in The Navy Lark, 'Oooo, nasty...'

 

[floyd droid]

chebby:
What happened to John's speakers?

Not a clue, maybe they caught fire, ask John.

 

[Anonymous]

floyd droid:chebby:
What happened to John's speakers?

Not a clue, maybe they caught fire, ask John.

...you're confusing John with Joel...