SWALLOW ACOUSTICS: ASL1

A question for Howard please. Back in the Subjective Audio days in Palmers Green you stocked speakers from Swallow Acoustics Limited. I know because I bought a pair and used them for many years. What happened to them please? Thanks and regards, Colin Thatcher. Hello Colin. Indeed I did sell them. We had no failures […]

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KEF 107- an upgrade still worthy of attention today?

How to expain myself here…hmm. The first proper pair of good quality speakers that I bought were KEF 105s more than 2 years ago. I’ve heard a lot of speakers since then, mostly older, but also including more modern wide range ribbons, and the very rare Podium 1 quasi-NXT panels. These modern efforts have given […]

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SPENDOR: So ….. which offers the ‘better’ midrange; Spendor or Harbeth?

Editorial Note: This thread started in 2007 and then, as these things do, petered out. However, I took a look this morning (01/03/19) and there are some observations which are still relevant today and so in my humble opinion, this thread is worth exploring. Neil / editor. =================== I recently auditioned a pair of Harbeth […]

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SPENDOR: Compared to Avalon, Vandersteen and others

For a long time, I was on the Great Speaker Hunt, and started or added to a number of threads, particularly about the speaker makes referenced above, all of which I lived with. I was struggling with one of the real problems with (some) high end audio (as I see it): Hearing crisp highs with […]

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TANNOY: Glenair 15″ or Tannoy Turnberry SE (Prestige) and why?

 Tannoy Glenair 15″ or Tannoy Turnberry SE (Prestige) and why? Recently heard the DC10a’s and a while back had the pleasure of hearing some 15″ monitor golds in York cabs. The DC10a’s I wouldn’t give tuppence for…absolutely dreadful; the old timers were wonderful in a warm and cuddly fashion. The only one’s I haven’t heard […]

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IMPULSE: Fine-tuning an already competent system using their H2 speakers

A member asks … I am a long standing regular reader and would very much appreciate some help in fine tuning my system. I am not sure whether this level of system detail is a help or a hindrance for you, but here goes. My front ends are: Vinyl – Acoustic Signature Challenger, OL Silver […]

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TANGENT: RS4 speakers and the tricky question of appropriate resale pricing

Hi Howard. I own a pair of Tangent RS4 speakers. While searching the web for an approximate price I came across your review. I love these speakers and have owned them since I was in high school ( I graduated in 1980). I am 51 now and I am moving- downsizing. I recently sold my […]

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JIM ROGERS: Revisiting the superb JR149s

I started my hi-fi journey with a pair of these and have been very interested to revisit them for quite a while – I remember loving them. I’ve been holding off for either a boxed pair or a pair locally and in as close to mint condition as possible as they are just something I’d […]

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