Hi-fi speakers for sale...

[denny]

Also from the sorting stuff out in MK, I have two pairs of floorstanding hi-fi speakers which I need to sell.

Pair the first: Black B&W 3-way(ish) floorstanders - I think they're the 600 series but not sure. Each speaker has one tweeter, one active woofer, and one passive woofer. They're HUGE, and have accordingly good bass response, and good driving sound in general. Sadly one of the tweeters has been damaged by my sister while they were at her place, so I'm looking for £100 minus whatever a replacement tweeter will cost (or, if someone definitely wants them for £100, I will replace the tweeter for you first if you prefer). These are very impressive speakers, particularly if you listen to a lot of dance music or rock/metal.

They look a bit like these - http://www.eastwoodhifi.com.au/b&w603.htm - but they're not the kevlar cone model - they're from the year before those were released.

Pair the second: Maple (?) finish Acoustic Energy 2-way floorstanders - I think these are 100 series, but again not sure (yes, I know, I should have written something down when I was moving the bloody things - hindsight is 20/20). One tweeter and one woofer per speaker. Very very clean and neutral sound - I imagine these would be well suited to someone who listens to either complicated music (classical, jazz, etc) or a wide range of music and wants a neutral sound across it all. Again, I'm looking for £100 for them. These are really nice speakers - especially if you don't just listen to lots of dance and metal (which is why I'm not keeping them) :)

They look a bit like these: http://www.superfi.co.uk/images/Aegis2smuse.jpg

Both pairs are good speakers, hence they are HEAVY, and the B&Ws particularly are large. Neither pair will fit in my car, so either you'll have to pick them up from Milton Keynes, or live close enough that I can talk my friend into delivering them for me.

Comments

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

I'd be interested in the second pair...

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

When would you like to collect them? :)

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

Would Monday evening be OK? I'm going to be running around like a mad thing up until that point, for sure.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

You do realise that they're in Milton Keynes? If so, sure, I can do Monday evening.

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

Sorry, brain fried... erm, in which case, I'll need to work out a time, I guess, though it isn't that far out of Euston to MK, is it?

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

No, but they're big and heavy - I wouldn't fancy taking them on a train.

I've thought of a way I might be able to get all the speakers to London, which might simplify things considerably - I'll let you know once I've spoken to a couple of people.

[kaet.livejournal.com]

You need to hire a white van, and roam arterial roads at sunset. "Got a set of speakers gov'. Got the delivery sheet wrong. For you, twenty quid."

[skorpionuk.livejournal.com]

The first pair sound tasty; I'll see whether I can convince the Mr that we should treat ourselves for xmas. Besides, my Missions are giving me buzz on Kodo, Not Acceptable ;-)

Have car with boot, too. Oh, it's possible (though I'll try not to) that I'll forget this again, so if you don't hear back from me, please feel free to remind me - I should have a definite answer by Wednesday at the latest.

[skorpionuk.livejournal.com]

I've managed to speak to Col sooner than expected, and he likes this idea. Will email you to sort out details.

[djlongfella.livejournal.com]

Buzz is usually a dodgy earth or even gen hum from the sum of the resistance of the components driving the speakers...check your earths and try touching a cable on the chassiss of each of your components, thus grounding them to se if that makes a difference...

[skorpionuk.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip, I'll give that a try.

[djlongfella.livejournal.com]

Did you get rid of the buzz ?

[djlongfella.livejournal.com]

I have heard these speakers running, presuming they are those last set up @ MK ?
They sounded very nice, certainly something for the more descerning listener..

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

The speakers I'm keeping (and that you probably have heard) are the baby versions of the B&Ws. They're not quite as beefy sounding, but they're much smaller, and my flat can't cope with the size of the floorstanders - either the amount of floor they occupy or the amount of sound they generate :)

[djlongfella.livejournal.com]

OOh do you have a weblink, as I'm looking to buy some speakers for the living room, and was very impressed with the sound.

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

For the 2-ways I'm keeping? They're the B&W 602 (I think)

http://www2.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.models/label/Model%20DM602%20S3

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

I've given skorpionuk some money which she'll transfer to you, as I've still not entered the 21st Century and internet banking. :-)

You should get it later this week. Please let me know if you don't.

FTR, you seem to have lost the metal crossover bars, and one set of the caps, so I've not managed to fully try out the sound yet. Given that they're a reputable make, getting spares should be trivial, so I wouldn't worry about it. :-) Thanks for this :-)

[dennyd.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have noticed missing crossover bars, as I always bi-wire my speakers. Not sure what you mean by caps though - the red/black bits that you tighten to hold the speaker wire in place? I dunno what my sister and her feckwit husband did with those two sets of speakers - they claim they never used either of them, but they seem to have been through the wars a bit :(

Anyway, glad to hear you have custody, and I hope you're as impressed with the sound as I was, once you get them up and running :)

[lusercop.livejournal.com]

Ah, I have a reasonably old (and relatively cheap at the time) amp, and I never bothered with an external crossover, so I've never biwired the speakers I've had. :-) Yeah, that's exactly what I meant.

I'm going to try and get a replacement grille, too, mainly to keep the dust off when I'm not using them. (I'm not at home as often as I'd like to be).

I think I will be impressed with them, though :-)