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I need some new speakers
- 07-05-2006
- Stuart Palmer
July 5, 2006, 11:26 pm

Dear aus.electronics / aus.hi-fi,
How're things?
A long time ago I bought some floor-standing speakers made from Pioneer
drivers - 2 x 12" woofers, 4" mid, 3" cone tweeter and 1" tweeter.
They served me well for many (nearly 20) years, but, the drivers are now
falling apart.
I'd like to replace them, but, am not sure where to start looking.
My amp is a Technics 40 watts per channel unit from the same era as the
speakers.
Can anyone offer suggestions for some suitable new floor standing speakers?
They don't have to be so overtly BIG as the ones they are replacing.
Regards, Stuart Palmer.

Re: I need some new speakers

**There's lots of excellent speakers available today. Most are quite
different (in a good way) to your old ones. By far the best way to decide
which speaker is right your you, is for you to go listening to as many
different types in your price range (which you don't mention, BTW). Here's
what you need to do:
* Set an approximate price you are prepared/allowed to spend.
* Be prepared to go slightly above that price, if necessary. That pesky
Murphy will ensure that the speaker you want is 10% more expensive.
* Try to listen to the speakers in a room which is approximately the same
size as the one you will use.
* Take you own music. By all means listen using the shop demo music, but be
aware that the speakers will eventually only be playing your music.
* Listen to the speakers on an amplifier of similar power rating.
* Listen for at least 30 minutes for each speaker.
* Even better, is if you can borrow the speakers and listen in your own
home.
* Do listen to second hand speakers. There are some bargains to be had for
astute buyers. Speaker problems are usually pretty obvious.
* Be aware that any trade-in on your old stuff, is a token only. They'll
likely end up as firewood or sold off for less than $100.00. Unless your
speakers are really special, their almost worthless to a dealer.
* If you're buying privately, then take your time. In fact, if you're buying
at retail, take your time. There is very rarely any need to buy "today".
--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au
--

Re: I need some new speakers

Melbourne, judging by the email address at Deakin.
Total Recoil in Northcote are reliable. My Altec
Lansings fell apart and they reconed the woofers,
replaced the mids and piezo tweeters with modern
drivers, and the result is fantastic. Cost a bit
more than just the recones, but that upset the
wife more than myself :-).

Re: I need some new speakers
: Stuart Palmer wrote:
: >
: > Can anyone offer suggestions for some suitable new floor
standing
: > speakers?
:
: Grab some Hifi mags at your local newsagent.
:
: geoff
:
Wash your mouth out with soap and water! :-)
Total waste of time and money, unless he wants use them to
light a fire somewhere. IMHO reading advertorials or paid
for comment articles will not help him in way.
I would suggest he gets out and about to some local hi-fi
shops, see what's around, do some demos and then see what
his mates have and have a listen to them as well. Then I
would suggest he buys a local product *after* he has had a
demo.
Very hard to give someone advice when they don't give a
budget.
Cheers TT

Re: I need some new speakers

Hi Jasen,
I did look into replacing the drivers.
Apart from the fact it was not possible to source exact replacements for
some of the drivers, comparable/equivalent drivers for those that were dead
was going to cost many hundreds of dollars.
In the end, I figured any extra cost for a new system would be worth it for
a properly designed system with a warranty.
Thanks, Stuart.
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