MONOPULSE Model 42A [£3,445] £1995
New, old stock. Audiophile. No compromise hi-fi loudspeaker design. In black
Shown below in burgundy cloth [actual model in black not burgandy], with Gunmetal steel
This is a major visual statement as an audiophile speaker, at 108cm high x 23cm wide x 25cm deep, and 25Kg each.
Power handling is 300 watts continuous, 550 watts maximum, and 1,500 watts for 10ms.
The 200mm, 8 inch, Kevlar-coned LF drive units, large for the relatively slim enclosures, have 4 layer voice-coils and 40oz magnets. They have long excursion before they become non-linear, so even at high volumes with high bass content, there is no uneasy feeling of overloading.
They are coupled to separately suspended ferrofluid-cooled, 28mm, silk domed, 30kHz, HF drive units with Neodymium magnets. These are rated at 500 watts for 10ms.
TANNOY ST-200 PRESTIGE SUPER TWEETERS (pair)
[£2150] £1750
New
and boxed.
Specifications
- Type: high-pass filter equipped dome type tweeter
- Directional characteristics: Single directivity
- Frequency characteristic: 14kHz -16kHz/18KHz(-24dB/OCT)
- Sensitivity (1w/1m): 95dB
- Impedance: 8kO
- External size: H100× W150× D162mm
Very beautiful pair of immaculate
KLIPSCH HERESY III speakers,
as new, boxed £1150
LOWTHER
corner Acoustas
fitted with new PM6A's, £950
Stunning
pair of
QUAD ESL57
electrostatic speakers £1250
Mounted
on shortened Rupert stands, these are in simply excellent
condition,. Re-built panels by ONE-THING AUDIO including
their O-TEC treble panels. They also have new rectifier
blocks and clamping boards fitted.
REVOLVER
R33
speakers, boxed as new £325
PSB
ALPHA B1
speakers, boxed, as new. £75
ROWEN
3&3 loudspeakers
£450
Thanks to two 6 inch bass drivers which are perfectly
adopted to the tweeters, a passive frequency switch can be
abandoned. Due to this direct "quasi-Active"-interpretation
the full-bipolar 3&3 fascinates one with it's ease and
homogeneity of the rendition of musical reproduction,
almost like in the concert hall.
B&W
DM2 Mk1’s
in marvellous condition, £225
ROGERS
METRO'S
[like BBC LS3/5a's] £475
Very
rare, beautifully finished in real wood
veneer.
OPERA
PLATEA
speakers, beautifully made, excellent quality, boxed, £475
The Platea's 190x900x200mm (WHD) cabinet is, like every
Opera model, made from solid, 25mm-thick, interlocking
hardwood sections, with extensive internal bracing. Each
cabinet is hand-polished with five coats of lacquer to
protect and enhance the natural wood finish, with mahogany
as standard. As is the Italian wont, all of the enclosure's
edges are rounded to eliminate the possibility of
diffraction problems (while enhancing the looks), and the
rear-firing, flared port "...allows good breathing at high
volume levels". Actually, that should read 'no breathing',
because the bass is whoosh- and woofle-free. The cabinet's
lower cavity can be filled with lead shot or sand for
additional mass loading.
The
Platea is fitted with the same 19mm doped silk dome,
three-fixing SEAS tweeter specified to Opera's requirements
and now found in the Duetto. Below it and crossing over at
2.8kHz is an ATD-made 130mm bass/midrange driver with
copolymer cone and hefty chassis/magnet construction,
specially developed to provide the extra damping demanded
by a larger enclosure. The crossovers, hand-made and tested
by Opera, use audiophile-grade components including
high-saturation, self-cementing inductors and
close-tolerance non-polarising capacitors. Drive-wise, this
system is as easy and amp-friendly as the Duetto, with a
nominal 6 ohm impedance, sensitivity of 89dB/1W/1m and
recommended amplifiers including valve amps of 12W or more,
or solid-state amplifiers of between 30W and 80w.
The
Platea's forte is acoustic music, well-recorded vocals,
mellow jazz and other forms which can exploit its way with
subtle harmonics and textures. The dynamics of the speaker
are such that it will not crack under the strain of
excessive levels and it can just about cope with the speed
of the transitions present in the choppier, noisier depths
of Prodigy recordings and other Intel-inspired ca-ca. If
anything, the Plateas are not clinical enough to respond
properly to technoid sounds, a trait some might classify as
a lack of absolute refinement. But feed the Platea a diet
of music with high emotional content and they almost glow.
The
message is one of involvement, of music embracing the
listener. And the Opera Plateas will stick you right in
front of the performance, with a room-filling display. So
maybe it's no mystery why Opera called this little beauty
the Platea. Because 'platea' is Italian for the stalls in a
theatre. Which is exactly where this speaker will place
you.
Beautiful
pair of
QUAD ESL57's
in perfect order £875
These
sound simply awesome, very nice cosmetic condition as well.
3 months MOT, serial nos. 12319+12366 + fitted with GFD
DALITY stands.
Audiophile
Concept Monitor 01's
[£2000] £1250
Excellent condition, with stands.
[see http://www.thf.fr/uSalons/Salons/ASalonMag49.htm]
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