big drivers: alternatives to tannoys and Yams?

[Coda II]

Get them on axis horizintally and vertically - ideally have your ears midway between midrange and tweeter.

Do you think this makes them a 'sit in more or less the same spot' speaker? Not necessarily in sweet spot terms but whether outside of this they sound particularly uneven.
The nature of the setup at home means that they need to sound decent from the sofa (around 3.5m away and fairly low) from sat at a table (more like 6m away and higher) and also generally chasing around the room after a toddler.

 

[joel]

Get them right in one position and they'll sound more or less fine in most others. I listen from a variety of places and have the Wii hooked up as well. It all sounds good.

 

[Markus S]

Having had the pleasure of a short listen to Joel's system, I can confirm that his speakers sound just fine everywhere, not just in the sweet spot. Off-axis response seems reasonable, if not quite as linear as on-axis.

 

[joel]

Having said all that (thank you Markus for the kind words), if it was me and I was in the UK (and in a UK style room), I'd be looking out for a pair of Spendor SP100s. Actually, I'd just stump up the cash for a pair of M40s and be done with it.

 

[cooky1257]

What are you using as an active x-over for the low-mid? Analogue I hope.

What about this one that got away...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....m=330245896892&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014 thought you'd be all over it!

This same guy has just pulled his 'new' auction for the same xover. Bit suspicious .

 

[nando]

repairs

picked these up recently:

don't look too promising but I've not had bass like it at home; well controlled and satisfying. Following straight after some Rogers LS7t did miss the mids though and that the leaves the top a bit thin and characterless.

So, standard recommendation for big drivers seems to be Tannoy or Yamaha, but what else is there? Kefkit 3s are now re-installed at home which remind me on a daily basis that boxy colouration really does niggle. And looking in the <£200 try the type to see how I get on category (in the way that the LS7 was a relatively cheap way of trying a big box BBC sound).

contact Roger at lockwood audio
regards nando