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It's like two cars having a maximum speed of 50 Watts...
but one will get there faster :)

Oooooooh! I hope Dermot doesn't see this. It could merit a trip down from Dundalk to discuss the merits of your assessment Francois :) Maybe a battle of the classic Brit speakers from the seventies and eighties. Hi Tony, i never said Castle brand made bad speakers ! I just meant their brand image i...

Hi, The amp should sell nicely around 100 euros. Castle brand is doomed, while they made some excellent speakers, most people just never heard/cared about this brand... the resell value is horrible. So keep them :) And don't expect to get more than 250 euros IMO. And yeah, you need better pics witho...

" the end result can only be as good as the source and everything between the electrical wall socket to the speakers and the listening environment is the path of degradation not improvement". Indeed Nige ! Though, there are priorities. I mean room acoustic and room placement... it just sum...

Oh computer audio... Yeah i somewhat noticed you guys were into tweaking of comps. Some are into tweaking CD player. Wich isn't that different :) To make it short : i've noticed that people usually too much emphasis on what happens before the DAC. While what happens after makes a big difference :) I...

And before anything, i need to find a better place for the Carlton :)

So the difference between the Carlton and Carlton !! or the Carlton !!! is me beeing enthousiastic :) Cartlon 2, 3, were released ten years later, and had nothing in common with the original Carlton. They were related to the Kef 104. It's a good name anyway :) -Indeed Tony, if they were available at...

So here is some photos of the Carlton : http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/577240DSC00757.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/247221DSC00747.jpg http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/731098DSC00760.jpg The mid is "loaded" with a tube full of a blue heavy wool (so it doesn't get disturbed by t...

Thx again for the kind comments :) But, guys, that add is for a Carlton 2 - it has nothing in common with the Carlton !! The Carlton 2 is like a newer/smaller version of the Kef reference 104. http://www.kef.com/uploads/files/en/museum_pdf/80s/Carlton_II.pdf The Carlton is an evolution of the K1 mon...

thx all for the kind comments, it was great fun :) As for the speaker list on Sigolad picture, from Right : the Kef Carlton (1972), monitor, using the massive B1814 elliptic woofer (18" inches tall)... wich give them alot of presence. They also have a great mid driver, that cover all the "...