JSE Infinite Slope Vintage High End Hifi Speakers Dynaudio/Focal Units (Surrey)
- Condition: Used
- Price: 1026.94 EUR
- Status: unsold
- Item number: 145268472789
- Seller: farnhamflyer (819|100.0%)
- Seller information: non commercial
- Item location: Farnham, Surrey
- Ships to: None
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NB Cash on collection (Farnham, Surrey). Daytime only, not evenings. JSE Infinite Slope Vintage High End Hifi Speakers Dynaudio/Focal Units (Surrey) Cash on collection sale, no exceptions please. I want the buyer to check them with their own ears before payment and taking away. I can show them working on a good quality amp & source but the buyer must take care of them once taken away, no warranty etc. Collect daytime only on a week or weekend day, not evenings. Plan to avoid wet days. These are one of the great speaker designs of the 1980s, esp due to their ground breaking 100dB/octave crossover. The concept is still a winner with Joseph Audio using the latest 120dB/octave version to great aclaim. An infinite slope crossover has a much steeper transistion than a typical (12/18/24db) crossover. A key benefit of this is fewer interference patterns between the drivers in the crossover region. Their clarity, resolution and stereo image is outstanding for a speaker using conventional drivers. A real champion of the soft dome tweeter! They are heavy at about 25kg each but the castors do make moving them easier on carpet. They work best in a fairly large living room but now I enjoy them in a much smaller space close to the wall. Amazes me how well they image even in near field use. Only selling them to free up space, I need to downsize to smaller speakers. They are fully working and all drivers work perfectly. Excellent full range sound quality, soundstage and imaging. Bad points, serial numbers end 286 and 289 but they do still sound like a matched pair. Each was speaker was factory tested using a FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) system so their QC was tight. One speaker cab has a small corner chip below on front RHS and small water mark on top. In parts the veneer has some signs of dryness and sun fading. Both Focal 7 mid/bass drivers have minor dents in the dust caps. Minor creases on each tweeter. I think this pair are from the late 1980s. Dynaudio tweeter, Focal mid/bass and SEAS bass drivers. Proper high end audio grade drivers. The Dynaudio D28AF has a very smooth linear response due to its advanced rear chamber damping. The Focal 7N mid/bass driver has a Neoflex cone and a huge magnet. Neoflex is like KEF Bextrene and has similar characteristics in the mid band. See the text in photos for more info on the philosophy behind these speakers. For a big immersive sound they are the finest speakers I have owned. Their sound reminds me of speakers like the KEF 104AB or KEF 105 but higher grade. By many accounts they were serious rivals to Snell, Thiele and Vandersteen. They have the clarity, the rich full tone and the immersive imaging. Im still looking for smaller speakers under 1K of similar ability... Best time for collection would be daytime, not evenings. I can show them working. Im near Farnham, 10 miles SW of Guildford. Cash on collection before taking away. No post or couriers. Can park in space near front door for loading. I can assist with moving and loading. I will reply to any qs within 24hrs. ---
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