Valves and LS35A's

[john & Jake the dog]

Originally Posted by david counter

I was thinking about your Adires Philip, I have great results with mine and my Kel84, trouble is I've lost the file for the review that Clive did a couple of years ago, do you have anything?

Hi, I don't know the speaker you speak of but is it this kit,

http://www.audioxpress.com/reviews/m...dell2119-1.pdf

If so it fills a wish I've had for a while since getting interested in Valves which is to try a full range driver.

cheers
john

[andrew ivimey]

The Adires are not a full range driver. Like the old Tannoys they have a bullet tweeter in the middle of the diaphragm.

I had a pair once; they hint at real greatness but theyare so very different from e.g. Isobariks or for that matter LS3/5as. They are 95db sensitive so good for even 2A3SE amps. A KEL84 would get them really cooking.

If I had enough time and money I would not have sold them on. I like'em.

But then Isobariks are quite incredible and unique.

[Clive]

Originally Posted by david counter

I was thinking about your Adires Philip, I have great results with mine and my Kel84, trouble is I've lost the file for the review that Clive did a couple of years ago, do you have anything?

I looked at the review, it was in 2002, frightening how time passes! I have a copy of the pdf from the diy supplement if anyone feels they need it.

[pre65]

Hi John-the link you inserted is the one !

As Andrew says there is a compression tweeter which fits behind the acousticly transparent dust cap.

My pair are slightly different to the ones that Clive/Andrew/David have (had) as they had subtle design mods but not having heard both types cant comment on the sound.

Philip

[john & Jake the dog]

Hi Phillip,
I am slowly finding out about my previous sheltered life since I joined the forum.
I hadn't even heard of a compression tweeter in the dustcap till now.
Open baffle speakers is another one.

Live and learn.

cheers
john

[NickG]

Originally Posted by john & Jake the dog

Hi Phillip,
I am slowly finding out about my previous sheltered life since I joined the forum.
I hadn't even heard of a compression tweeter in the dustcap till now.
Open baffle speakers is another one.

Live and learn.

cheers
john

Why not come along to the next get together, and hear some of the things we witter about?

http://wduk.worldomain.net/forum/showthread.php?t=2733

[john & Jake the dog]

Hi,
thanks for the invite, I'll see what I can do.