Speaker Asylum General speaker questions for audio and home theater.

---

[ Follow Ups ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Speaker Asylum ]

---

[ Alert Moderator ]

---

Speaker for a tube stereo playing rock (Axiom vs Quad)

Posted by xxmartinxx@aol.com (A) on May 19, 2004 at 16:50:54

I've been using Axiom 3Mtis with my EICO ST40 tube stereo for about a year now. They sound great, but they lack a little in the bass sometimes and they highs (especially cymbals) can be a bit hissy.

So I bought a used pair of Quad 12Ls. I had heard them in a local higher end stereo shop locally and thought they were much better than the B&W offerings. So I plug them in and am first struck by the bigness of the bass and that they were a bit more efficient than my Axioms. But as I listened more, I noticed that even though the highs were smoother and less hissy, they were also much less predominate. The Quads also seem a little flat.

So I'm looking for suggestions for speakers that are around $400-500 new or used that will work well with a tube stereo for mostly rock.

This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:

VH Audio

---

[ Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2025, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]

---

[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]

---