Freejon
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Hello from the New Forest, where I have recently become the happy owner of a pair of used but immaculate SL3s. I am in love. My room is much too small for an ideal setup, but even so I get quite decent imaging and good bass. I haven't spiked them yet, and will probably get some improvement there. My amp is a classic valve, the Radford Renaissance STA50, which drives them very well. I have heard them with the monoblock version of the same amp, which gets a tiny bit more detail and a little extra bass tightness, but the difference is quite small.
I have always liked speakers that are revealing and without coloration, and I have had some quite decent ones in the past, but nothing to compare with these. I adore the clarity and the cleanness of the sound. I wasn't sure if the sub would completely integrate with the panel, but it seems to me that it does so very well. I don't do heavy metal, and there are probably speakers which will deliver more power-slam, but for the classical, jazz, jazz-rock and acoustic stuff that is my core diet, these are fantastic and I doubt I could get significantly better without spending 10 or 20 times more. I expect to own them for a very long time.
I have always liked speakers that are revealing and without coloration, and I have had some quite decent ones in the past, but nothing to compare with these. I adore the clarity and the cleanness of the sound. I wasn't sure if the sub would completely integrate with the panel, but it seems to me that it does so very well. I don't do heavy metal, and there are probably speakers which will deliver more power-slam, but for the classical, jazz, jazz-rock and acoustic stuff that is my core diet, these are fantastic and I doubt I could get significantly better without spending 10 or 20 times more. I expect to own them for a very long time.
