I have seen the SL2s advertised at £4,995. Anyone know if this price includes the passive crossover? If not how much will the pxo cost?

That price does include x-overs. I beleieve theyre £4800 without

Thanks for that Bosh, brings me one step closer to getting the credit card out. Still bothered by value for money though.

Must get a home demo of these (and ? NBLs) to replace my SBLs once my differtation is written (hopefully mid-Feb)

VFM means naff all when you consider pride of ownership...

And of course the sound, if you can find a cheaper speaker which does the same, then you have discovered VFM.

I've had SL2s on a home dem and believe that they sound as if they are worth £5k compared the sound to other speakers and therefore in that sense they are vfm. Maybe that's all that matters. However my concern over value stems from the fact that when you look at the physical material content (compared to other speakers including SBLs) you question why they need cost so much. Anyway as it sound that counts I'm sure many will ignore this aspect of value and buy 'em anyway, maybe me included.

I hope you are not asking what components in an SL2 cost £2,500 more than in an SBL.......

If the SL2 s had been priced at, say, £3000 i.e. SBL production costs plus a mark up for R&D and improved sound quality, I would be very interested in buying a pair to replace my SBLs. But at £5000 they are well out of my budget. Oh well, another lost sale.

Jo

> differtation

How different is it?

Andy

I think in the last hfn's test or somewhere that some comments were made about the new cabinet structure and form being very expensive to produce.

They all say that!!!!

Regards

NB

I guess so, I am sure all those fancy curves add cost, my woodworking skills are not quite up to that but the sbl box I could just about knock together.

SL2 is very good, (once run in, which takes approx. 300 hrs!!!!)
An NBL however it aint, and at nigh on £5k I would save up the other £2k and a bit(!)
Recently heard active SBL vs Passive NBL on single 250 and the NBL walked it large style.
Then tried active 250/NBL vs Pasive 300 on NBL.
All I can say is oh my god.
Sadly then went 500/NBL.
Mucho dosh but mucho sublimo!! (making up my own language here but you get the idea!)

Must go, Need to rob a bank!!

Yoda

Don't Blame me ! I was told to say that !!!!!!!!

Enigma,

If the 500/NBL was a "10", where on the scale would you put the 300 and 250 ? Is the 300 nearer the 250 or nearer the 500 ?

/dl

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Originally posted by David Legge:
Enigma,

If the 500/NBL was a "10", where on the scale would you put the 300 and 250 ? Is the 300 nearer the 250 or nearer the 500 ?

/dl

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Was with 'old' 250 not new one but 300 nearer the 500 than 250.
500 sounds like much bigger more relaxed 300.
300 is quantum leap from 250!

source dependant obviously.

Yoda

Don't Blame me ! I was told to say that !!!!!!!!