Regards, Bas

But I must say I have no idea if they are the same as MKII's now. Most important: I believe they sound wonderful. So please, don't spoil the fun ;-)

Ah, and I feel some fun coming up: it's better to buy MKI's AND a HiCap for your 92!

Good luck!

Kevin.

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it's better to buy MKI's AND a HiCap for your 92!

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Definately.

Kevin.

So unless you now have new space considerations that the ES14's don't work in, or have just plain gone off ES14's, do consider this alternative approach rather than a back-end side-grade. IMHO, of course.

Welcome to the forum, BTW!

Rico - musichead

[This message was edited by Rico on THURSDAY 07 December 2000 at 10:49.]

If your room can support the Epos I would actually keep them and get better amps s/h as Rico has described.

One of the best dems of Naim equipment I had was at Studio 99 (RIP) with a CDi, 72, HiCap, 140 into ES14's with the speakers posiitoned out into the room.

Intros are really good but your speakers are great too, they just need better amps.

Regards,

Dev

I'd add Neat Mystiques to the short list identified by others. And you should also add Royd to the list of contenders -- Minstrel SEs, Sorcerers, Doublets. But get a home dem before you buy. I've never had a good correlation between what I hear in a shop and what I hear at home.

By the way, all of the speakers I've mentioned come in at under 1,000 UKP, so you should have enough left over for a power supply -- new Flat-Cap2 or used Hi-Cap.

Jo

You should keep the ES14s and spend your £1000 on amp upgrades.

Its been said many, many times but the 14 was designed using a Sondek/Ittok/Karma/32.5/Hi/250.

Bluntly, a 90/92 combo is just not good enough.

If it were my money I'd buy a used Hicap and 140, then replace the 92 ASAP.

Rob.

I bought a pair of es14's to use with my then 72/snaps2/140(conv 110) and thought mmmmmh not so hot--very mediocre + strangled midrange.I heard them 14 yrs ago and loved them--therefore made the purchase in a severe bout of flat earthitis.

just bought a 160 and now a 250(upgrade frenzy)
and whilst they were unlistenable compared to my silky atmospheric Monitor Audio 852 golds--now with some power they just rock
The strangle has turned into control---the atmosphere is there but with subtle details too.They beat the MA's which show less of the 140-->250 improvement

They need high Naim watts and a good source
The problem is how long along the upgrade path will you need until you are able to feed these highly demanding beasts to your satisfaction.
Can you borrow any kit to try?

They are not a mid end speaker--the intros are probably less demanding(engineered for 92/90)but ?end potential(never heard them)

Cheers
Richard

PS Await my SBL's back from Naim---they were so awful I sent them away for new mid/bass

Rob--long live those with a spare room of speakers--found those IBL's yet.

P.P.S Pair of MA 852's in loot for £150(not mine)
In there for a while ?negotiable price---what a steal---need room though