| Dunno about them. I think the Delta was a cheap large loudspeaker.
The trouble with making a large speaker is it has to be well made, to
stay rigid, and sound good.
You don't need to worry so much with a small loudspeaker. The Delta
was marketed at those with a complex who needed large loudspeakers to
say something about their virility. Surprisingly, it didn't sell too
well, which is why Richer stock it.
A far better bet, would be the Wharfedale Diamond (Can you guess I own
a pair!!). Still cheap at �109!!
Mark Jeffery.
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| Hi Greg,
I borrowed a friend's pair of Delta 50's when I first bought Clive's
Musical Fidelity A1 amp. I lived with the Deltas for about 2 months
before spending a small fortune on replacements.
To put my system into perspective, we're talking �450 worth of Kenwood
CD player, into �300 of Class A Amplification, out through �100 speakers!
Takes the English hi-fi attitude of an expensive source; cheap speaker a
bit far!
I was using the speakers on a really solid stack of cornerstone bricks,
with bitumen between each. Not proper stands. The boxes stood about a
foot from the floor in a medium-small sized room. They are not of a
large construction, but cannot be considered as a bookshelf speaker.
The bass was very pleasing. Solid, apparently low and easy to follow.
George Michael's Freedom'90(?) still sticks in my mind. The treble was
an amazing improvement over previous speakers I had heard.
When looking to replace these with my own choice, I looked at a much
higher price point. After hearing speakers costing three times the
price in my system the faults in the Delta's could be spotted.
I paid particular attention to Rogers LS4a and Linn Index II speakers.
The Delta's were not at all trampled by these, the delta's have a much
easier to follow bass, but did not image or have quite the nth degree
of detail and staging of the others especially not the Linns when
bi-wired. The slightly smaller Linn's also go down very low but are
tightly controlled with it.
On the down side, the bass was a bit un-controlled for the small size of
the room, and after 2 hours of listening at a reasonable level it
started to anoy (the MF A1 Amp doesn't have tone controls).
On reflection, the slightly boomy bass and slightly blurred image of
the Deltas may have been due to not using proper stands, I did when
I auditioned their replacements above. My choice of room,
amplification and music may also have counted against the Delta's.
You have to spend a considerable amount of money over �80 before you gain
big improvements. They are still a cherished part of my friend's �600
stack system. However I could not enjoy them as much now as I did
before having the Linns for 6 months.
Robert.
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