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Thanks for the advice Romy.

But actually, I may not need new tweeters after all (for the time being, at least, until the dreaded 'Autumn Sound' arrives).

You see, when I connected them up, I didn't really think too carefully about the speaker wires I used and connected them to the amp (an old Plinius 8150 integrated I had knocking around) with 'bell wire' - the only stuff I had lying around at the time. Not surprisingly, they sounded awful.

But having replaced the 'bell wire' with thicker cable (just cheap multi-stranded copper stuff), they sound much more believable.

I take your point about the quality of the amp driving them. I think the Plinius is a pretty good amp. The only other one I have stored away is an old Pass Aleph 4. I might try this one at some point and let you know how I go.

What were your experiences with SL600/cable combinations -any insights you could share?

On a slightly different note, I was talking to a 'high-end' dealer over the phone about a certain pre/power amp combo (retailing for around £10K here in the UK). When I mentioned that I was looking to use it to drive my old SL600 speakers, I could hear the 'disgust' in his voice. He was adamant that I would need a pair of speakers substantially 'better' than the SL600s, costing at least £7K, to match this pre/power combo. To his credit, he did say to bring the SL600s in and compare them to a £7K pair he stocks. And I probably will. But unless they're IB with 1st order XOs, I doubt I'll be satisfied.

Any thoughts on why dealers think a pair of speakers should cost the same as an amplifier in order to be a good match?

Mani.

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