Post by Bigman80 on Nov 1, 2020 12:56:32 GMT
Hi all,
Can't express how sad I am about this but you can't defy physics and I have had to accept defeat.... reluctantly.
The 880s are too big for my listening space and even though the Gaia feet and outriggers(4 days old) are totally responsible for making them listenable on some material, the other stuff I listen to is, well, unlistenable.
This is pretty much all you'll find on them online:
"These are the flagship speakers from Mordaunt Short, which is a highly regarded British speaker manufacturer. Top of the line speakers are all about high performance, and these speakers can run with the better speakers on the market. Stereophile gave these a Class B rating, and the other speakers within this class sold for thousands more than the 880's. The bang for the buck ratio on these were high when they were new, and on the used market that ratio just increases.
High end speaker performance is achieved by excellent drivers, a non resonant cabinet, and a properly designed crossover network. The engineers at Mordaunt Short dealt with each issue in an innovative manner.
The cabinets are a cast resin compound, which is acoustically dead as can be. No inferior MDF, or even Birch ply with these speakers. The cabinets also have non parallel sides and front plate, which breaks up standing waves inside the cabinet. They come with a piano black gloss finish. These are very heavy speakers, weighing in at 80 lbs (30kgs) apiece.
The drivers are custom built units, which are the best available from Mordaunt Short. A pair of 8 inch bass drivers in a vented bass-alignment, which extends down to 28 hertz. The midrange is a 4 inch driver with phase plug(very unusual for this time period) and it is housed in a dedicated isolation chamber, which eliminates driver interaction. The tweeter is a 1" metal dome, that is detailed, smooth and easy on the ears. With a rated frequency response of 28 hertz to 28 K, and 90 DB efficiency, the Performance 880 are truly full range speakers.
The crossover on the midrange and treble drivers is a 6 db per octave slope. The cabinet face is sloped, and this is a time aligned design. The woofers use steeper slopes in order to control their output. There are three pairs of binding posts per speaker for tri-amping"
These are by far the best speakers I have personally heard and I can't think of a single negative to say about them.
They are in really good condition, but are not mint....being 30 years old.
They are advertised with Gaia II feet included on some custom made outriggers. They are IMO an absolutely essential accessory, even though I have only spent 4 hours listening with them in place. Some things are just blatantly obvious and these are.
I will not ship these speakers. They are irreplaceable and there is no way you could repair the cabinets IF they got damaged. I also have no packing materials that approach the level of importance these speakers hold.
90% of marks visible in the pics are actually reflections...one would need to see them in person as the finish is exceptional.
I have the grills but they need recovering.
Collection from Wolverhampton only.....100% firm.
To buy the Speakers, Outriggers (boxed) and Gaia II feet (boxed) :
£1600
Also for sale separately
Speakers:
£1200
Gaia II feet (4 days old, 6hours use):
£500 (£100 off retail)
Can't express how sad I am about this but you can't defy physics and I have had to accept defeat.... reluctantly.
The 880s are too big for my listening space and even though the Gaia feet and outriggers(4 days old) are totally responsible for making them listenable on some material, the other stuff I listen to is, well, unlistenable.
This is pretty much all you'll find on them online:
"These are the flagship speakers from Mordaunt Short, which is a highly regarded British speaker manufacturer. Top of the line speakers are all about high performance, and these speakers can run with the better speakers on the market. Stereophile gave these a Class B rating, and the other speakers within this class sold for thousands more than the 880's. The bang for the buck ratio on these were high when they were new, and on the used market that ratio just increases.
High end speaker performance is achieved by excellent drivers, a non resonant cabinet, and a properly designed crossover network. The engineers at Mordaunt Short dealt with each issue in an innovative manner.
The cabinets are a cast resin compound, which is acoustically dead as can be. No inferior MDF, or even Birch ply with these speakers. The cabinets also have non parallel sides and front plate, which breaks up standing waves inside the cabinet. They come with a piano black gloss finish. These are very heavy speakers, weighing in at 80 lbs (30kgs) apiece.
The drivers are custom built units, which are the best available from Mordaunt Short. A pair of 8 inch bass drivers in a vented bass-alignment, which extends down to 28 hertz. The midrange is a 4 inch driver with phase plug(very unusual for this time period) and it is housed in a dedicated isolation chamber, which eliminates driver interaction. The tweeter is a 1" metal dome, that is detailed, smooth and easy on the ears. With a rated frequency response of 28 hertz to 28 K, and 90 DB efficiency, the Performance 880 are truly full range speakers.
The crossover on the midrange and treble drivers is a 6 db per octave slope. The cabinet face is sloped, and this is a time aligned design. The woofers use steeper slopes in order to control their output. There are three pairs of binding posts per speaker for tri-amping"
These are by far the best speakers I have personally heard and I can't think of a single negative to say about them.
They are in really good condition, but are not mint....being 30 years old.
They are advertised with Gaia II feet included on some custom made outriggers. They are IMO an absolutely essential accessory, even though I have only spent 4 hours listening with them in place. Some things are just blatantly obvious and these are.
I will not ship these speakers. They are irreplaceable and there is no way you could repair the cabinets IF they got damaged. I also have no packing materials that approach the level of importance these speakers hold.
90% of marks visible in the pics are actually reflections...one would need to see them in person as the finish is exceptional.
I have the grills but they need recovering.
Collection from Wolverhampton only.....100% firm.
To buy the Speakers, Outriggers (boxed) and Gaia II feet (boxed) :
£1600
Also for sale separately
Speakers:
£1200
Gaia II feet (4 days old, 6hours use):
£500 (£100 off retail)
