nightflier
08-26-2009, 01:32 PM
I just purchased a pair of Milton C. Mueller speakers from http://miltoncmueller.com/. They are the discontinued tiny SB8 speakers that were listed on eBay for a while. They have a circular ribbon tweeter in them and wow, what an amazing crispness to the sound. I had never heard ribbon tweeters like that before, so that was a very pleasant surprise. This is my first experience with this type of tweeter, but I have to believe these speakers would work very well with warm-sounding equipment and tubes. I dare say, they have a more extended and clear treble than my Magnepan MG12s, and that's saying a lot.
Current setup is:
Magnum Dynalab FT101 tuner
Older Onkyo CDP
Arcam Black Box DAC
B&K PT3 preamp
B&K Ref.4420 amp
Monster speaker cables and interconnects (nothing fancy)
This is my "darkest" and warmest sounding combination and I had retired these pieces mostly because of that, but with these speakers I am giving them a new chance. I really ought to give these speakers better gear behind them to see what they can do. I also haven't had a chance to test them on one of the digital amps, either, so who knows.
Anyhow, I'm not trying to spam here, but when a manufacturer does something well, I think it deserves mention. For $100, the little SB-8s are hard to beat. Frankly I can't think of anything at even twice that price that can touch them. The rest of the speaker is a bit chitsy, but those tweeters make up for that in spades. As I said, they are discontinued, but there are a number of other models and they can custom build speakers with a choice of drivers, including some of the more exotic stuff out there like the Heil tweeters.
For those looking for a budget speaker that provides great bang for the buck (there's at least one post about that each week, here), these little wonders are a great place to start.
Current setup is:
Magnum Dynalab FT101 tuner
Older Onkyo CDP
Arcam Black Box DAC
B&K PT3 preamp
B&K Ref.4420 amp
Monster speaker cables and interconnects (nothing fancy)
This is my "darkest" and warmest sounding combination and I had retired these pieces mostly because of that, but with these speakers I am giving them a new chance. I really ought to give these speakers better gear behind them to see what they can do. I also haven't had a chance to test them on one of the digital amps, either, so who knows.
Anyhow, I'm not trying to spam here, but when a manufacturer does something well, I think it deserves mention. For $100, the little SB-8s are hard to beat. Frankly I can't think of anything at even twice that price that can touch them. The rest of the speaker is a bit chitsy, but those tweeters make up for that in spades. As I said, they are discontinued, but there are a number of other models and they can custom build speakers with a choice of drivers, including some of the more exotic stuff out there like the Heil tweeters.
For those looking for a budget speaker that provides great bang for the buck (there's at least one post about that each week, here), these little wonders are a great place to start.