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Considering Beveridge, your opinion please.

Hi all, I resently started researching loudspeakers for a 2 channel audio system. I'm considering buying a pair of Beveridge loudspeakers, I've read extremely positive things about them, but the number one thing that attracts me is the realism they are capable of producing. They can still be found in the used market and I understand they can be refurbished to almost new condition by R. Beveridge himself, total cost should be around $2500.

Other speakers that have picked my attention are Janszen and Sanders, they both have very good reviews and have great support and warranty. Price wise they're 3-5 times the Bev.

I will appreciate your comments, first about the Beveridge, and the idea of buying into 20 year old speakers and then your opinion of the new Janszen and Sanders.

Thanks and happy holidays to all.
mjc
lharasim
130 posts
 
IMO like bob I have owned several pairs of 2sw's and model 3's and a rare pair of circuit board 2sw's...they can be very good speaker but will very in sonics from pair to pair none will sound the same!...

unless your an able person and a tech I would say do not go for the beveridge they require constant attention this can and will add up real quick with a few repairs to the amps tubes, power transformers etc..IMO just not worth it for the normal person...

Lawrence
Fidelity Forward
curriemt11
220 posts
 
I agree with those who say that the Beveridges can be quite temperamental. Making matters worse, they are one of the most complex speakers around. I confess to a very soft spot in my heart for them, as they are the single component that turned me on to this hobby back in the '70s. Couldn't afford them then...and wouldn't buy a pair now.

I own the Sanders 10c. After going through many speakers over the years, including the Sanders' predecessor Innersounds, Quads, Sound Labs, Maggies, Audiokinesis, and Josephs, I have come to the conclusion that the 10c is 'the one', at least for me. It does everything well, a few things extraordinarily so, and has few faults. If - and it's a BIG if - you can live with the small (extremely) sweet spot, these would carry my highest recommendation.
mjc OP
14 posts
 
Thank you all for your comments, very much appreciated. I talked to Rick in November and I'd be surprise if he is able to start repairing Bevs again, at least not on an ongoing basis anyway. So my quest continues.

To be honest I'm all over the map, there is no one technology I prefer. Sanders is a speaker I'd love to hear, but there are others like Maggies, Shindo, Raidho, Magico, Devore, that I would also like to hear before deciding. This is a system I want to set and forget - and just let me enjoy the music.
rleff
1,065 posts
 
I own soundlab m2's and if you get a chance to listen to a pair I think you should do so;I feel they are very hard to beat although I would like to hear the field coil driver speakers that ralph from Atmasphere mentions from time to time.
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