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Thread: Realistic optimus X-100,is it worth it |
    
New member Username: Iona1
Post Number: 1
Registered: Sep-08
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| Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 02:28 pm: |
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I have an old pair of Realistic opyimus X-100 speakers and they are both in near perfect condition and im happy with them and wasnt looking to sell but a friend of mine has offered me 20 pounds for the pair. Ive tried to look up some information about the speakers but have found nothing so im still none the wiser. Should i snatch his hand off for the 20 pound is it a good deal and worth it. Any help is appreciated,thankyou :-) |
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Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 12973
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Friday, September 05, 2008 - 05:31 pm: |
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Do you want new speakers or are these just laying around as extras? |
New member Username: Iona1
Post Number: 2
Registered: Sep-08
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| Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 05:10 am: |
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Im not looking to get new speakers but do have a spare pair if i was to sell the optimus X-100's. As im happy with these speakers and there preformance im not sure if £20 for the pair is a good deal. |
Platinum Member Username: Nuck
Post Number: 10761
Registered: Dec-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 07:31 am: |
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What would you do with the 20 quid music wise? |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 7751
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 08:51 am: |
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Keep 'em and sell the spares. Convince your friend that spares are just as good...lol. |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 12976
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Saturday, September 06, 2008 - 11:52 am: |
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So you just want to know if your friend would be getting too good of a deal?
The Radio Shack speakers can be bettered by many speakers available today at quite reasonable prices. Give your friend a break and go find some better speakers. Then he'll once again be jealous of what you own.
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Gold Member Username: Gavdawg
Albany,
New York
Post Number: 1197
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 02:28 pm: |
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These aren't the speakers with ribbon tweets... Are they? |
Platinum Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 12990
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 04:01 pm: |
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Don't think so. I remember the Lineaum drivers as being built more like Heil Air Motion Transformers and not ribbons. But I don't believe they were marketed as X-100's. I would still say they could be bettered even if these were the best speakers RS ever licensed, the speaker world has simply moved on in the last decade.
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Silver Member Username: Pcstockton
Post Number: 218
Registered: Apr-08
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 04:19 pm: |
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I would just give them to him.... Be a nice guy.
I imagine they are actually worth negative dollars. You should give him $5 to take them off your hands. |
Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 7807
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 - 06:09 pm: |
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Cooold..... |
Gold Member Username: Gavdawg
Albany,
New York
Post Number: 1199
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 09:42 am: |
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I remember the speakers with the linaeum tweets having great highs... And that is all that was positive. Always thought the bass was muddy and boomy, with no real midrange presence. |
Gold Member Username: Gavdawg
Albany,
New York
Post Number: 1202
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 10:42 am: |
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Never really cared for the sound except for the linaeum tweete |
Gold Member Username: T_bomb25
Dayton,
Ohio
United States
Post Number: 1777
Registered: Jun-05
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| Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 - 04:04 pm: |
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My dad had 5 LX5's with the linaeum tweeter's they were the 1st 1's a small monitor,he had them paired up with a Harman Kardan AVR30,their top daug back then,it was only prologic,the thing was 50 wa channel but it had 40 peak current amps.Anyway the LX5's sounded big and had a huge sounstage,the midrange didnt have much precence,and next to now bass,but they sored with female voices. |
Gold Member Username: Gavdawg
Albany,
New York
Post Number: 1209
Registered: Nov-06
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| Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 - 12:57 pm: |
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I just auditioned the latest paradigm studio 20 last night. Impressed me thoroughly. They use the fantastic tweeter from the last studio series, have tighter bass, and wonderful rich midrange. Don't recall the older studios having midrange bloom and presence like these did. I will give my impressions of them in detail later. |
