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Lesser known 2 way bookshelf Speakers from the 80's

I recently went into a local Hi Fi shop and heard a pair of Heybrook HB2's from the 80's and was quite impressed. The shop owner also had a pair of Mordaunt Short Pagaents or Carnivals that were to be fixed.  

A few years back I owned a pair of Linn Helix LS150s that were also quite impressive.  I also owned a pair of Paisley Research AE500's that were amazing!  

What were some of your favorite British and non-British two-way bookshelf speakers from the 80's and early 90's.   
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naimfan
166 posts
 
The ProAc Studio 1 Mk. 2 - astonishing quality and quantity of bass for the size speaker it is.  Ditto the Response 2, thought that probably doesn't count as "lesser-known."

The Epos ES14 remains a great sounding speaker. 

Both the Celestions mentioned - the SL600 and SL700, as long as you had a powerful enough amp to drive them.  The 700 in particular could sound absolutely amazing.

And there were various Royds and Ruarks and Spendors and . . .
fin1bxn
140 posts
 
Cizak, ADS, Boston Accoustics and Burhoe Acoustics
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jfd11
113 posts
 
Sequerra Pyramid Model 7. Still have them still, use them.
ricred1
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More recent than the 80s or 90s are the Artemis EOS. I really loved them when I had them. 
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mofimadness
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I was a dealer back them.  Some of my favorite brands:

Camber
Mirage
Mission
Spica

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