TDL Compact Monitors

stereo5,
Were they TDL speakers?

Something is seductive about TDL's, difficult to replace. Monitors were great. Big box but airy sound. Same with Studio 2 i had for some time.

The large monitors were the only speakers that I ever owned that could  reach into subwoofer territory. I recall that when I had owned them for a while in the mid 80's, I played an Enya disc. Her music contains some synthesizer sounds, and I had played this disc many times on my previous speakers. Suddenly, a low, atmospheric note literally shook the room, and everyone stopped talking and looked at each other. It was subsonic! They had a large transmission line driven by an elliptical KEF B139 woofer. They were very good speakers in most other ways too.  

I only heard those Reference Standards once in a customer's home. Big power from a MAC 2500 or maybe it was a couple BGW's bridged mono. What an amazing sound, effortless power and extension, warm open soundstage. No wonder you regret letting them go Roxy. In a way it became what I've been chasing ever since. My combo of Klipsch and SVS PB2000 sub is where I've found it within my budget.

Maybe I'll just keep my TDL's and create a little bookshelf system, I have a sweet little Areston integrated I've not used in ages. I'm pretty sure if i let the TDL's go, I'm going to regret it.  

doyle3433,
I think you'd regret it too. you'd be selling a rare bit of history and not getting much for it.
As far as my TDL's were concerned, I sold the first pair of Monitors in a flurry of youthful indecision. In other words, I was trying out a lot of other things. In about 2006, I found another pair TDL Monitors here on Audiogon, and traveled for 5 hours to pick them up. I got them home, and realized quickly that they could not stand up (to my ears) to the preowned Klipsch Epic CF-4s that I had recently purchased. 
I would have been great to keep both, but you need a big house for that.