My KEF Reference 102s do much better at portraying guitars. Radiohead and Tracy Chapman sound like their guitars are in a box, and that twangyness is gone. Guitars do not sound that good with these speakers. Now, when I say that they sound nice, they do, but only on jazz and classical. It sounded like your classic Acoustic Suspension speaker but without the midrange hump that you might expect. The bass is nice, to about 70hrz and the treble is smooth, though very much rolled off.
Needless to say, I am impressed with the sound. When I let them break in for 30 hours, I sat down and listened to them. I hooked them up first to my Rotel 932 Integrated, and put them on my stands (home made Concrete). If you wrap your knuckles on them, you can hear it ring, but for 90 dollars, what do you expect? Then again, I didn’t order them for appearance, but for sound. These models are the Teak finish, and I must say, it doesn’t look that good. I Plunged down the 90 dollars, and they came via UPS in 5 days.
I looked for some nice Model Sixes on Ebay, but they were about the same price, and did not include a warranty, or new crossovers (When buying vintage speakers, I found you must replace the Caps in the crossovers, to make them listenable). I was in the process of putting together a vintage system with a Scott 222c amp, and A Sony XA70es CD player. When I was young, my friend’s dad had KLH Model sixes, and they sounded quite good at the time. I know that to some, Cambridge Soundworks is not a good speaker company, but when I saw the Model sixes on Ebay for 90 dollars, I had to try one. Review by Roublard Cache ( A ) on Jat 20:08:32 Model: Model 6 Category: Speakers Suggested Retail Price: $260 Description: 2 Way Bookshelf Speaker Manufacturer URL: Cambridge Soundworks Manufacturer URL: Cambridge Soundworks