#Cambridge soundworks tower drivers#
#Cambridge soundworks tower full#

Bass is bit deeper and the mids & highs are crisper on the l's vs. Mine are being powered by a Rotel RX-1052 and they shine. If your unhappy with your low end, it's definitely NOT the speakers - it's your placement or electronics. The rear porting makes for a far more accurate low end, but placement can be tricky with the l's (and ll's for that matter). Bass is tight and accurate and very deep. Henry Kloss clearly took the 'money is no object' approach with the original Tower 1's, while the 2's were engineered for a similar sound at a lower cost.Īs far as sound goes.well they are truly a spectacular loudspeaker. 1/4-20 inserts are also on drilled into the bottom for spikes or levelers.

#Cambridge soundworks tower drivers#

The drivers are built to last and for the most part are age/environment proof. All the drivers are poly coned, rubber surrounded (not foam) so the early 90's age should not be a problem buying used. Impedance measures out to a bit over 6ohms. The tweeters, midranges, and dual 8' woofers are the same used on the ll's. The cabinet is also fully mitered all around and built better than the rabbeted-in front & back panels on the ll's. The bi-ampable banana plugs are on the bottom of the cabinets, vs. The Tower l's are about 3' taller than the ll's and add a second 5-1/4' midrange and 1' silk-dome tweeter on the back of the speakers. They just had some cosmetic blemishes on the cabinets, the drivers were immaculate. I bought a mint pair of Mahogany Tower I's from Craigslist for a once in a lifetime steal of $50. *** $240 price includes the entire surround system with the receiver. I'm still going thru my music collection, rediscovering how much better it sounds on my new system. Sometimes, to the whole system in surround mode, which makes the instruments and vocals sound as if they're floating around me at different distances and locations.

I sometimes listen only to the towers in two channel. One of the best purchases I've ever made in my life. Not jumping on the deal, at first, I could barely sleep that night, and made sure I was at the door at opening time hoping it was still there. Two months ago, for $240, a local thrift shop had these for sale as part of a Cambridge Soundworks package that included these towers, a center speaker, two surround speakers, a powered subwoofer, and a 6.1 Yamaha receiver. Instead, I'd invested in the usual 5.1 surround sound systems, and I own quite a few audiophile headphones and earphones.

#Cambridge soundworks tower full#

I should mention that I haven't owned full sized speakers since my beloved Yamaha system back in my 1980's and 90's Marine Corps days. It doesn't hurt that they are also good looking and expensive looking, to go along with their quality build. The sound! It's warm, but clear and detailed too. I wish there was more information online about Cambridge Audio and these Tower Series. You could get away without using an EQ, because they're very balanced and not harsh at all to listen to. You can tell that Henry Kloss designed them having owned more pairs of KLH than I can count and various AR speakers through the years. I have them located in-between two rooms in a basement so there's plenty of room in front and more than 25ft behind each tower. I'd say they create a larger soundstage than our dipole speakers. The soundstage these speakers create is impressive and extremely wide. Found the bass to be lacking a bit so a powered subwoofer is a must. These speakers are not fatiguing at all to listen to. The $400 that I paid was for both towers, a center channel, and a massive BassCube15 subwoofer that's humming so it will need repair. Picked up a pair of (CSW Tower I) in South Lyon, MI yesterday that look like they were kept inside of a time capsule.