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By: Anthony
4th Dec 2013
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 "Canon S-50"
Having been a hi-fi enthusiast for many years, the unusual style of these vintage speakers drew my curiosity and I eventually found a nice secondhand pair and decided to buy them for £125.00.I believe they were a £300.00 when new.
On first listening I was quite surprised, for the price one would pay for a cheap budget pair of speakers, I had purchased something quite superior in performance…plenty of deep bass and a very clean and clear treble. Mid range was exceptionally detailed and expansive, this being the only way I can explain the "wide imaging stereo" design of these really well built units, which incidentally, I was delighted to find had very heavy solid metal stands providing a very stable platform for the mushroom shaped speaker unit firing downward, which bolts to the top of them, making for a striking overall design and providing their wide imaging characteristic.
I have listened to them extensively and found their sound quality to suit an amplifier with either a neutral or neutral to soft (or slightly warm) character. A bright amp provokes the mid/treble area to become slightly confused at fuller volumes (they will handle 50 watts RMS into 8 Ohms)
I would certainly recommend them to anyone wanting to substantially better ordinary "budget" speakers these Canon's are very capable as a stand-alone stereo pair. They were produced by a subsidiary of the famous camera company and designed by the noted Alan Boothroyd of Meridian fame. They are light years better for the money and make a very acceptable sound
and have recently taken pride of place as rear-surround speakers in my £1000.00 7.1 Onkyo AV system, where their wide imaging nature has provided a new dimension!
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