Conrad Johnson Synthesis Speakers

Hi! Those are great speakers if they're intact. I owned a pair I had bought on ebay but sold them since I had several pairs and needed to raise some cash. Now I wish I hadn't. They are very hard to find, like all Synthesis speakers. The dynamics are very impressive and they make surprisingly good rock speakers. With c-j or similar tube electronics they have a very warm and natural timbre to go with their dynamics. The designer, David Fokos, presumably used the current c-j tubes to voice them, and the sound changes VERY noticeably with those tubes in the circuit. I used to use them with an MV-50 which is itself very sweet sounding. The only thing I would criticize is the bass, which is deep but a bit loose when compared to the larger Synthesis models. I prefer the overdamped bass on the LM 260, which also has a more precise soundfield, though the 210 has more imaging depth. Anyway, if you don't think the bass is tight enough you can always get a subwoofer. Take good care of them because I doubt you can get replacement drivers if you blow one, and as I said they are rather rare. Enjoy!