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Lesser known 2 way bookshelf Speakers from the 80's

I recently went into a local Hi Fi shop and heard a pair of Heybrook HB2's from the 80's and was quite impressed. The shop owner also had a pair of Mordaunt Short Pagaents or Carnivals that were to be fixed.  

A few years back I owned a pair of Linn Helix LS150s that were also quite impressive.  I also owned a pair of Paisley Research AE500's that were amazing!  

What were some of your favorite British and non-British two-way bookshelf speakers from the 80's and early 90's.   
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mofimadness
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I was a dealer back them.  Some of my favorite brands:

Camber
Mirage
Mission
Spica

schubert
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fin1bxn, a + I for the Cizak ,an outstanding speaker that would still be a winner today . As I recall designed and built by a blind man who had perfect pitch + .
loomisjohnson
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i just scored a pair of ads L470 mk2 for $5 at a yard sale and (bargain bias aside) i'm shocked at how good and modern they sound. likewise the ads L700, which i foolishly sold awhile ago.
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kalali
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Still have my JBL L40 (circa 1977) and my ADS L520 (circa 1981) and use them frequently. Both still sound excellent especially when driven by good gear which of course I could not afford when I bought the speakers originally. In fact I used my Pioneer SX-680 receiver, which I still have, with the JBLs for a decade before moving to Adcom, just like many others did. Many consider Adcom as the gateway gear into hifi.
rhljazz
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I really liked the Cizak and Signet speakers of that era.  However, the ones I purchased and still enjoy are the Triad System 3.  They have very unique design and engineering with the stepped woofer to tweeter alignment and a grille engineered to be listened to installed in place.
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