Hello everyone.

I have just collected a pair of 5700 loudspeakers and they are currently at work while I work out how I fit them into my sitting room and then move on my current speakers (Acoustic Research AR55BX).  Well, while I was picking them up the seller told me he had another pair which needed restoring and since I was there and had the car etc. etc. I bought those as well.  I don't actually know why; I think I have an illness when it comes to audio equipment.

I bought them because I have heard that the mid range unit they use is very high quality and I had not heard a mid range dome before.  I have looked over them and they seem incredibly well built.  The cabinets are lovely and solid and beautifully finished but the drive unit arrangement looks a little strange and I wonder how they will image when mounted vertically.  

They seem to have some new capacitors in the crossovers which is nice but is there anything else I should look out for before I install them ?

I plan to use them with a Marantz 2286B which delivers about 80W per channel.  Will that be OK.

Does anyone know where I can find brochures or specification sheets and crossover information for them ?

I am really looking forward to hearing them.

Greetings from the UK.