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Mordaunt Short Performance 6 speakers.Description:The premium series and top model priced at AU$10000 in stores when new.Superb sounding, true high-end speakers.Beautiful, resonance free, sculpted resin enclosures, bespoke, cast frame and alloy cone mid and bass drivers, floating enclosure decoup...
Mordaunt-Short’s Performance series has a decent reputation as a lively, musical older British floorstander, but at A$4,900 this asking is far above the usual used market for this sort of listing in AUD. Against your own comparable set, it sits well over the A$325 75th percentile, so this is an ambitious price unless there’s something exceptional bundled in.
What would make it justify attention is a genuinely complete, clean pair with verified originality, perfect drivers, and any hard-to-find matching pieces or documentation. If it’s a tidy, original-owner set and the subwoofer is part of a broader matched system, that adds appeal, but the price still wants strong proof of rarity or collector-grade condition. For a buyer, this is only compelling if the provenance and completeness are outstanding.
Independent perspective — not a price guarantee. Always verify condition, accessories and provenance before purchase.
Mordaunt-Short emerged in 1967 from London, when audio enthusiasts Norman Mordaunt and Rodney Short joined forces to craft loudspeakers blending British engineering precision with accessible excellence. Relocating to Petersfield, Hampshire, the company quickly built a heritage rooted in innovation, launching iconic lines like Festival, Carnival, and Pageant in the late 1970s, followed by the enduring MS20, MS30, and MS40 ranges in the 1980s. Acquired by TGI Plc in 1987—forming Europe's largest loudspeaker maker alongside Tannoy and Goodmans—and later by Audio Partnership Plc in 1999, it sustained its family-like devotion to sonic purity amid corporate shifts.
The brand has steadfastly focused on loudspeakers, eschewing diversification into amplifiers, turntables, DACs, headphones, or cables. Standouts include the MS25 and 35ti models of 1987, the Declaration and Premiere series post-1999, and later entries like Avant, Performance, Aviano, and Mezzo, all emphasizing reliable, high-fidelity sound reproduction through refined driver designs and cabinetry.
Positioned as a mid-tier British stalwart, Mordaunt-Short earned acclaim for delivering neutral, detailed audio without premium pricing, appealing to discerning buyers seeking value-driven hi-fi. Though its prominence waned in the 2010s as parent Audio Partnership prioritized Cambridge Audio—leading to discontinued premium lines—its legacy endures among vintage collectors and loyalists, with the official site affirming ongoing traditions of award-winning British speaker craft.
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