Hoopsontoast
pfm Member
hi, anyone heard the Celestion 15 (mabye ditton model) from the late 60's-70's, i might be able to aquire them and are they any good?
martin47 said:But they will do something that many modern speakers cant, and that is make a pretty good smile-on-the-face, party-like sound with whatever you play on them.
Hi there
I think everyones being a bit unkind to the old Dittons.
They are NOT HiFi speakers!!!!
You cant judge them in the same way as modern HiFi speakers; they are not the same, and were never intended to be used in the ferociously (and sad, really) analytical way that modern reference monitor type speakers are.
Yes, in comparison to modern speakers, they have a very fat arse, and if your life revolves around detail retrieval - i.e. aggressive and unnatural top end then you are going to hate them. They will not throw a massive 3D representation of the soundstage into your listening cell, and you will not hear things you have never heard on Peter Gabriels So before.
But they will do something that many modern speakers cant, and that is make a pretty good smile-on-the-face, party-like sound with whatever you play on them.
Remember, these were designed back when people actually had HiFi in the living room, and used to use it for enjoyment, and not excruciating analysis. No, really, there was a time when this used to happen!
If you dont want them, Ill have em.
Martin.
If you do get them you will almost certainly find they sound better upside down - they are a bit muddy and boomy and flipping them over helps negate this to a degree. The tweeter in the earlier versions is very good but doesn't go too high, it's the same one used as the 'low' tweeter in the excellent Spendor BC1.
Tony.