Vintage Ariston speakers with Decca ribbon tweeters

[Tony L]

A new one on me! Never knew they existed, though look like they could be very good indeed. The Decca tweeter really is superb and it looks like a good hefty bass unit: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16596450...d=link&campid=5338728743&toolid=20001&mkevt=1

Edit: reading the description they have obviously been modified, but fascinating things.

 

[anubisgrau]

overpriced about 10x, at least.

 

[Tony L]

A pair of Decca DK30 tweeters are worth £200-300 on their own.

 

[Fergus]

Never heard of them either but they look quite beautiful. Wish I needed a pair of speakers!

 

[narabdela]

Interesting. Pity we couldn't see the actual drivers. I like what seems to be Bulgin socket to banana plug adapters.

Certainly worth a punt at that Buy it Now price, but I'd like to hear them first.

 

[lawrence001]

The replacement bass drivers don't feel right to me, the factsheet says they're designed for vented enclosures.

 

[Barrymagrec]

The 2 pin version of the Bulgin mains connector was often used as a speaker connection in the 40s / early 50s. My Williamson is so fitted.

A bit dodgy if you also have a 2 pin mains lead.

 

[irb]

Always had a soft spot for Ariston - they were based near the town I grew up in, and they were one of the main exhibitors at the very first show I ever attended (in Kilmarnock, around 1980). I once owned a much later pair of Ariston speakers, but these are a new one on me.

It's unfortunate that the original bass units died. The SB units are high quality, but you have to wonder if they are a good idea here - apart from the alignment issue, dropping a modern driver in without reworking the crossover seems a bit optimistic.