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Hi Darren,

How are the Celestion Ditton 11s as rear speakers? How do they compare to the UL8s? I have a 5.1 system, so no surrounds, but thinking about using either 11s or UL6s for the rear.
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Hi Andy,

I've been listening to my 25s the last few weeks, trying to decide if it's worth recapping them or not.

I finished the 44s and they sound very good.

I'm not sure how much I can...

Thanks Geoff. And thanks again for the advice. I had another go with the hair dryer earlier. Made it worse again at first, but with a bit of patience I've got it just about perfect.

The speakers...

Hi Darren - yes I've read that a few times, but I didn't look which way round they were before I took them out! I have put them back with the wires at the top, I think it's most likely they were at...

I think it must have been the same before the recap. Something didn't sound right, and this must have been the problem. It's very noticeable on piano music, which I didn't listen to before. But I put...

Wow it worked! Despite removing the screws (luckily they went back in ok). And I completely misunderstood your instructions. First I pulled it up and heated it, and it wouldn't go back down. Then...

Yes the 5" mid - I've attached a couple of pics. I want to try your suggestion with the hair dryer but I can't figure out how to get to the voice coil. I took the three screws out the back, but I...

I've been listening to these for the last couple of days. One speaker sounds excellent (the one I did first). I've realised there is a problem with the midrange driver in the other one. There is a...

I just looked at the back of one of the woofers and there is a foam gasket - I didn't notice it before - it's pretty squashed. There is a faint ring of something round the hole though, so maybe it...

Ah ok thanks! I was thinking about glue to seal them (they already have screws to hold them in place so I don't need clamps I don't think).

I'm glad I asked the question because I almost used some...

It took a lot longer than I expected, but finally finished!

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What is the best glue to use when putting the drivers back? I'm pretty sure they were glued in before.

Thanks for the suggestion, I see Wilkos sell it for £1.75. I've already used some Colron teak oil but I'm not impressed with the results and it cost £10! I might redo them.

I ordered the...

Thanks guys. For the mids, I'm sill not sure about the second 6 uF cap. On the PDF it is just a standard Alcap, should I go for a low loss one?

What thickness of speaker cable do you recommend? I...

Hi Jamie,

Thanks! I'll try again with some flux. On some of the connections, there is a lot of solder though!

In your pictures, it looks like you didn't use a low leakage Alcap for the 6 uF in...

Hi everyone,

I recently acquired a pair of Celestion Ditton 25s and 44s that need some work. I've seen a few threads on here about these speakers so I thought I'd start one, and hopefully get some...

Hello! Have you looked at Volumio? You'd need a Raspberry Pi (or something similar), but I think it will do exactly what you're looking for.

Thanks I will check some out! I listen to a lot of 90s music and classical. I also like Fleetwood Mac, First Aid Kit, Rolling Stones, Air, Eurythmics and Lady Gaga of course.

Hi everyone,

I decided to finally create an account here after lurking around the Past Masters forum.

I like vintage hi fi equipment, particularly the 70s Pioneer silver stuff. I've got an...