Not keen on either. Get a pair of Ditton 15's (not XR version), or Mordaunt Short Pageant II's. Much sweeter sounding.Originally Posted by istari_knight
DM4's are nice if a little bass light but hey, the 33 has tone controls so there you go!
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Not keen on either. Get a pair of Ditton 15's (not XR version), or Mordaunt Short Pageant II's. Much sweeter sounding.DM4's are nice if a little bass light but hey, the 33 has tone controls so there you go!
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Thats a difference in taste right thereI freakin' hate Ditton 15's
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Yeh 'Pageant II' are great.
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Hahahaha.... I'm saying nothing!!Thats a difference in taste right there
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They only sell for £50-£70ish so cheap enough to try & move on if disliked... No harm in that IMO.
Have you tried Celestion C "County" ? They look like stumpy 15's without an ABR. Theres a local pair tempting me!
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Nice little speaker. I believe the bass driver is the same unit as the Ditton 15, but without the surface doping, the tweeter is the excellent HF1300.
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Bass unit has a pressed steel chassis, as opposed to the cast one of the 15, and it has a smaller magnet.
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Great amps and perfect with something like Tannoys. There's plenty that will work really well with them for reasonable cost but the final choice has to depend on your listening room (has anyone asked the size of room you have for them?) and budget.
Speakers should work very well with a Quad 303 driving them include:
Harbeths (any of them); Heybrook HB1 and HB2's; Snell J or Ks, Audionote AN/J's, Celestion Ditton 33/44/66 and Tannoys (any of the vintage models, but especially something like Chatsworths, Cheviots or Ardens).
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Well the Quads arrived today! The seller failed to mention they hadn't been used in years... I should have guessed really anyway the X2 cap in the 33 exploded @ turn on & the 303 hummed like a mother...
A handful of caps later & they are singing! ...Flippin' eck they can sing! I'm pretty floored how good they sound for such old amps, a bit wooly compared to what I'm used to but very musical
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[QUOTE=istari_knight;440685]Well the Quads arrived today! The seller failed to mention they hadn't been used in years... I should have guessed really anyway the X2 cap in the 33 exploded @ turn on & the 303 hummed like a mother...
A handful of caps later & they are singing! ...Flippin' eck they can sing! I'm pretty floored how good they sound for such old amps, a bit wooly compared to what I'm used to but very musical
Give the 33 a good service and all will become very clear
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