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Celestian Ditton 25’s
Hi all , just brought a pair of 25’s , in very. I’ve condition overall ..
My question is regarding the cabinets .. would you deaden the cabinets with Something like silent coat .. bitumen sheets, as I was recommended to do on some tannoys .. and new foam or is that not advisable on these cabinets ? Any thoughts or advice
Regards Brian
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I'd guess the ABR tuning may be fairly important and would avoid making irreversible alterations, including anything that significantly changes cabinet volume.
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My thoughts are that the boffins at KEF will have tried (and mostly rejected) all manner of damping in the cabinets when developing the speakers, and as long as everything is working as intended you can just relax and enjoy
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Why would the Kef boffins have helped with the damping in these, were they moonlighting there??Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
My thoughts are that the boffins at KEF will have tried (and mostly rejected) all manner of damping in the cabinets when developing the speakers, and as long as everything is working as intended you can just relax and enjoy
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Got KEF on my mind, thinking about some R11s.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
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This is very true upto the year they produced the speaker. All manner of materials probably got invented after the speaker design. Then there is the HUGE black hole of trying loads of different new stuff, which, to be honest can be fun, expensive, and frustrating. So, do you want the sound of a pair of speakers from the 60s/70s or are you trying to update a 60s/70s speaker with a more modern, accurate sound? Quandries, quandries.........My thoughts are that the boffins at KEF will have tried (and mostly rejected) all manner of damping in the cabinets when developing the speakers, and as long as everything is working as intended you can just relax and enjoy
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Celestion restored vintage speakers Studio 66 (also applies to the Ditton 25)
I have built completely new cabinets for my Studio 66's and kept the spec identical to the original 18mm chipboard cabinets. Recapped and made them tri-wireable so tri-ampable (is that a word..). I used only the original foam and no extra damping at all. The speakers were elevated on carb fibre speaker supports by around 10 inches to help sort the bass out. I would never use any extra damping on these out any other Celestion speaker of this vintage.
I can say after months of listening to these mid 1970's speakers the designers back then really knew what they were doing, the timbre on acoustic and percussive music is spot on, they are fast and agile and the cabinets disappear. Celestion had all kinds of options on materials for these flagship speakers but they went for chipboard because it's more lively and transmits energy at a higher frequency. Damping the internals would destroy the life they convey. Marvellous speakers and a joy to live with, my favourite vintage speaker by miles. The bass they produce is uncanny especially on the elevated carbon supports which control the low end punch and make for a very articulate speaker. Top end is sublime and the midrange believable. Happy chap....
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In 2003, the Celestion and KEF manufacturing operations were united under the banner of KH Manufacturing Ltd.
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There you go Lawrence, I may have been (unintentionally) correct after all. Actually no, the Dittons pre-dated that. On an unrelated note, why is my laptop never happy with my spelling of Celestion? I've no idea what it wants me to type. Maybe Celestian? Nope that didn't work either.In 2003, the Celestion and KEF manufacturing operations were united under the banner of KH Manufacturing Ltd.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
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Probably Celestial. My phone keeps changing it, drives me nuts.
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