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Sidcurtis
16-04-2011, 16:14
Good day to one and all.
I am from Wyboston in Bedfordshire and know very little about music in general and even less about systems.
I do not have a specific taste in music as there many things that take my fancy. I can sit and listen, especially when by myself, to classical and opera a bit Morse ish I suppose but smilarly I can sit and listen\watch Eminem.

I am here to try and learn a bit more about systems. In the early 80's I had a Technics deck, JVC JA-S22 amp and a pair of JR149's
I had a friend who wanted some bookshelf speakers so swapped the 149's with some Celestion ones. These were stored in a spare bedroom never used until the 90's and several children later one of my younger boys found it great fun with a drill to perforate just about every part of both speakers.

With the children grown I have just started to consider getting a decent sound system sorted again. I still have the JVC amp and a while ago one of my sons recovered a pair of Sonus Faber Minuettos from a house clearance skip. The clearance guy said they were no good because there was fungus style mould growing on the speaker terminals where they had been stored in a damp garage. Well dried out and cleaned with a soft brush they sound just fine. I have also just purchased a pair of JR150's with a DW2 Subwoofer. One of the reasons for joining is find out more about them and how best to utilise them.
Regards to all, Simon

Reid Malenfant
16-04-2011, 16:21
Hi Simon, welcome to AoS :) I'm pretty sure that we can gently nudge you in the right direction once you decide what that happens to be :eyebrows: I guess it all boils down to what your main part of your music collection is based on media wise ;)



<snip> a while ago one of my sons recovered a pair of Sonus Faber Minuettos from a house clearance skip. The clearance guy said they were no good because there was fungus style mould growing on the speaker terminals where they had been stored in a damp garage. Well dried out and cleaned with a soft brush they sound just fine.
:eek: What a find! I find it incredible that someone would throw away such gorgeous speakers :mental: Obviously someone with vastly more money than sense!

All the best & i hope you enjoy your stay with us :cool:

Sidcurtis
16-04-2011, 17:08
Mark
Thank you for the welcome. You can see from the photo they are not too badly off considering they were tossed in a skip. The wood does have some dings and scraps and one front cover has damage at the bottom. The connector mounting at the back are cracked and loose but are ok.

Looking at some of the set up lists it would appear I have a long long way to go! I suppose everyone has to start somewhere.
Regards

Simon

Spectral Morn
16-04-2011, 17:33
Hi Simon

Welcome to AOS.

Sonus Fabers for free :) very nice find.

Enjoy your time on the forum and have fun.


Regards D S D L

Tarzan
16-04-2011, 17:41
Welcome Sid, Sonus Fabers in a skip- wish l had luck like that, enjoy them.

s1977
16-04-2011, 18:13
Welcome Simon

The wonderful things that kids do....In my case, they have been banned from getting any close to my speakers....apparently they find speaker domes irresistible .... to poke.... ;)

Welcome to AoS and see you around.

Sush

Alex_UK
16-04-2011, 18:21
Welcome to AoS Simon.

It's sad, isn't it, that a pair of speakers like that should end up being chucked out... Bit I suppose if no one knew what they were, you can't blame them. Still, at least they've been saved, and you have a great story to tell about them!

The drilling of the Celestions reminds me of me and my sister taking a pair of knitting needles to my mum & dad's brand new sofa... kids, eh - got all that to come, although a few fingers have gone into drivers already... :eek:

Good to have you join, hope you enjoy the forum. :)

John
16-04-2011, 18:36
You starting from a good base with the speakers definite worth holding onto If I remember they have a nice soundstage

Sidcurtis
16-04-2011, 18:44
The drilling was only one in a list of catastrophic events. Posting marbles into the video ( catching my wife hurridly trying to remove them before I got home was the best bit), one son putting a record on and lifting the arm only to dump it onto the vinyl a mega expensive shure stylus minus jewel, a several cd's into one slot, trying to fit a cat into the washing machine. I am relieved my youngest is 16.

Sidcurtis
16-04-2011, 18:54
Can I get the first part of my quest answered here or should I start a new thread?

I have the 150's connected to a JVC J-SA22 amp. I understand the DW2 should be connected to the amp and the speakers to the DW2.

The wiring on the DW2 does not have any indication as to what goes where.
Two chocolate blocks with four off wires each.
Orange/Green with Yellow trace/ Red with Blue trace/Red

Can someone point me in the right direction please
Simon

Alex_UK
16-04-2011, 18:54
The drilling was only one in a list of catastrophic events. Posting marbles into the video ( catching my wife hurridly trying to remove them before I got home was the best bit), one son putting a record on and lifting the arm only to dump it onto the vinyl a mega expensive shure stylus minus jewel, a several cd's into one slot, trying to fit a cat into the washing machine. I am relieved my youngest is 16.

Where's the "fingers in my ears humming la la la I'm not listening" smiley when I need it! :lol: