Vintage Lockwood Speakers

[minuteman35]

The vintage Lockwood speakers which I first mentioned in my introduction to the forum are now (finally) at auction on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1957-Lockwood-Mk-1-LE4s-12-BTH-Drivers-/160547755137?pt=UK_Consumer_VintageAudio_RL&hash=item2561645481


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Since first joining AoS, when all I knew about them was the name on the front, with a little help from some friends I have succeeded in creating what I hope is a complete description. A big thank you is of course now required to Roger from Lockwood Audio, Andy (BTH K10A) and Marco & Del for all their invaluable help and advice.

Please ask if there’s anything you want to know that’s not covered on the eBay listing, or that may need further clarification.

For those that are interested, the original set up of which the Lockwoods were a part, was comprised of a Garrard 301, Decca FFSS, and a BTH A1A.


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The Garrard is still with us, and has also been placed for auction;

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-Garrard-301-Transcription-Turntable-/160547759933?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_HomeAudioHiF i_Turntables&hash=item256164673d

The Decca and the A1A were replaced in 1973 by an Acos Lustre GST-1 and an Alba UA700 amp, and no trace of them or where they went can now be found (the fine specimen of an A1A in the above pic belongs to Andy (BTH K10A)).

The Acos and the Alba are still present, even if not fully correct, and may yet grace these pages.

Thanks for looking and taking the time to read.

ATB Steve

[Barry]

Excellent stuff there Steve! Good luck with the auction.

Regards

[Jonboy]

yes good luck Steve, nice old things indeed

[Marco]

Hi Steve,

Nice one, mate. The pics look great! Glad to have been of help - I'll make this into a sticky thread for you to give it the greatest exposure :)

I'll be keeping a close eye on the auction ;)

Good luck! :cool:

Marco.

[Marco]

Incidentally, I found another couple of interesting links mentioning BTH and the history of the company (bottom one is best, although the first shows an interesting speaker from the 1930s):

http://www.radiomuseum.org/m/bth_gb_en_1.html

http://www.warwickshireias.org/pdf%20docs/aeirugby.pdf

They are certainly a company with a respectable pedigree!

Enjoy :)

Marco.

[minuteman35]

Thanks very much guys and Cheers Marco! :cool:

Once the auction’s finished I’ll post about the day we tested them, it’s going to be entitled,

‘The Marco Effect - Why you should never let this man within 100 yards of your DVD players!’ :lolsign:

ATB Steve

[Marco]

Hehehehe.... They definitely had an 'off' day when I was there, although the speakers sounded excellent! :)

Marco.

[Marco]

Well done, Steve - £1476.00 was a great price! :clap:

Did anyone we know land them? :)

Just under £500, too, for the Garrard. All in all, not a bad result, dude :)

Marco.

[minuteman35]

Cheers Marco

Couldn't have done it without you mate, a large Guinness is on it's way :cool:

All that remains now is to post about the fun we had testing them, and let other forum members see some of the pictures of you and Del in your 'Lockwoods Testing Gear' :stalks:


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[Marco]

:lolsign:

I recognise that little ensemble rather well (I have a PVC outfit not too dissimilar, hehe), although Del's more into bondage kegs! :eyebrows:

You're very welcome - just glad to have been of assistance and helping you get a decent result.

The LE4s are excellent and very rare speakers, so deserved to sell for the price they fetched (and more)! :cool:

Marco.