Just won these on Ebay......

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I wonder if they'll be better than the Mission '700-2' I used when I was a teenager in the 80s:

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/5733/mission7002.jpg

:eyebrows: ;)

Marco.

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yeh those missions are a tad bass light

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Originally Posted by Marco

Lol - I saw those but went for the Dittons.....

This wasn't a serious speaker purchase, of course, so they'll do fine. I bet they'll still be better than some of the shite on the market these days! :lol:

Marco.

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Aye i love ABR units they crank my chain for some reason :lolsign:

I'll let you know what I think when I get them :)

If you see a cheap pair of suitable stands for them anywhere, let me know!

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

I'll let you know what I think when I get them :)

If you see a cheap pair of suitable stands for them anywhere, let me know!

Marco.

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Try these 300mm & 400mm high, i'm postive the original stands were 14'' tall..i think the 15's are about 10'' w & d you have to check top plates to your spekkas but these are very well built stands...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL300-...item5ad628b77e

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL400-...item5ad628b78d

I been using my b&o system for the garden but have also been looking for something a bit better...one of the tweeters is died in one of the b&o's speakers :(

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/w...l/4a78d6ff.jpg

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Try these 300mm & 400mm high, i'm postive the original stands were 14'' tall..i think the 15's are about 10' w & d you have to check top plates to your spekkas but these are very well built stands...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL300-...item5ad628b77e

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL400-...item5ad628b78d

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Cheers, dude. I think the 400s would be more suitable.... The dimensions I've been given for the Dittons are (H)56 x (W)25 x (D)24cm :)

Marco.

Hamish,

Why don't you go for the Celestion 33s Andre linked to earlier on Ebay? They'll be ace. Look: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pair-Celestion...e8f7c3&afsrc=1

Ya lurves yer garden sounds too, I see! Nice speaker stands you've got there.... :respect:

Marco.

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Originally Posted by Marco

Cheers, dude. I think the 400s would be more suitable.... The dimensions I've been given of the Dittons are (H)56 x (W)25 x (D)24cm :)

Marco.

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I was just thinking they are tallish speakers for their diamensions & the tweeters being right up in the top corner...You'll be best judge when you get em for ear height ...Nice one anyway...

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Hamish,

Why don't you go for the Celestion 33s Andre linked to earlier on Ebay? They'll be ace. Look: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pair-Celestion...e8f7c3&afsrc=1

Ya lurves yer garden sounds too, I see! Nice speaker stands you've got there.... :respect:

Marco.

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Just to add hamish the '33' are very efficient aswell.

They look to be in really good nick, Marco.
There's a lot to be said for getting music around and about the house. Some folks swear by this new fangled streaming nonsense, I prefer to accumulate gear. An awareness of what old stuff is capable of is a good lesson in how far (or not) we've moved forward over the last decades, is it not?