betting either of my homemade ones with the 10" alnico's would beat them hands down.
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betting either of my homemade ones with the 10" alnico's would beat them hands down.
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I think they are Tannoy Oxfords? Just not DC so worth about £80 or a bit more these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Well yours certainly win in the looks department. I bet those drivers are worth a bob or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
They’re Tannoy T-125 Oxfords.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Thread about them on this very forum:
https://theartofsound.net/forum/show...y-T-125-Oxford
These Dynaudio Contour 1.3 Mk.II speakers hold their value. There are a few pairs on ebay at around £1000, which is nigh on what they cost new twenty years ago!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155427362...QAAOSwiuBj-ms1
I bought a brand new set around 2003 for a bit under £1200 from Audio T. Didn't keep them all that long, I didn't like them. Nicely built, but raspy treble and boomy bass from the rear port.
Harman Kardon Citation 21 pre-amp and Citation 24 power amp at sensible asking prices from one seller. You don't see these often.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175662970568
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175662969...4AAOSwYOJj-Jci
decent kit that, bottom of the range but the prices are sensible.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
scrappy nick alas...
Bargain on facebook...real attractive price....atacama hifi rack... https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...7868965620061/
That is a bargain. I have a four-shelf version (though currently missing glass for bottom shelf, previous owner boshed it). Really deep shelves, will carry almost anything. If I lived near Grimsby I'd be having this, if only for the glass :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mad-moon
Anyone heard of Bailey Acoustics? These seem a lot of speaker for the money.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155506714...Cclp%3A2047675
Interesting cabinet design too.
There was a Dr Bailey in the 1970s who produced some transmission line designs, possibly some other types too (before my time). So might be one of his.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno Commander
Don't think he had a company actually making speakers, they were designs for DIYers I think.
Dr Bailey pioneered the use of 'long hair wool' in transmission-line speakers. Radford & Dr A R Bailey took out a patent for the first transmission line loudspeaker. It had earlier been the subject of an article in Wireless World (Oct. 1965) - 'A Non-resonant Loudspeaker Enclosure'
He was consultant to Radford Acoustics, and designed the first successful Radford solid-state amplifier: the Radford SCA30.
I remember John Bowers demonstrating the then new Bowers & Wilkins DM2 speaker in the early seventies at a Hi-Fi show and he was emphasising the importance of the use of long fibre wool in the (1/8 wavelength) transmission line. The speaker had one side made of clear perspex so the effects at various frequencies could be demonstrated with the use of a strobe light to 'freeze' or slow the wave movement through the line damping wool . It was very convincing. The partial phase inversion could clearly be seen from the bass cone movement to the line end wool movement.
They certainly look like worth taking a £150 punt on, could be very good, I seem to remember Bailey designs were well thought of back in the day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Techno Commander
they were, and for pros too..Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Clean looking Pioneer PD-S505 Precision CD player in east London.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255609760...Bk9SR9bAoP7xYQ
Well worth the £110 asking price, they sound great and are reliable. Has digital output so also makes a nice transport. No remote but any Pioneer CD or system remote should work I've found. I have a couple myself and really like them.
Those cabinets are worth some money, a couple of grand or more at a guess, they'll be huge and extremely heavy (forklift job?). Can't tell the drivers, but could be 15 inch Vitavox.
looks like 12" but may be more drivers in the sides
They look like Tannoy Westminster Royal cabinets, which would have had 15 inch drivers and cost around thirty grand. Blowed if I'd put anything but Tannoy drivers in them. The sides have the backloading horn exits.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Certainly very similar although no badge or stencilled name on front so might have been redone or are copies.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I saw this item for sale on my (internet) travels. VERY VERY tempting. Also relatively close by, certainly worth the trip.
The drivers seem to be Jenson 12 inch field coil drivers judging from the markings on the rear of a driver. The auction does not appear to include the necessary DC power supply but I guess they could be made up. Or dump the FC drivers and insert some decent Tannoys in them.
I wonder if the cabs were made up by Steve at Magna Audio?
Very good SEAS DriversQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The advert contains more details (Item Specifics), which states 15" bass driver size.Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Has a post been removed I can't see the item in question?
Me neither.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
They went for £1,150 with fees around £1500
https://www.easyliveauction.com/cata.../?iFrameView=1
were you the winner Dan?
Surprised it did not go higher.
HiQuote:
Originally Posted by Edward
Nope not me i did bid though :mental:
The Westminster replicas with the untested Jensens are for sale local dealer bought them
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125919202...gAAOSwOWNkU9TW
Holy Moly that's some markup [emoji15]
Sold as untested as well. What a twat.
Untested = broken
Beyond my fettling skills but the Garrard 4hf deck might be worth a play for someone in the Bristol area.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/record-pla...cks/1457486168
Couldn't resist sharing this...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354794996...Bk9SR6bDp5mJYg
"Record might have been played once and thats it, may not have even been played at all..."
Now check the photos :lol:
Is he having a giraffe?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete The Cat
Never been played. Don't touch it. Don't even look at it. But do feel free to go at it with a rusty nail.
To be fair looking at the damage it might be true. But he should also mention that his kids have been using it as a frisbee.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete The Cat
Nice looking pair of KEF Corelli speakers in Staffordshire at a sensible starting price.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325663935...Bk9SR-jsvcmJYg
You'd be wise to establish that they have the correct SP1063 (I think) version of the B200 bass/mid driver as it's not unheard of for the SP1014 from the KEF Chorale to be substituted as a replacement.
And if the record could speak, it would say "Oh no, not the rusty nail again".Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
His feedback shows a full 5/5 for accurate descriptions too. I wanted to send him a message along the lines of "WTF? If that bloody abortion sells I'll show my arse in Woollies shop window", but I'm not sure if that would adversely affect my feedback rating.
His sister is also selling on Ebay, "Fabletics fitness wear, size 8, worn once"
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.CzY8NW...=0&o=5&pid=1.7
his da sell incontinence pants... only worn once:ner:
"his da" ? Is dat sum wicked street talkin' shit abou' hims fadda?" Or just his da? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
(I don't mean this as applying to anyone's ethnicity, just that I have teenagers and they don't half talk some rubbish using an urban patois that is probably from London but mine live in rural Wales/Shropshire! I mean it humorously as a Scot who knows that da is "yer faither")
I know exactly what you mean Sandy, a while ago I tried to describe this urban shite-talking in a post, and I don't think anyone knew what I was on about. It's a kind of 'gang-talk' largely heard coming from young black and Asian males, and Grime artists like Stormzy and Dizzee Rascal.Quote:
Originally Posted by kirstysdad
Yoofs everywhere seem to be adopting it because they think it's cool. I just think they sound like simpletons.
'Urban Shite-Talking' - got to be a PhD in there for someone. Probably a fat white bird in an ethnic hat and a shawl.
See in my day we just had 'Jive Talkin' by the Bee-Gees and everyone knew where they stood.
I don't know any youths, thankfully.
'Oh Stewardess, I speak jive'
'This mofo done layin me to the bone.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrZlWw8Di10
I'll look forward to seeing them on University Challenge. "Sup bro, I'm Fabian Chocbox-Lewis, and I'm reading Urban shite-talking innit"Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCfyOierOyo
Just to get you started :)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144850975073?
£45? Good luck!
No chance, not when the superior Acoustra 2500 are listed elsewhere for 15 quid less. Which are described in the listing as 'high end'. Speakers don't come any better than high end.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Some more here https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/285120542805, Need refoaming but well worth the cost and time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Rare special edition version with Sugar's hand print in brilliant white gloss on the cab:
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