oop si daisy bought another Quad '303'.. I could not resist at £100.00
:D
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oop si daisy bought another Quad '303'.. I could not resist at £100.00
:D
Proper speakers
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-of-Ca...item19f2d63771
These look unusual: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/loudspeake...item2594c4c9b7
I remember those. Based on Goodmans drivers originally then they started using foreign tweeters & mids if I recall. Supposed to sound quite nice. There was a bloke in Ealing about thirty years ago who assembled them and sold them from a shop there. Not sure what he had to do with Radford though.
I’ve always wanted to hear a pair of those - very intriguing design/driver line-up… When Castle *were* Castle, eh dude? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Barbarian
Marco.
They look quite normal, for those speakers!Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
10" Goodmans bass unit, Peerless DT10HFC tweeters, and soft dome mids, probably Peerless too. An earlier version used Goodmans paper cone mids instead of the soft dome mids. Pretty good speakers.
:lol: :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
- Just noticed over 3000 posts :eek:
... Think I need a holiday from hifi :bog:
Ah, but I've been Hi Fi ing since about 1964, can I have a rest?Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
Blimey! You must be even older than me Alex. I've been Hi-Fi ing since around 1970! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
…and every one more schoopit than the last! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
;)
Marco.
This is why I can remember the Cooper Smith Prodigy, my first real Hi Fi amp. In 1970, I was on my nth system lol!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I might be wrong here, those bass units don't look like the usual Goodmans units. They might be right, but certainly different from the ones I've seen.Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
They are a squared frame version of the bass unit used in the Mezzo, which had a bi-radial frame front. The Radford is not vinyl skinned as per most Goodmans bass drivers of the time, it is doped. I believe it is very similar to the Achromat 400 bass unit, as may be the midrange. They even used an ABR derivative in the Dimension 8.Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
(and I do recall Cooper Smith)
Its all gone wrong for me :violin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
:D
Aye their second design.. I have a pair in the lock up, way too big for my listerning room.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
These are the Goodmans bass units I've usually seen in Radford 180'sQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
http://img.canuckaudiomart.com/uploa...rebuilding.jpg
Blimey, you remember Cooper Smith, it was a good amp, the Prodigy, but only mono.
Alex:
Mail me i aint heard anything from you for a bit..
Really good amps these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-s...item3ce775b637
Worth £200 all day long IMO.
Looks a bit plastic fantastic?Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
Lol! They are 16kg & all metal... Dual mono construction with potted transformers, this is "proper" :eyebrows:Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
http://audio-database.com/TechnicsPa...p/su-v8-e.html
http://technics.gportal.hu/picview.p...99087&index=72
I have a SU-V303 and quite like it.Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
Pretty much the last of the decent "everyday" stuff from Technics... It all went a bit wrong for them as the 80's/90's went on [range toppers excluded.]Quote:
Originally Posted by spendorman
That's rather nice (and it's "intigrated" apparently :)). I believe this was quite a well rated amp if I recall. Got to be worth having for a nifty!Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
All I know is I'd be on the way to pick it up now if I lived nearer Scouseland :)
Charity shop NS-1000M - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Excellent-...cb639#viTabs_0
"In very good to excellent condition. Has been fully PAT & function tested and is in good working order."
How does one PAT test a speaker ? Play the postman Pat theme tune through it ? :scratch:
Nice! Just round the corner from Marco too. ;)
These Tannoy Caernarvons are rare and very nice. They use a low resonance version of the SRM10 driver.
Reckon they'll fetch a bob or two.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TANNOY-Dua...item5b04c99b79
In South West London.
Nice! :)
Marco.
Lol… I know exactly where it is. If any potential buyers would like me to check out their condition, just let me know :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Marco.
Wouldn't they complement your Lockwoods and 66s rather well Marco?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
A good pair of Yams are a spectacular speaker!
This little lot must sound 'wonderful'!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hifi-Speak...item3f3c5284a6
Yes, but I’ve got too many speakers already (Celestion 66s, 15XRs and Lockies). I’d simply have nowhere to put them.
Marco.
Just spotted these rather nice seventies Pioneer speakers. Bet they sound nice. If they were nearer I'd be after them!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Pi...item3f3c5a269e
Cheap reasonable sounding DAC. Not the last word in resolution, but does nothing offensive (nice and small too). OK for the money!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MISSION-DA...item4adb7ce249
These things are never in Scotland:steam:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Meh. The "stand across the room and throw random drive units at a big resonant box" school of loudspeaker design - I'd avoid them if I were you!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Two items of high end Japanese turntable wonderfulness (and, yes, I'm speaking from experience as I own one of each!)
Sony TTS-8000:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SONY-TTS-8...item19f305de83
Aiwa LP-3000: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Aiwa-LP-30...item23401c7a20
The strobe issue with the Sony is highly likely to be nothing more than the links connecting the two sides of the double-sided control PCB needing some re-soldering - the strobe lamp on my own deck was originally non-working for this exact reason. The Aiwa is a bit more complex but contains nothing rare or unobtainable and I can provide a copy of the service manual, so who's up for the challenge?! ;)
Having heard quite a few seventies Japanese speakers from the likes of Pioneer, Sansui, JVC and Panasonic/Technics, etc., I'm not convinced these Pioneers would be rubbish. That horn tweeter was pretty good and I've heard the 12" bass driver model with it, probably the next up in the range and it sounded decent enough to me. Back then, Japanese speakers had a slightly different and livlier balance to the rather constrained sound of British 'Bextrene' coned models of the time (yes I know not all used Bextrene).Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Not exactly icons of design though, Adam. The Aiwa has more buttons than I've got fingers and the Sony… is that a spirit level? Looks like it's come off the set of "Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea". Doesn't even have an arm!Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Fair point on the Aiwa but, to be fair, the buttons do come in handy for operating its track selection and programming facilities. I imagine it would be quie tricky without these...;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Kipling
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/QUAD-Vinta...d=689993997302
Looks very nice :)
Very nice Technics SL-1800 DD turntable. Not quite an SL-1200, but not far short. I had a new one years ago and it's a good TT. Fine quality and very fair price!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-S...item486d9d6d43
Decent looking pair of KEF 'C' Series Concerto speakers. These are the better late ones, with the proud T27 dome and soft rubber B139 surrounds. Nice punchy speakers.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-KE...item4d2312151e
Rare Cabasse 9.5" full range, paper coned drivers, 100db sensitivity, 5.8 ohms. They look superb. Lovely!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Superbe-pa...item46115e4545
In France. Priced very sensibly too.
And here is the 12" bass driver version I mentioned yesterday. In France. Asking price £635!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPLENDIDES...item43cb54dca0
Never seen these before, don't know if they are a bargain:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Richard-Al...item3f3c0b5087
Vintage GIP (WE) tweeters from the US. Only £3089 (so far).
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-GIP-5...item2a42f29683
Bet these go to the far east!
Studio Power MC700 loudspeakers! These are rare speakers, I owned a pair for several years in the early 'nineties. Not as good as they look I'm afraid but still a lot of speaker for the money. Need a powerful amp:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Studio-pow...#ht_158wt_1190
Looks like the seller wised up... Its too expensive now, you muppet !Quote:
Originally Posted by istari_knight
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-s...item3ce79cea16