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08-04-2012, 16:31
RobbieGong

KEF Vintage Reference Speakers

Gosh ! - Look at these babies from 1978 :stalks: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KEF-Refere...80893024317720
08-04-2012, 16:37
YNWaN

Hmm...they do look to be in super condition.

Not to my taste though.
08-04-2012, 16:49
RobbieGong

Quote:

Originally Posted by YNWaN

Hmm...they do look to be in super condition.

Not to my taste though.

Not to mine either a tad Dr Who looking but I bet they sound great with some heavy weight vintage gear behind them. Imagine poppin round someones house in 1978 and seeing those, you'd be like 'Yes Please !!' :lol:
08-04-2012, 18:17
StanleyB

The KEF 105 were the best speakers KEF ever built IMHO.
I used to work at a shop where someone in the warehouse was so impressed with the 105 that he disassembled a pair and smuggled the bits home bit by bit.
08-04-2012, 18:19
bogle111

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobbieGong

Not to mine either a tad Dr Who looking but I bet they sound great with some heavy weight vintage gear behind them. Imagine poppin round someones house in 1978 and seeing those, you'd be like 'Yes Please !!' :lol:

I reckon these will go for a pretty penny. There was another I remember that had the B139 in.

This is one for all the old HFi Retailers out there to check all their drawers:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Michael-Ja...item1c24c31fe6
08-04-2012, 18:25
Reid Malenfant

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogle111

This is one for all the old HFi Retailers out there to check all their drawers:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Michael-Ja...item1c24c31fe6

Or for the seller to get his marbles checked out :lol:

:mental:
08-04-2012, 18:28
StanleyB

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogle111

There was another I remember that had the B139 in.

That was the KEF 104.
08-04-2012, 18:32
Reid Malenfant

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogle111

I reckon these will go for a pretty penny. There was another I remember that had the B139 in.

Quote:

Originally Posted by StanleyB

That was the KEF 104.

& that was the BD139 ABR ;) Driver was a B200.
08-04-2012, 18:44
StanleyB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

& that was the BD139 ABR ;) Driver was a B200.

And the B110 :D.

It was the Concerto to had the B139 as a genuine wired bass driver.
08-04-2012, 18:46
bogle111

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

& that was the BD139 ABR ;) Driver was a B200.

Sorry Stanley and Reid, it was the RAM400 model in my head as well as the 105mkII, not the 104AB. I used to rep RAM in the early days and memory is playing tricks. Do you know the driver in the 105II? Didn't see it much.

Regards
08-04-2012, 18:50
Reid Malenfant

I have seen a few models of the original 105, there was a smaller version with a single 12" driver & there was another with 2 x 8" B200 drivers just to confuse things :scratch:

Actually it might have been a 10" in the smaller 105, but I feel sure it was still the 12" B300.
08-04-2012, 18:51
StanleyB

The B139 was used in the KEF Concerto.
But it was also used by many other companies. The IMF TLS80, Linn Isobaric, and Chris Rogers Pro9TK are ones that spring to mind.
08-04-2012, 18:56
StanleyB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

I have seen a few models of the original 105, there was a smaller version with a single 12" driver & there was another with 2 x 8" B200 drivers just to confuse things :scratch:

I can't remember the size of the bass drivers, but you are thinking of the KEF 105.3.
08-04-2012, 19:01
Reid Malenfant

No I'm not :D The 105/3 had internally mounted 8" bass drivers in a 4th order bandpass venting from under a stack of three drivers in a seperate module on the front...

I know what the 105/3 looks like as I always lusted after them years ago :)
08-04-2012, 19:04
Reid Malenfant

Just to prove my point here are a load of images of the 105 :D
08-04-2012, 19:11
StanleyB

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

No I'm not :D The 105/3 had internally mounted 8" bass drivers in a 4th order bandpass venting from under a stack of three drivers in a seperate module on the front...

You are right. There was no 105.3. It was a 105/3. I meant to type 105.4, but after about 30 years it is quite difficult to remember which ones had a dot or a /.
08-04-2012, 21:28
bogle111

Had a garage loads of brand new 103/4s, 104/3s and 105/3s which were totally different beasts. Still have a pair of 103/4s never out of box. I turn them every year. Can only remember they sounded better than Ref 1 and 2s. Any idea if they are worth anything these days?
08-04-2012, 21:32
Reid Malenfant

I should imagine so, yes. The thing is Kef lost the plot a bit & used foam surrounds on the bass drivers, which means they perish over time :doh:

I have no idea how difficult it'd be to get inside the enclosures & fish out the drivers, but the coupling rod that locks the drivers together sure as hell won't make things any easier :eyebrows:
09-04-2012, 15:32
bogle111

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reid Malenfant

I should imagine so, yes. The thing is Kef lost the plot a bit & used foam surrounds on the bass drivers, which means they perish over time :doh:

I have no idea how difficult it'd be to get inside the enclosures & fish out the drivers, but the coupling rod that locks the drivers together sure as hell won't make things any easier :eyebrows:

Yes, about the plot, in fact nearly lost the lot. We also heard rumours that another southern speaker company designed their speaker size by the carton size so as to be able to fill a container to its' maximum.

Foam, yes, recently aware of this. I think it may be time to get down and dirty as I believe access is gained through the bottom and removal of the speaker post plate. These are from the last batch made and still had metal rods before the next Ref series used plastic rods.

Maybe better to sell them as "Fresh Maidstone air from early 90's" ugh!

Regards
Pete
10-04-2012, 07:26
MartinT

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Originally Posted by Jonboy

Interesting speakers

Oh yes, AR LSTs were the real deal. No picture of the drivers and I wonder if the 'acoustic suspension' has survived. Could be a bargain at that price.
10-04-2012, 07:48
MartinT

The B139 was also used in the Cambridge R40 and P50 transmission lines and in the Hi-Fi Answers transmission line kits. I had a pair of R40s for many years and they were excellent speakers.
10-04-2012, 11:48
Mothman

Might be of interest to someone in the South as they seem to go on the Bay for over £200

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/ce...kers/100032271
10-04-2012, 17:51
Jonboy

Lafayette pre amp, i was thinking of bidding on it to match my power amp but the current price is a bit high with three days to go :eek:
10-04-2012, 19:38
Wakefield Turntables

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mothman

Might be of interest to someone in the South as they seem to go on the Bay for over £200

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/ce...kers/100032271

I would have those in a heart beat. I really love Celestion speakers.
10-04-2012, 19:40
MartinT

I was tempted to pick up the phone there and then, Andrew. However, I don't really need another pair of speakers and my pennies are directed elsewhere at the moment. Lucky person who gets them.
10-04-2012, 20:15
spendorman

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Originally Posted by REXTON

I would have those in a heart beat. I really love Celestion speakers.

I have just given away a pair of Dittion 44's to a friend. One HF2000 tweeter was blown. I suggested that he fits a pair of cheap Audax tweeters from JPW Mini Monitors, he did this yesterday and is very pleased with the sound. His other speakers include Quad ESL63's, Tannoy Monitor Gold 12", B&W DM2's, some small AR's and some small vintage Mordaunt Shorts.
10-04-2012, 21:28
Wakefield Turntables

Quote:

Originally Posted by MartinT

I was tempted to pick up the phone there and then, Andrew. However, I don't really need another pair of speakers and my pennies are directed elsewhere at the moment. Lucky person who gets them.

Martin,

Yep! I have a bunch of stuff coming from Deepest Darkest Scotland (Paul Hynes), and also overseas from Greece. I'm now really torn between updated my SS stuff or now developing my Valve system. I'm hankering after a Audio Research PH8. On the SS side of things its either a P10, or a Whest phonostage of some description, or even a new Preamp, maybe Mark Levinson to replace the ATC SCA2 I have at the moment. Decisions, decisions :rolleyes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by spendorman

I have just given away a pair of Dittion 44's to a friend. One HF2000 tweeter was blown. I suggested that he fits a pair of cheap Audax tweeters from JPW Mini Monitors, he did this yesterday and is very pleased with the sound. His other speakers include Quad ESL63's, Tannoy Monitor Gold 12", B&W DM2's, some small AR's and some small vintage Mordaunt Shorts.

FCUK! :steam:
10-04-2012, 21:32
spendorman

Quote:

Originally Posted by REXTON

Martin,

FCUK! :steam:

I also gave him the B&W DM2's
10-04-2012, 22:15
MartinT

Quote:

Originally Posted by REXTON

Yep! I have a bunch of stuff coming from Deepest Darkest Scotland (Paul Hynes), and also overseas from Greece. I'm now really torn between updated my SS stuff or now developing my Valve system. I'm hankering after a Audio Research PH8. On the SS side of things its either a P10, or a Whest phonostage of some description, or even a new Preamp, maybe Mark Levinson to replace the ATC SCA2 I have at the moment. Decisions, decisions :rolleyes:

I know what you mean! I also have an SR7 coming from Paul and now some Tellurium Q Ultra Black speaker cables on order. I must put more things on eBay.

The only advice I can give you is that the P10 will improve every aspect of a system. Otherwise, I'd have the Whest over and over :)
11-04-2012, 12:34
Barry

Quote:

Originally Posted by REXTON

Martin,

Yep! I have a bunch of stuff coming from Deepest Darkest Scotland (Paul Hynes), and also overseas from Greece. I'm now really torn between updated my SS stuff or now developing my Valve system. I'm hankering after a Audio Research PH8. On the SS side of things its either a P10, or a Whest phonostage of some description, or even a new Preamp, maybe Mark Levinson to replace the ATC SCA2 I have at the moment. Decisions, decisions :rolleyes:

Hi Andrew,

I have three Levinson preamps, all vintage: an ML10; a No. 26 with No. 25 phono stage, and a No. 28. All are superb and I don`t think I will be changing them for a very long time - if at all!

Regards
11-04-2012, 14:21
Effem

This has just made me drool a bit :eyebrows:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/technics-s...#ht_500wt_1202
11-04-2012, 19:49
synsei

Proton 520 Integrated Amplifier

http://www.nrpavs.co.nz/Images/Proto...322_pixels.gif

http://www.nrpavs.co.nz/Images/Proto...348_pixels.gif

This is an interesting one. In the early days of NAD it was Taiwanese OEM manufacturer Proton who built NAD's kit. Rumour has it that Proton's own kit was slightly better built and offered a frisson more in SQ, so this lickle amp might be worth a punt for a second system for the bedroom or conservatory. It also sports a decent, easily configurable phono stage...
12-04-2012, 16:22
Wakefield Turntables

That does look pretty tidy. Good luck.
12-04-2012, 16:31
spendorman

Quote:

Originally Posted by synsei

Proton 520 Integrated Amplifier

http://www.nrpavs.co.nz/Images/Proto...322_pixels.gif

http://www.nrpavs.co.nz/Images/Proto...348_pixels.gif

This is an interesting one. In the early days of NAD it was Taiwanese OEM manufacturer Proton who built NAD's kit. Rumour has it that Proton's own kit was slightly better built and offered a frisson more in SQ, so this lickle amp might be worth a punt for a second system for the bedroom or conservatory. It also sports a decent, easily configurable phono stage...

Looks very familiar, I have a NAD 3130, it's good
14-04-2012, 15:22
Reid Malenfant

I always say you can never have enough extension leads :eyebrows: When ever I want one I can never find one...

Well I was looking out for some a little while back & found some rather nice metal cased ones which I duly snaffled up yesterday evening :D

The seller got in touch today to say he'd posted them & he'd relisted some more, though he kind of got the shipping costs wrong & they are now more expensive to ship :rolleyes:

These would be perfect to be fed with screened mains cable & I reckon they are just about big enough to fit some kind of mains filtering in. So if anyone fancies a decent screened mains block on the cheap (given a bit of DIY), take a look at what this guy is advertising!

Here's one, he has quite a few more listed, so check them out :)
14-04-2012, 20:22
BTH K10A

Comparing the costs of cost upgrading a Technics disco deck to a similar spec to this.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-S...ht_8434wt_1398

I remember drooling over one of these at the Technics shop that used to be in Bromley

I think I know where my money would go ;)
14-04-2012, 20:54
Marco

DISCO DECK??? Wash thy mouth out, daftee! :eek: :ner: :eyebrows:

But yes, that SL-1000 is a belter!!

Marco.
14-04-2012, 22:05
RobbieGong

A belter yes and very likely to go for big bucks if the auction is allowed to run
14-04-2012, 23:14
Macca

That is one tempting record deck even if he does oversell it just a little ;) What I can't believe is that he is willing to break it :o
15-04-2012, 10:52
Folkboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobbieGong

A belter yes and very likely to go for big bucks if the auction is allowed to run

I think I'd drive over to Denmark to pick it up in person if I could afford it, rather than risk a courier.
15-04-2012, 11:57
The Grand Wazoo

I was searching on Ebay for a suitable birthday present for Marco, & while browsing the Sindy and Barbie Accessories section, I came across this.
15-04-2012, 12:07
Macca

I always thought that Barbie was an analogue kinda girl...

Very thoughtful present and I'm sure Marco can always use some more power dressing heels.
15-04-2012, 12:51
Rare Bird

:lolsign:
15-04-2012, 21:30
BTH K10A

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

DISCO DECK??? Wash thy mouth out, daftee! :eek: :ner: :eyebrows:

But yes, that SL-1000 is a belter!!

Marco.

Oop's sorry Marco I forgot to pluralise it. I forgot :doh: they always come in pairs otherwise yo mixin is no good man, innit. :ner:
16-04-2012, 08:37
Rare Bird

I landed what i see as a massive bargin (To Me) 47 early 70's Popular Hi-Fi & Hi-Fi Answers magazines for just over a tenner. Ive been trying desperately to re locate my complete sets of various Audio magazines from 1967-1973 that i lost years ago, which is turning out to be an expensive exersize! Im fussy about condition generally but with magazines beggars can't be choosers..
16-04-2012, 10:59
MartinT

Gosh Andr'e, I must have read every one of those when I was young. My newsagent got them all in especially.
16-04-2012, 20:41
BTH K10A

I just love the heath robertson look of BBC modified turntables

Somewhere under the sticky back plastic and old loo rolls is a 401

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BBC-RP2-6-...#ht_500wt_1413
16-04-2012, 20:53
Jonboy

i saw that tt the other day, i bet it goes for a bit more than the £237 it is at the moment
16-04-2012, 20:55
Marco

I share your sentiments entirely, Andy. I bloody hate it, though, when folk only take a couple of pictures of what they're selling, especially when they're shite!! :doh: :rolleyes:

We need nice big clear loving close-ups of the T/T, arm and cartridge - not distant ones, with the lid down!!

Marco.
16-04-2012, 21:15
Jonboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by F307

I landed what i see as a massive bargin (To Me) 47 early 70's Popular Hi-Fi & Hi-Fi Answers magazines for just over a tenner. Ive been trying desperately to re locate my complete sets of various Audio magazines from 1967-1973 that i lost years ago, which is turning out to be an expensive exersize! Im fussy about condition generally but with magazines beggars can't be choosers..

Bargain buy, i bet the postage was a bit though

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