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    hi,
    i saw these local to me on ebay for £50,i jumped on them!
    lovely sound and in fantastic condition,i fear my ditton 15xr's are going in the cupboard!
    they even came with the original bill of sale too,£129.90 in 1978.




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    nice! a snip
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    Got 2 pairs myself. Paid £150 for the first pair at Laskey's Slough early 80s. Second pair was under £50 last year. Very pleased with them.
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    laskeys now theres a blast from the past! out of interest what postion did you find best for the toggle switches at the back?

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    Funny finding this thread today, just finished yesterday recaping my mint pair. They are possibly my favorite speakers among 7 or 8 pairs that I have, they just do everything right to my ears (and room acoustics) even at very low volume! I have both switches usually on the level setting.

    These sing easily at 10 times the actual going rate!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamie123 View Post
    hi,
    i saw these local to me on ebay for £50,i jumped on them!
    lovely sound and in fantastic condition,i fear my ditton 15xr's are going in the cupboard!
    they even came with the original bill of sale too,£129.90 in 1978.

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    According to an inflation calculator £129.90 is a staggering £705.42 in today's currency.
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    According to an inflation calculator £129.90 is a staggering £705.42 in today's currency.
    Today, I reckon that would be about right for a very good modern medium compact speaker.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamie123 View Post
    i fear my ditton 15xr's are going in the cupboard!
    Not surprising. I've owned both and I know which I'd favour. Everybody should try a pair of Pageant IIs at some time. In the right room and system they can sound sublime.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Today, I reckon that would be about right for a very good modern medium compact speaker.
    Kef LS50 (for example) are around £799 so yes, pretty much spot on.
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

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    The old MS speakers are things that I rate highly, the budget models too (not that these are). I bought a pair of the latter MS15s years ago and they were pretty good for a budget speaker. £5.88 on ebay, great for the spare room. Only dumped them because some monsters that shall remain unnamed poked the tweeters out.

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