Mordaunt-Short MS 600

[Edward]

The complete stereo system on page 706 ('famous' Garrard Sp25, Viscount FET Mk1 amplifier and Duo type 2 speakers) for £41 translates to £569.28 today.

Whilst obviously electronics and sound quality has come along a lot since then buying a 'complete stereo system' these days for about £600 would be considered a bargain.

I see B&W 70 Monitor speakers were about £120 then. Hybrid electrostatics. Don't see many being sold these days. A pair came up a few years ago which I thought of grabbing. Interestingly when I look now I see a 70c pair being sold in Hove "requiring restoration" but seemingly in good cosmetic condition so may well be good inside. Big footprint though and probably a 3 man lift.

[dantheman91]

Well they offered them to me then declined my offer as they think they are worth more so he's going to stick them in a auction not really worth it after fees they might not make anything i think think £50 was fair - i could have collected buy now and be done with you win some and loose some.

Best get looking for the next pair..

[struth]

Well they offered them to me then declined my offer as they think they are worth more so he's going to stick them in a auction not really worth it after fees they might not make anything i think think £50 was fair - i could have collected buy now and be done with you win some and loose some.

Best get looking for the next pair..

Yup, I'd think £50 was fair in unseen condition. Doubt a really good set would make much more than a ton.

[karma67]

bear in mind the decca dk30 tweeters fetch £200-300 on their own.

[Lawrence001]

bear in mind the decca dk30 tweeters fetch £200-300 on their own.

Certainly £150-200 min the rest is usually a freebie unless it's in immaculate condition. They are likely to be stripped sadly.

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[SPS]

I bought a pair of 700s a couple of years ago for £60, again untested
The speakers sounded ok if nothing spectacular.
I stripped the drivers out intending to sell the ribbons, a quick test on a simple cross over showed that the ribbons have a very high quality sound.. so they are still with me.

[Lawrence001]

I bought a pair of 700s a couple of years ago for £60, again untested
The speakers sounded ok if nothing spectacular.
I stripped the drivers out intending to sell the ribbons, a quick test on a simple cross over showed that the ribbons have a very high quality sound.. so they are still with me.

I suspect the mid and bass drivers are partly the reason for this. I was wondering if a good 2 way wth a quality driver would sound better, like the ones in the Arundel. Not sure about a Fane driver though, only come across them in guitar amps really.

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[walpurgis]

The DK30 is vulnerable to excess power and can burn out the ribbon easily. Really, it is best used with as high a crossover point as possible, maybe 5kHz or above, with a minimum of second order filter slope. This makes tricky to implement in a two way system unless an extended range or full range driver is chosen to work with it.

[Lawrence001]

I was always worried about that, my Arundels had a potted Romagna Reproducers crossover but I don't know the high pass filter frequency or order.

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