Just won these on Ebay......

[Rare Bird]

These don't though:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...B:1123&afsrc=1

It looks as if you could almost get a 12" bass unit in there!

Marco.

You want the 'a' version dude.. Notice the HF switch on the rear & veneered baffle. The sausage shape port looks miles better aswell.. Notice the spec ticket that says DM2/II that is not a pair of Mk.'II'

http://www.audiocostruzioni.com/r_s/...m2/b&w-dm2.htm

The base units lost it' foam sock, it crumbles away as does with late 'DM4'

[The Grand Wazoo]

Apart from disliking (with a passion) how many modern speakers are voiced, especially budget varieties (horrible shouty, 'toppy' sounding things, designed to sound 'impressive' during a 5 minute listen at Richer Sounds),

I'm right with you there!

The beautifully pristine cabinets of the Celestions are made from solid wood (not the MDF shite used nowadays in budget designs),

.......are they not plywood then?

......have a solid teak veneer, and are so obviously not intensively mass-produced like your average Taiwan-derived bargain specials sold now in high street shops!

.....veneers tended to be thicker then too & help to stiffen the box

An unusual one for me too is that I usually prefer classic Jap 1970s transistor tuners to earlier valve-based ones. I like the Troughline, for example, but give me a lovely big 1970s Sansui, Sony or Yamaha any day!

I'm with you there too, as it happens!

[quadsugdenman]

An unusual one for me too is that I usually prefer classic Jap 1970s transistor tuners to earlier valve-based ones. I like the Troughline, for example, but give me a lovely big 1970s Sansui, Sony or Yamaha any day! Marco.

I know it sounds like hieracy but I am with you all the way on that one

[DSJR]

The DM2A was a good sounding box, but the BC1 annihilated it in terms of midrange quality. The KEF 104ab was far better in the bass as well, but all this was towards the end of the DM2's life and IMO B&W went right off the rails until the 801 came along some years later.

The foam surround/grille 700's were my favourite and were better than the HB1 IMO. The HB1 took over when Mission started to change their range and beggared them up I thought. A few years later, KEF sorted the Coda (III) and the HB1 sounded a bit artificial, especially with the flawed crossover they used, making the treble detach and "spit" along with the music.

[Rare Bird]

I'm right with you there!


.......are they not plywood then?

There chipboard

[The Grand Wazoo]

There chipboard

Solid Weetabix then!

[Rare Bird]

Solid Weetabix then!

Nice chipboard tho. Id rather have chippy than some bull poo MDF(Dave R tought me this wurd)

[Marco]

Oh right..... Well, they're still undoubtedly much better built than modern budget speakers. Like you say, chippy's better than MDF! And let's not forget the solid teak veneer. Noted on the B&Ws dude

Chris and Garry,

I'm glad you guys are also fans of 1970s tranny tuners.... It's about the only area where I prefer SS to valves!

Garry, regarding bass 'boominess' with the 15XRs - the fact that they'll be used on tiles on a solid concrete floor (or outside in the open) should help

Marco.

[Rare Bird]

On the contrary i thought the 15XR slightly bass light!

[Marco]

Lol - I was going on what Garry said and what was written in the review Dave posted.....

I'll make my own mind up in that respect when I hear them

Marco.