yeh those missions are a tad bass lightOriginally Posted by Marco
I wonder if they'll be better than the Mission '700-2' I used when I was a teenager in the 80s:
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yeh those missions are a tad bass lightI wonder if they'll be better than the Mission '700-2' I used when I was a teenager in the 80s:
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Aye i love ABR units they crank my chain for some reasonLol - I saw those but went for the Dittons.....
This wasn't a serious speaker purchase, of course, so they'll do fine. I bet they'll still be better than some of the shite on the market these days!
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I'll let you know what I think when I get them
If you see a cheap pair of suitable stands for them anywhere, let me know!
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Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Try these 300mm & 400mm high, i'm postive the original stands were 14'' tall..i think the 15's are about 10'' w & d you have to check top plates to your spekkas but these are very well built stands...I'll let you know what I think when I get them
If you see a cheap pair of suitable stands for them anywhere, let me know!
Marco.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL300-...item5ad628b77e
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL400-...item5ad628b78d
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I been using my b&o system for the garden but have also been looking for something a bit better...one of the tweeters is died in one of the b&o's speakers
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Cheers, dude. I think the 400s would be more suitable.... The dimensions I've been given for the Dittons are (H)56 x (W)25 x (D)24cmTry these 300mm & 400mm high, i'm postive the original stands were 14'' tall..i think the 15's are about 10' w & d you have to check top plates to your spekkas but these are very well built stands...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL300-...item5ad628b77e
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Atacama-SL400-...item5ad628b78d
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Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Hamish,
Why don't you go for the Celestion 33s Andre linked to earlier on Ebay? They'll be ace. Look: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pair-Celestion...e8f7c3&afsrc=1
Ya lurves yer garden sounds too, I see! Nice speaker stands you've got there....
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp, fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I was just thinking they are tallish speakers for their diamensions & the tweeters being right up in the top corner...You'll be best judge when you get em for ear height ...Nice one anyway...Cheers, dude. I think the 400s would be more suitable.... The dimensions I've been given of the Dittons are (H)56 x (W)25 x (D)24cm
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Just to add hamish the '33' are very efficient aswell.Hamish,
Why don't you go for the Celestion 33s Andre linked to earlier on Ebay? They'll be ace. Look: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pair-Celestion...e8f7c3&afsrc=1
Ya lurves yer garden sounds too, I see! Nice speaker stands you've got there....
Marco.
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They look to be in really good nick, Marco.
There's a lot to be said for getting music around and about the house. Some folks swear by this new fangled streaming nonsense, I prefer to accumulate gear. An awareness of what old stuff is capable of is a good lesson in how far (or not) we've moved forward over the last decades, is it not?
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