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Location: Newtownards, Belfast
Posts: 35
I'm Gavin.
House of Celestion
Here are a few pictures of my Celestions. The collection has been expanding quite quickly recently as I have been snapping up any local sales.
Celestion Ditton 662 & 15 XR
Modified 15 XR
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Celestion Ditton 33
Celestion A3
Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the other equipment, but I'll get round to that some day.
My Equipment: CD Players - Creek Destiny, Sonneteer Bronte, Roksan Kandy KC1-MkIII, Marantz CD63 mk2, Toshiba XR-J9: Pre-Amp - Sugden C28, Rotel RC-972: Power Amp - Yamaha Natural Sound MX-2, Bridged Rotel RB-850s: Integrated Amps - XTZ Desire A100D3, Kenwood KA7020, Pioneer SA-540: Loudspeakers - Celestion A3, Celestion Ditton 662, Celestion Ditton 33, Celestion Ditton 15 XR, TDL RTL3, Wharfedale Diamond IV, Shan Shimna, Mission 760i.
My Blog: http://artmincnc.blogspot.co.uk/
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I'm Stu.
Had a pair of Celestion A1s a few years ago - they're the younger sibling of the A3 s above. Fabulous loudspeaker and an absolute bargain if you can find them!
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Location: Newtownards, Belfast
Posts: 35
I'm Gavin.
Hi Stu. Yes, the A1 is a lovely loudspeaker too.
I still feel that I need more grunt in my power amp for the A3s. Anybody have any suggestions?
My Equipment: CD Players - Creek Destiny, Sonneteer Bronte, Roksan Kandy KC1-MkIII, Marantz CD63 mk2, Toshiba XR-J9: Pre-Amp - Sugden C28, Rotel RC-972: Power Amp - Yamaha Natural Sound MX-2, Bridged Rotel RB-850s: Integrated Amps - XTZ Desire A100D3, Kenwood KA7020, Pioneer SA-540: Loudspeakers - Celestion A3, Celestion Ditton 662, Celestion Ditton 33, Celestion Ditton 15 XR, TDL RTL3, Wharfedale Diamond IV, Shan Shimna, Mission 760i.
My Blog: http://artmincnc.blogspot.co.uk/
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Location: Newcastle UK
Posts: 3,749
I'm Rich.
Nice pics, those 15 xr look very tidy. I have a pair of 15s, they look a bit tatty but still sound the business in stock form. What mods did you do on them?
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Location: Newtownards, Belfast
Posts: 35
I'm Gavin.
Hi Richard, nothing major, but there is a write up on them on my blog here: http://artmincnc.blogspot.co.uk/2013...rbishment.htmlOriginally Posted by RichB
My Equipment: CD Players - Creek Destiny, Sonneteer Bronte, Roksan Kandy KC1-MkIII, Marantz CD63 mk2, Toshiba XR-J9: Pre-Amp - Sugden C28, Rotel RC-972: Power Amp - Yamaha Natural Sound MX-2, Bridged Rotel RB-850s: Integrated Amps - XTZ Desire A100D3, Kenwood KA7020, Pioneer SA-540: Loudspeakers - Celestion A3, Celestion Ditton 662, Celestion Ditton 33, Celestion Ditton 15 XR, TDL RTL3, Wharfedale Diamond IV, Shan Shimna, Mission 760i.
My Blog: http://artmincnc.blogspot.co.uk/
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Location: A Strangely Isolated Place in Suffolk with Far Away Trains Passing By...
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I'm David.
Any ideas of the 150 model? I think it offered updated styling, a further revised bass-mid driver and the mesh covered tweeter dome, but I have no other info on it.
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Location: Yorkshire
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I'm Andrew.
Great collection, I own a super modified pair of 15XR's which I use with a number of systems. Do you think you'll ever get a pair of 66's?
SS
CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
VALVE / MONO
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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I'm gone.
Nice photos - lovely collection. Go on - show us the rest!
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Location: South Beds, UK
Posts: 4,603
I'm Mike.
My son has had my Celestion A1's for the last 3 or 4 years and I have just acquired a pair of Ditton 44's.
Both quite wonderful speakers and the 44's in particular have been quite a revelation, although I still haven't quite got the amp / speaker match right I feel.
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Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 9,778
I'm Andrew.
You don't need much of an amp to power these beasts, I have a pair of these as well. I preferred valves when using mine but SS can sound good as well. Anything upto 50-60 watts should more than ample to drive the big 12" bass drivers on these classics, can you tell I love celestion vintage speakers ???
SS
CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
VALVE / MONO
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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