Bargains on ebay?

[krugdoktor]

http://www.ebay.de/itm/271525048827
Very tempting!!

[Barry]

Amphenol Tuchels in both round 3 & 5 pin or the multi (8 - 32) pin were widely used in studios using German bruanbuch spec equipment. My Telefunken M10 connected to its record and replay amps using a mixture of both types. I've also seen Studer C37's with them as well.

I would expect European equipment to use Tuchels (my Nagra reel-reel machine uses a mixture of Tuchels and XLRs and, come to think of it, so does my EMT 930), but not necessarily on UK equipment. I assume it was EMI's use of the Siemens amplifiers that prompted the use of Tuchel connectors. Still think XLRs are superior though.

[istari_knight]

I've no idea what the tweeters are but if I did... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1413232017...84.m1423.l2649

[walpurgis]

I've no idea what the tweeters are but if I did... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1413232017...84.m1423.l2649

I heard these when they came on the market a couple of times. Can't say I was particularly struck by them.

[istari_knight]

I think Steen's designs were quite hit & miss depending on how far into production they were when you heard them. IME when first released they were often very rough but improvements were applied throughout a product's lifetime.

[walpurgis]

I think Steen's designs were quite hit & miss depending on how far into production they were when you heard them. IME when first released they were often very rough but improvements were applied throughout a product's lifetime.

I think those may be a later variant. They originally came with a heavy 10" pulp coned bass driver which sounded rather soggy in their speaker and sounded rather soggy to me when I tried a pair in a project speaker. Long time ago now, but I think they may have been made by Focal.

[tubehunter]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1513273453...84.m1423.l2649


great speakers for the price

[Beobloke]

I've no idea what the tweeters are but if I did... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1413232017...84.m1423.l2649

Those SD1s are mine. The tweeters are Visaton RHT12S and are notoriously fragile anyway even without someone buggering around with the crossover, inadvertently shoving bass into them and frying them, which is what had happened to these.

In three years of searching I've only managed to acquire one working tweeter and, frankly, I'm sick of looking at the speakers now, hence the auction!

If you fancy 'em, make me an offer...

[walpurgis]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1513273453...84.m1423.l2649


great speakers for the price

By the way. When are you going to restore the TT in your avatar. Looks well overdue.

[istari_knight]

Those SD1s are mine. The tweeters are Visaton RHT12S and are notoriously fragile anyway even without someone buggering around with the crossover, inadvertently shoving bass into them and frying them, which is what had happened to these.

In three years of searching I've only managed to acquire one working tweeter and, frankly, I'm sick of looking at the speakers now, hence the auction!

If you fancy 'em, make me an offer...

Very interesting Adam... Hmm I'll have to look into the tweeter issue - Are the crossover's kosha now or still in a "fiddled with" state ? I currently struggling to know what to do, I've got a pair of 103/4's & there are both 104/2's & R50's locally at good prices and now your selling SD1's... AARGH, Too many choices !!!