Feb, 20 i have tried and owned celestion ditton 44s 2 pairs of 66s 22s and a pair of counties but recently i acquired a mint pair of celestion ditton 15xrs not the ditton 15s of old but the xr version replacing the hf0 tweeter with the updated version of the hf2000 which extends the treble to convey the studio sound. I actually owned some very old celestion ditton 33s that i got for next to nothing and they blew me away in terms of detail, especially in the treble. Celestion ditton 15 xr speakersmade in englandsuperb soundfull working order. Just match the power ratings of the hf drivers to the amps via the crossover and. The crossover is hardwired and the components are fixed to the back of the plastic s input terminal block with epoxy adhesive. The ditton is a compact, twoway system whose acousticsuspension woofer located close to and in a vertical line with the tweeter has an effective diameter of 6 inches nominally an 8inch speaker. Secondthird or fourth hand 3 years ago, for a mere.
Hi guys, i am looking to rebuilt a pair of celestion ditton 66 and i need advice. Celestion ditton 15 studio series hi fi kept as spares for xrs but no longer own a pair sorely missed. The ditton 22 has a sealed box enclosure, the low and the mid frequencies are handled by two pulpcone units, the former 200mm and the latter 100mm in diameter. After 40 years, i guess that the crossover will need some upgraded, also wirering job and new binding post. I cant remember, but i have a feeling that the ones in the ditton 15 are. Find great deals on ebay for celestion ditton 662 and celestion ditton 551. Does anyone have or ever had celestion ditton 44 speakers. Licensed to youtube by cd baby on behalf of kvk music. The opinions expressed in the above post do not necessarily reflect those of our editorial team just in case you wondered. Celestion ditton 15xr speakers for sale canuck audio mart. Nice pair or pretty rare celestion ditton 121 speakers, made in england not much info or specs online regarding this model, other then they are from the 70s and are 8 ohms they are 15. They are in perfect condition and produce a deep and powerful.
Beautiful timber veneer and classic accoustic transparent speaker grills. I had two pairs of ditton 15 s, driven by a sansui qrx3000 quadraphonic receiver and then sansui qa7000 quadraphonic amplifier in the mid 1970s my brother had ditton 44s. Baffle edges contoured for excellent acoustic properties2. There is a first order filter feeding the bass driver and a second order filter feeding the tweeter, so a fairly simple crossover setup. Superb price at 199 and located in manchester happy bidding. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. Can somebody view these speakers and comment for me. Hey all, i have the opportunity to pick up a pair of celestion 300 speakers for about 150 bucks. The nominal impedance of the ditton is 8 ohms, and its frequency response is rated at 75 to 20,000 hz 3 db.
Celestion ditton 66 upgraded speakers canuck audio. The celestion owners thread audiokarma home audio stereo. Celestion ditton 15, classic english made bookshelf speakers, remarkable mid 60s 70s icons. Replacement diaphragm tweeter celestion hd ditton 15 xr 112233 8 ohm. Buy celestion ditton and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. I cant seem to find too much information about them, are they any good. They share the hf0 2 per cab in the 25 but add a hf2000 supertweeter which imho is much needed as the hf0 rolls off around 14khz.
All the drive units are celestions own manufacture, with the relatively simple crossover operating at 500hz and 3. They go down to 40 hz, using a 12 inch bass unit,and a bass radiator also 12 inches in. Gorka has both a delightful way with lyricsthere are girls from new jersey who have that great big hair foonote 2 theyre found in. Celestion ditton 150 manual two way loudspeaker system. I suspect if a crossover were not needed to prevent one whopper of a bass hump celestion wouldnd have incorporated it into the system.
These magnificent one owner, ditton 15s are in superb condition and sound is breath taking. I saw a pair at a thrift shop, excellent condition, cheap, and could not resist buying them. The speaker also lacked definition in the lower midrange, which was generally rather warmsounding once the speaker had broken in. I did have some ul6 celestions for a while and still have some ditton 25. The cabinet and tweeter were trashed on one speaker, but the other is doing center duty in my office system. A mate has just bought a pair of celestion ditton 15s. The crossover frequency is 2,300 hz, with cutoff slopes of 12 db per octave for the woofer and 18 db per octave for the tweeter. Oct 20, 20 a mate has just bought a pair of celestion ditton 15s. Celestion ditton 15 xr hifi database bookshelf and. Selling a matched pair consecutive serial numbers of celestion ditton 15xr floor standing standmount loudspeakers. Ul6 was pretty smooth and easy to listen to but not remarkable speakers. Ive been buying used speakers and other gear for over 25 years, i have owned and sold at least 50 pairs of speakers and today i still own 15 pairs. In another forum they say seas h0737 its a good tweeter substitute, having in mind thats a smaller faceplate. Celestion ditton 15 coupled with a hybrid valve amp.
Save celestion ditton 15 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. The first acts as a woofer, the second functioning as a midrange driver. Enceintes acoustiques detagere celestion ditton 15 vintage. The fact that i had some criticisms about its soundthe sometimes grainy low treble at high playback levels. Unfollow celestion 11 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Celestion ditton 15 studio series hi fi kept as spares for xr s but no longer own a pair sorely missed. I must admit to knowing very little about celestion ditton speakers, so defer to the collective wisdom here. I found the top end a bit pinched and peaky and ultimate extension is limited to a peak at around 14khz followed by a swift rolloff, hence the bbc designs adding a supertweeter by coles, kef or celestion. I used these speakers for almost 20 years and i never had to complain. Up for sale is a pair of celestion ditton 15xr bookshelf speakers.
I think the 15 s can still sound pretty good, so id say it would be a worthwhile project. Review of celestion ditton 15 vintage british bookself speakers from 1971. Unfollow celestion ditton 44 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Apr 06, 2011 i had two pairs of ditton 15 s, driven by a sansui qrx3000 quadraphonic receiver and then sansui qa7000 quadraphonic amplifier in the mid 1970s my brother had ditton 44s.
Celestion ditton 66 upgraded speakers canuck audio mart. Kingstononthames, build 1980, 8 pictures, great britain, schematics, tubes, semiconductors. Details about replacement diaphragm tweeter celestion hdditton 15 xr 112233 8 ohmshow original title 1 viewed per hour 4. Substitute both resistors in both crossovers, look at the value on the new one. Shipments and returns we offer combined shipping for all deliveries delivery service depends on combined weight please check below table for details and prices parcles. Classic vintage british hifi speakers in very nice condition both cosmetically sonically. Also had a pair of celestion 15xls but liked the sound of my smaller. These bigger brothers of the ditton 15 have a completely different abr than the ditton 15they have also been given new dayton audio polypropylene capacitors in the crossoversnew internal wiring made of solid copper wire has also been. Celestion ditton 15 studio series hi fi speakers original 1st version of these iconic solid timber 2way midsized speakers from the the golden age of high fidelity. Find great deals on ebay for celestion ditton 44 and celestion ditton 66. Celestion ditton 200 manual three way loudspeaker system. Jul 31, 2003 thread resurrectionha over a year nearly. I bought the celestion ditton 25s when i upgraded from the modest tannoy eclipses.
The secret to the performance of the ditton 150 is the passive radiator, an original celestion design. After 12 years of using these celestion ditton 88 speakers with my nice sansui amplifier i did not find better balance and dynamics. Nov 18, 2011 celestion ditton 15 coupled with a hybrid valve amp. Celestion ditton speakers for sale in uk view 67 ads.
I have a set of mint celestion ditton sx15 speakers and have paired them with my fatboy redi vacuum tube valve amp they sound fantastic. Celestion ditton 15 studio brand new but not in original box. Beautiful monitor speaker with small damage on 1 speaker cabinet. I think the 15s can still sound pretty good, so id say it would be a worthwhile project. I have tried and owned celestion ditton 44s 2 pairs of 66s 22s and a pair of counties but recently i acquired a mint pair of celestion ditton 15xrs not the ditton 15s of old but the xr version replacing the hf0 tweeter with the updated version of the hf2000 which extends the treble to convey the studio sound. I think the ditton 15 was of its time the early seventies. Celestion 8 passive radiator pair ditton 15 speakers. I am currently have them hooked up to my store system in budget minded virtual systems. I believe the hf and mid range units to be the same as those used in the only slightly larger ditton 33. It would look great in any room with celestion or vintage audio in it. Celestion ditton 15xr crossover xover genuine original used part p297 iss2c. Celestion speaker building components for sale ebay. Replacement diaphragm tweeter celestion hdditton 15. All the drive units are celestion s own manufacture, with the relatively simple crossover operating at 500hz and 3.
Great bass, clarity and perform well with warm sound of valve amp. Celestion ditton 44 speakers audiogon discussion forum. Celestion ditton 15 xr vintage speakers the music room. I had two pairs of ditton 15s, driven by a sansui qrx3000 quadraphonic receiver and then sansui qa7000 quadraphonic amplifier in the mid 1970s my brother had ditton 44s.
Celestion ditton 66 studio monitors are one of the most easy listening and enjoyable speakers i have ever owned. I noticed it only when playing john gorkas jacks crows high street 72902 103092. Standing about 2and 12 feet tall, weighing a ton, and sporting real wood veneer, they are classic 70,s speakers. Save celestion ditton 44 to get email alerts and updates on your. The ul6 appears to use the same drivers as the ditton 15xr. They took a lot to drive them amplifiers were low powered at the time my amps were 20w per channel, and if i remember correctly, were slightly coloured in their sound. The original celestion xover uses a small circuit board. The ditton 200 is the most compact of the threeway speaker ditton range. The pair are the very early versions, the grilles have the chrome edges and no badges. This celestion 5 has an internal volume of exactly one and a half times that of the celestion 3. It has the celestion ditton 33, the 15 xr, and the ul6 speakers. Celestion ditton 15 xr vintage speakers the music room melissa lara.
Celestion ditton 15xr the completely new ditton 15xr is a sophisticated bookshelf loudspeaker system using all new components but drawing on the valuable experience gained with the world renowed ditton 15. I have rebuilt an old pair of celestion ditton 25s recently that have been in the family for yearsnew tweeterssupertweeter and new like for like caps in crossover. Im looking into buying a vintage amp, sansui or sugden. Celestion ditton 33,15xr,ul6 speaker ad,1975,full specs. Discussion in audio hardware started by love4another, mar 22, 2012.
I picked up this pair of ditton 22 from a house clearance earlier this year and have been impressed by their solid bass, projected mid range and sweet treble. Jun 26, 2011 i did have some ul6 celestions for a while and still have some ditton 25. Find great deals on ebay for celestion ditton 15 and celestion ditton 10. The one i really want to pair up is a celestion ditton 15xr. The existing crossover is at 2khz and its just a test so i wont be putting. With a peculiarity which explains its striking balance and remarkable efficiency in the bass and midrange, the ditton 200 possesses two apparently similar woofers. The new crossover was hard wired with the components mounted on a board. The celestion ditton 121 is bookshelf 2way speaker systems from the 80s a large clean soundfrom a small cabinet.
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