Unfollow celestion ditton to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Celestion ditton 25 for sale celestion ditton speakers 1970 size. Two celestion ditton speakers 1970sthese i have seen the value of these models rise over the years, so is an investment opportunity and they are currently hooked up to a bluetooth a. The ditton 25 was the biggest selling bookshelf loudspeaker of its time. Its high frequency hf 1001 dome tweeter and 205mm woofer provide the ditton 110 with a linearity, sharpness and smoothness in the treble that say a lot about the technological advance of celestion. Celestion ditton 66 is a speaker that many enthusiasts have refurbished. Celestion ditton 44 speakers does anyone have or ever had celestion ditton 44 speakers. Another celestion ditton 66 renovation thread page 2. Kingstononthames, build 1970, 6 pictures, great britain, schematics, tubes, semiconductors, loudspeaker. Hey all, i have the opportunity to pick up a pair of celestion 300 speakers for about 150 bucks. I had to replace the lot on my ditton 25 s and it made a massive difference as the old caps from 1975 were well out of spec.
Celestion ditton 25 floor speakers for sale canuck audio mart. Best maintenance you can do is to replace the original crossover capacitors with polypropylene film which dont age like aluminium electrolytics. These magnificent one owner, ditton 15s are in superb condition and sound is breath taking. Get the best deals on celestion vintage speakers when you shop the largest online selection at. I traded in my large advents for then when i worked at pacific stereo. Also the grill cloth has been reglued to the frame in a lot of places. Its maximum rated power with program material is 50 watts, and a 1watt input.
Celestion ditton 25s speakers canuck audio mart hifi. Cellestion ditton 33 question audioholics home theater forums. Celestion dittons speakers canuck audio mart hifi and. My celestion ditton 25s had loads of foam lining the interior. Celestion ditton 25 floor speakers for sale canuck audio. Replacement voice coil tweeter celestion hf0 8 ohms many more ditton.
In 1982, celestion built the sl6, a compact hifi speaker with a metal dome tweeter made of copper and designed with the help of laser interferometry. Customs services and international tracking provided. They go down to 40 hz, using a 12 inch bass unit,and a bass radiator also 12 inches in. The total cost for solen mkp replacements from falcon acoustics was around. The celestion ditton 110 is a compact twoway speaker system whose 634inchdiameter woofer operates in a sealed enclosure and crosses over at 2,300 hz to a 1inch softdome tweeter. The ditton 66s all suffered from what i call speaker fatigue.
The hf2000 tweeter is world renowned for its performance. Unfollow celestion ditton 44 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Considering how complex the crossover was, the ditton 44 and 66 could be ripe for converting to active with something like the dcx2496. Does anyone have or ever had celestion ditton 44 speakers. From those early days and the crude but then miraculous equipment to the fine contemporary high fidelity systems built today there have been innumerable innovations. I got some info on the nad but havent yet found anything on the celestion speakers. My video system currently uses my 25 year old celestion ditton 250s. I noticed it only when playing john gorkas jacks crows high street 72902 103092. Celestion ditton 25, hd2000 tweeter gone gearslutz is partsupported by our visitors. Find great deals on ebay for celestion ditton 44 and celestion ditton 25. Replacement complet kit celestion hf2000 ditton 2544244662 4 8ohm. Standing about 2and 12 feet tall, weighing a ton, and sporting real wood veneer, they are classic 70,s speakers. Celestion ditton 15 xr in excellent condition celestion ditton 15 xr. The speaker has a nominal system impedance of 8 ohms, and it is rated to deliver a soundpressure level spl of 87.
The combined performance of the 1001 hf tweeter and 170mm woofer result in the minimal distortion and excellent efficiency of this remarkable small speaker. The sensitivity of the 5 is enhanced over it s smaller brother by some 2db to 88dbwattmetre and the power handling from 60 watts to 90 watts programme amplifiers of between 10 and 90 watts per channel into 8 ohms being recommended as suitable. Celestion ditton speakers for sale in uk view 29 ads. Celestion ditton 66 studio monitors are one of the most easy listening and enjoyable speakers i have ever owned. I have my celestion 551s back in the house, along with it 10 inch bass bins, and it has got me thinking. Celestion ditton 15xr crossover xover genuine original used part p297 iss2c. Celestion ditton 110 manual two way loudspeaker system. While i havent posted much on this forum, i have followed its threads with great interest for many years, especially those related to vintage british speakers. Celestion ditton 15 hifi stereo speakers, original classic british audio product.
Either that, or get a couple of subs and take the low bass away from the dittons. The old ditton series as with most of the celestion range in the late 70 and 80s had very good and unique tweeters. They are in perfect condition and produce a deep and powerful. In another forum they say seas h0737 its a good tweeter substitute, having in mind thats a smaller faceplate. The combined performance of the 1001 hf tweeter and 170mm woofer result in the minimal distortion and excellent efficiency of. 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. When you buy products through links across our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Hi there i am trying to replace the caps on a pair of wonderful celestion ditton 25s mark 2 circa 1980 i am looking for any tips preferably. Big bad speakers with lots of bass but still with good clarity.
Review of celestion ditton 15 vintage british bookself speakers from 1971. Those with finger skills could easily tease a tiny amount of copper wire from the speakers voice coil and repair it. Celestion ditton 15, classic english made bookshelf speakers, remarkable mid 60s 70s icons. Aug 12, 2014 my celestion ditton 25s had loads of foam lining the interior. Celestion ditton 66 recap page 6 art of sound forum.
All the drive units are celestion s own manufacture, with the relatively simple crossover operating at 500hz and 3. Apr 06, 2011 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 celestion s ditton is the lowest priced of a group of three new speakers from that wellknown british manufacturer. Maybe one of the most desirable and certainly rarest english vintage speakers on the planet.
Greatsounding pair of circa1970s celestion ditton 15 bookshelf speakers in very good condition. Sep 22, 2004 hi im about to buy my first little system. The speaker impedance was 8 ohms at 20 hz, rose to about 25 ohms at the. 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. Celestion ditton 66 44 25 mkii single bass driver 12 woofer 2 of 2. Unfollow celestion ditton 662 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The crossover frequency is 2,300 hz, with cutoff slopes of 12 db per octave for. From what i saw it looks like the each speaker has an 8 inch driver and the specs at the back read. The speakers are 34 years old but all the cones seem to be in good working order. Celestion 100 loudspeaker page 2 this was somewhat recordingspecific. Celestions ditton is the lowest priced of a group of three new speakers from. Gorka has both a delightful way with lyricsthere are girls from new jersey who have that great big hair foonote 2 theyre found in shopping malls i will take you there.
Sep 10, 2009 they trashed celestion a long time ago, and are well on their way to trashing kef. Celestion ditton 25s speakers canuck audio mart hifi and. Before i get to the crux of this post, please allow me to. Replacement full kit tweeter celestion hf2000 ditton 25 44244 66240 beovox. Celestion ditton 25 for sale in uk view 21 bargains. The boxes are in intact shape even the original cloth covers are preserved after all these years, the rubber in the speakers look like they came out of the factory.
Celestion ditton 100 manual two way loudspeaker system. Celestion ditton 25, hd2000 tweeter gone gearslutz. At celestion, miniaturization is not synonymous with micro performance. Celestion began designing and manufacturing loudspeakers half a century ago. They have an impedance of 8 ohm and power rating of 50 watts. The speakers work good and have excellent sound quality.
The celestion owners thread audiokarma home audio stereo. Celestion ditton 250 vintage english three way speakers. Celestion ditton 44 posted december 26, 2011 hello again, if you go back a week or so ago in this very section of the forum youll see my thread about burn in time for crossover upgrade re celestion ditton 44s. I used these speakers for almost 20 years and i never had to complain. Vintage celestion f15 bookshelf speaker crossover and terminal panel w screws. Cellestion ditton 33 question audioholics home theater. I bought the celestion ditton 25s when i upgraded from the modest tannoy eclipses.
It uses a newly designed tweeterthe hf1001whose 1inch dome has viscoelastic damping for control of highfrequencyresonance breakup modes. This arrangement of two hf0 tweeters produce a better than average midrange clarity. Celestion ditton 100 bookshelf speakers countyhistorian. The pair i have, have a brown woodgrain finish, with darkbrown removable cloth speaker covers. 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. The celestion ditton 25 vintage speakers are introduced in 1960s.
Our first step was to test the existing crossover with the new baffle and drivers. They followed this model with the sl600, which used a rigid honeycomb alloy called aerolam instead of wood for the speaker casing, a material previously used only in the aerospace industry. Made some modifications in crossover at high freqs of the 12 and 5. Ive currently got a pair of studio 66 mkiis and a minty pair of ditton 25s hookd up to a mac. Like the rest of the range, the ditton 100 has benefited from laser analysis of the drive units. For additional information, see the global shipping program terms and. I saw a pair at a thrift shop, excellent condition, cheap, and could not resist buying them. Power handling was linked to the model number in this range, so ditton 44 44 watts rms however the mk2 version was listed as being rated up to 100w likely peak. Just match the power ratings of the hf drivers to the amps via the crossover and all. One couldnt listen to them for any extended period of time. Jan 16, 2007 my video system currently uses my 25 year old celestion ditton 250s. Speakers celestion ditton, classic 2way stereo speakers, made in.
Celestion ditton 15 studio series hi fi ive recapped and replaced a broken tweeter on these units and theyre in fully working order. Jun 20, 2019 celestion ditton 15 bass driver at both ends it has deep rubber surrounds, and the polystyrene is damped by little discs glued on both sides of the cylinder, the whole thing mounted in a plastic basket. There is a nick on the rear bottom corner,some finish scratches and a few grill cloth holes. I heard ry cooders jazz on them and the advents were history. Celestion recommend stands 24 inches high, with 612 inches of clear space behind the cabinets. 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. Celestion ditton celestions ditton is the lowest priced of a group of three new speakers from that wellknown british manufacturer. These are concidered to be second from the ditton 66s totl model. Celestion ditton 44 speakers audiogon discussion forum.
The celestion ditton 100 bookshelf speakers were made by celestion international limited in ipswich, england. May 29, 20 i have my celestion 551s back in the house, along with it 10 inch bass bins, and it has got me thinking. If youre willing to tuck into the crossovers, get yourself an active crossover and biamp them or triamp if you have enough amps. Of course, there are a few very small signs of wear. The pair are the very early versions, the grilles have the chrome edges and no badges. All the drive units are celestions own manufacture, with the relatively simple crossover operating at 500hz and 3.
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