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 Topic: Concertos |
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| tolstoy Replies: 8 Views: 4164 |
 Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 2:42 pm Subject: Concertos |
| What impresses me is that they are still in their boxes. How do you manage that after thirty years?! | |
| Topic: Concertos |
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| tolstoy Replies: 8 Views: 4164 |
Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 11:08 pm Subject: Concertos |
| A pair have just gone up on ebay in a considerably better condition than the ones I'm rescuing. I'll be interested to see what they go for. Any guesses? | |
| Topic: Concertos |
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| tolstoy Replies: 8 Views: 4164 |
Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 10:57 pm Subject: Concertos |
| There's no problem having them as they were rescued on the verge of being thrown into a skip at the Royal College here in London, two pairs in fact, luckily a good friend of mine who works there was p ... | |
| Topic: Concertos |
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| tolstoy Replies: 8 Views: 4164 |
Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 1:00 pm Subject: Concertos |
| I've been offered a pair of these recently and thought I'd ask peoples opinion of them. I have not had the opportunity to listen to them but I note from here they are at their best in bigger spaces. I ... | |
| Topic: New user introduction - Concertos in Canada |
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| tolstoy Replies: 6 Views: 4002 |
Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:58 pm Subject: New user introduction - Concertos in Canada |
| On the subject of the Concertos. What do people think of them? I've been offered a pair and I have to say that to look at they are not the most attractive speakers going in the kef range for that peri ... | |
| Topic: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
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| tolstoy Replies: 6 Views: 4396 |
Forum: DIY with KEF drive units Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 9:32 pm Subject: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
| I wouldn't have expected to find the badges on ebay, but to my surprize their they are! Next dilemma, mine is brown they're black
I hadn't thought about the effect new tweeters would have on the cr ... |
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| Topic: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
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| tolstoy Replies: 6 Views: 4396 |
Forum: DIY with KEF drive units Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:17 pm Subject: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
| Heh. It's subtle Colin but I detect a hint of disappointment there. Okay, I'll stick with the T27 but I'll have to get them repaired which is why I was fishing for options. Will KEF still perform this ... | |
| Topic: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
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| tolstoy Replies: 6 Views: 4396 |
Forum: DIY with KEF drive units Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:08 am Subject: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
See... nobody wants to talk to me now 
I should haved added that the speakers I refer to are the Corellis. I guess many would suggest that you just do not do this with vintage kit. I might agree ... |
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| Topic: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
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| tolstoy Replies: 6 Views: 4396 |
Forum: DIY with KEF drive units Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:00 pm Subject: Replacing T27 with modern equivalent |
| Now for a question that will probably have me ex-communicated from the forum. I’ve been considering replacing the aging T27 HF drivers with a more contemporary design, making use of modern materials a ... | |
| Topic: Problem with SP1032 crossovers |
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| tolstoy Replies: 4 Views: 3172 |
Forum: KEF speakers Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:50 am Subject: Problem with SP1032 crossovers |
| What can I say… truly you are a man of great wisdom, your diagnosis was spot on (ever thought of becoming a doctor? Maybe you are one). Now at the risk of testing your patience if I thought that this ... | |
| Topic: Problem with SP1032 crossovers |
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| tolstoy Replies: 4 Views: 3172 |
Forum: KEF speakers Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:43 pm Subject: Problem with SP1032 crossovers |
| Watch this space... | |
| Topic: Problem with SP1032 crossovers |
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| tolstoy Replies: 4 Views: 3172 |
Forum: KEF speakers Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:11 pm Subject: Problem with SP1032 crossovers |
| I've recently replaced all the capacitors on my Corelli speakers following advice from here (Colin?), however I now have a slight problem. I wouldn't claim to be an expert at soldering but I feel I've ... | |
| Topic: Corellis |
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| tolstoy Replies: 5 Views: 3279 |
Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 8:28 pm Subject: Corellis |
Learning is a great thing. eh?  I see there are T27's on ebay at about the cost I'd expect so I'm on the way to getting these guys back on track. You were spot on about the resistor by the way.
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| Topic: Corellis |
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| tolstoy Replies: 5 Views: 3279 |
Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:34 pm Subject: Corellis |
| Okay, I've discovered what Polyswitches do:-) | |
| Topic: Corellis |
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| tolstoy Replies: 5 Views: 3279 |
Forum: KEF Speakers from the 1970s Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:48 pm Subject: Corellis |
| Wow. I'm impressed. Can't say I have much of a clue of half what you describe, 'motorboating', 'bottle job'? But your comments do help point me in a new direction. The amp I have is a pretty hefty Son ... | |
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