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proffski · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:

Oh Darn!

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ColinR · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 8:44 pm Post subject:

proffski · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject:

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ColinR · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject:

proffski · Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject:

Russ Andrews, nobody understands their laws of physics.
But they sure understand their bank balance... Surprised

£££$$$!
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Jonathan B right · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 9:31 am Post subject:

Hi Pete, I know its a year since this thread was active. I was just "surfing" and was intrigued by your initial post.
Two things (i) the 8" unit does look like an Audax and (ii) is it just possible that the boxes are homemade diy units and some wag has put Celef badges on them? A sort of hoax......

They look nothing like the Celefs I'm familiar with. They could be a rare prototype I suppose.

Thanks for the interesting puzzle. Jonathan

ColinR · Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:50 am Post subject:

I'm not into audio at the moment as a member of the local bullies and hooligans (Staffordshire Gliding) club has just managed to break a fundamental air navigation order six times in row.
Looping the loop is an areobatic manoeuvre is it not?
Rule 46; areobatics are not permitted.
They are (with draconian conditions attached to the permit) in close proximity to an airfield at an organised air-show, but not on a Saturday afternoon a mile from a grass strip in close proximity to a congested area (village) and above someone's house!

However Very Happy

, I know of four (including mine) different evolutionary configurations of the bespoke and expensive Celef Studio Professional Monitors and the configuration and cabinet size are all consistent with the later replacement of the four B110s by an ATC unit; the Audax unit in turn being replaced by a KEF SP1054.
S. Tyler had a hand in the production of all the 20 odd pairs of each design, hence the SPT serial numbers.
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Gary · Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 2:32 am Post subject:

Colin, tell Lefty to come home. Now.

Thanks.

(What's Gary talking about? That sounds like Lefty, a WW2 vet that STILL has his commercial pilot's license. Sorry - I'm sure it can't be the same guy. )
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pete the bus · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:58 pm Post subject:

ColinR · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:46 pm Post subject:

pete the bus · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:04 pm Post subject:

I definitely won't be moving these on! Although rather large for my room, they're too good to let go. They have an openness and naturalness that I've rarely heard in other designs. Maybe the bass could be a little fuller and tighter, but thats not a problem really. I've tried a few amps; Quad 306, Quantum 202 and 207, Nad 3020, Sansui 101, but recently I managed to recap my Hafler 220 which sounds pretty good through them. I dont know their sensitivity rating, I guess it would be mid 80's, so I was wondering if they were designed for a solid state amp rather than possibly valves?
How do yours sound, by the way?

ColinR · Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 8:02 pm Post subject:

SaSi · Senior Contributor 200+ Joined: 24 Aug 2008 Posts: 256

Is it me or :
The dome tweeter seems to be mounted tilted to the left
The piezo (?) to the left of the dome isn't "properly" centered for visual effect. And I won't accept it's placed like that after careful thought for improved dispersion (lol).
The leftmost B110s have a larger vertical spacing compared to the rightmost ones

The "shelf" at the bottom of the cabinet screams calinda
The front baffle seems to be a replacement for the original one - something like a Calinda with the front baffle replaced and all these drivers put in place.

And B110s for LF with an 8" driver as midrange? As if 8" drivers perform nicely (cone breakups, dispersion, etc) in the 2-3kHz range...