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ajswinscoe
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 Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:12 pm Post subject: Ls3/5a and kef code mk1 |
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What are the differences between the 2 ?
I noticed somebody selling kef coda on ebay recently and the starting price was a tad under 300 pounds. A bit steep i thought. But its made me ask this quetion though |
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ColinR
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| Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | What are the differences between the 2 ? |
A double skinned box rather than chipboard and a £70 crossover with three transformers and selected components rather than one ~£3 using two inductors and two capacitors, plus "selected" B110A with a specific frequency response that occured in less than 2% of all examples.
So you're NOT going to get a SP1003 off sleezeBay that comes close, no matter how good the spiel or feedback rating, unless the hammer's gone through another pair of LS3/5as  .
However if you turn them both up afer having a skinfull  they don't sound that different  .
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proffski
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| Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: Ls3/5a and kef code mk1 |
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| ajswinscoe wrote: | What are the differences between the two?
I noticed somebody selling KEF Coda on ebay recently and the starting price was a tad under 300 pounds.
A bit steep I thought. But its made me ask this question though |
Yikes! 
I paid precisely £30 for a near mint pair from a local newspaper advert a few years ago. £300? Ye gods, as much I respect, admire and used to collect KEF the very tops I'd pay for a pair is £50... and they would have to have been in the original packaging for that!
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MGM
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It cost me about £125 to rebuild some Codas for my son. I managed to get a pair of B110s for £40.
That's low for these times...
The T27s were £45, but that is about the going rate.
The cabinets, which are in very good condition, ( with grilles) were a little more expensive that I thought.
Oh well, what can you get for £125 these days?
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SaSi
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| MGM wrote: |
Oh well, what can you get for £125 these days? |
While I agree you can't get much with £125, I paid almost as much for a pair of R104ab 7 years ago. Plus shipping which was about another 40 (overseas). I suppose prices are going up on these buggers. |
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