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Celestion Ditton 44 Speakers

Does anyone have or ever had Celestion Ditton 44 speakers? I saw a pair at a thrift shop, excellent condition, cheap, and could not resist buying them. I am currently have them hooked up to my store system (In budget minded virtual systems). Any comments about them? Has anyone ever replaced or upgraded the capacitors in the crossovers of vintage speakers?
My comments after a week of listening: Very listenable; no listening fatigue; punchy bass (they have a 12 inch woofer). However, they are noticably somewhat "muddier" than the CAMBER speakers I have been using. Not lots muddier, but somewhat muddier. By muddier, I mean less precice sounding. (The Celestions are three way speakers, and the Cambers are two way with a 7" woofer, and that may partly explain why the Celestions sound muddier.) I will hook the Cambers back up when I get around to it. However, I would like to try the Celestions in a room that is more appropriatly set up acoustically. If you look at my virtual system, there are serious issues with the room of my store system, but that is where I listen most.
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uru975
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Had a pair the was bought in June of 1972, after a car insurance settlement. Half went to a new car and half the rest to stereo equipment.
Thought they sounded great but were eventually replaced with B&W matrix 804's in the eighties.The Ditton 44's were the best speaker for the money at the time. Rest of that system was a Sansui Au 999 integrated and a Dual 1219 turntable. Cable varieties were still a glow in someone's eye for the future. As were power cords and digital.
crusinnuman
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I have a pair of ditton 44 bought these when I was 18 years of age now I am 47.I do not use them now only for when I have a party and replaced them with jamo classic 10.
The ditton 44 I had them about 3 metres apart and slighty 45 degree angle(slightly inwards).If this helps anyone I used to get a chair sit in the centre of the room and move back with your eyes closed and then forward until you get a nice stage sound affect.If you go back too far you will lose this affect and will sound dead.
I have had great pleasure in these speakers over many years and are easy to drive.

96 decibels at 1 metre very loud speaker.
20 to 100 watt amp can be used.

congratulations who have these speakers enjoy your listening.
geor
37 posts
 
Back to the Cambers - I have the 3.5 ti's. The imaging is unbelievable. They totally 'disappear'.
musicdoc
320 posts
 
back to the celestion ditton 44s - what is a suitable drop-in tweeter replacement? i found a pair of these but the tweeters are on their way out.
koevoetno1
2 posts
 
The 44'S were very good at the time but, the 25's were just that much better before the 66's appeared on the scene. Still, they are most enjoyable at medium to low levels.
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