Celestion Ditton 3 or 2?

[nelg]

I found a pair of celestion ditton's and they has ditton 2 on the speaker grill.

On the back of the speaker and on the front under the grill it says ditton 3

Any idea on these speakers?

 

[hifi_nut]

These are Ditton 2´s.( 2 way speakers )

http://www.marktplaats.nl/index.php...kers/164450822-celestion-ditton-2.html?xref=1

And these are Ditton 3´s ( 3 way speakers )

http://www.priceminister.com/offer/...-3-voies-80-Watts-8-ohms-91-5dB-Enceinte.html

Kinda makes sense, doesn´t it?

 

[nelg]

It looks like I have ditton 3's with Ditton 2 grills..oh well for $30.00 what can I do I will hook them up and give them a spin tonite.
Thanks for the input

 

[hifi_nut]

I´d love to hear your thoughts on them when you´re through.

I listened to some of the older Ditttons, like the 15´, 44s and, yes, the great 66s, but I never even knew the 3s existed untill today.

JKorge

 

[nelg]

I have been running the 3's for a few hours and I like them. It took awhile to warm up to them as I have currently Vandersteen 2's as my main speakers and I quite like them.

It is interesting that you mentioned the Celestion 66 as I just heard them today for the first time as I was buying my new amp a Sansui BA 5000.

The gentleman was using homemade speakers to demo the Sansui amp and I asked if we could listen to the 66's that he had sitting beside the homemade speakers with the Sansui ....what a difference.

Unfortunately the 66's are for sale...this creates conflict - love of speaker....any chance of maintaining relationship at home.

I want them, but I will have to wait until tommorrow to see if the person with first option buys them and to decide if I can get them into the house without too much conflict.

After listening to the Celestion 66 and then reading comments on the 66's on here and other places on the web I can see/hear what they are talking about.

 

[MunkeyQ]

The Ditton 66 really is an awesome speaker. They also command rather big price tags for a good 'un.

 

[Atlee1080]

Oh Man, I LOVE the 66. I have a pair of the 662, which if I am correct, is the home version of the 66 (i.e. - furniture quality finish, handed mids and tweets, and nicer grills). They sound fantastic, and i've never considered selling (even if they do sit unused for some periods due to their enormous size)

 

[nelg]

The guy is asking $750.00 canadian and they are in great condition....is this too much of a temptation??

 

[MunkeyQ]

The guy is asking $750.00 canadian and they are in great condition....is this too much of a temptation??

That's a bit too much in my opinion.

I've seen them for sale over here for a maximum of around $500 canadian.