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Second hand Celestion Ditton 66: opportunity or scam?

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Hi folks!

I'm facing the opportunity to get a pair of Celestion Ditton 66 in exchange for some integrated amp I'm selling, an Audio Analogue Crescendo.

I'm not searching actively for any passives, but, what do you think about it?

I've found this brochure with some specifications, more than I expected in fact. It doesn't seem to be that bad.

Do you think this exchange makes any sense in terms of value?

Thanks in advance!
 
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Your brochure link seems to be pointing to a local file on your computer.

Production year was 1976 for those speakers, I would personally have to get a warranty that would give me a time to audition the speakers.
Is this a local trade with a known party ?
 
Your brochure link seems to be pointing to a local file on your computer.
How stupid! Solved.
Your brochure link seems to be pointing to a local file on your computer.

Production year was 1976 for those speakers, I would personally have to get a warranty that would give me a time to audition the speakers.
Is this a local trade with a known party ?
Local, I could go to listen to them. The thing is that I'm just a guy who likes to listen to music, the fact that I like them or not when I listen to them doesn't mean very much.
 
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I personally wouldn't buy / exchange without an in depth test before. This is as vintage as it gets. Think of hardened glue, that would possibly crack at higher volumes (K.E.F. drivers), damping material which transformed into kind of a slime (JBL compression drivers), dried out electrolytic caps way out of specs, sagged active bass / passive radiator (too many), and other issues more. Even if o/k, still it hardly would hit the target by todays standards.
 
I personally wouldn't buy / exchange without an in depth test before. This is as vintage as it gets. Think of hardened glue, that would possibly crack at higher volumes (K.E.F. drivers), damping material which transformed into kind of a slime (JBL compression drivers), dried out electrolytic caps way out of specs, sagged active bass / passive radiator (too many), and other issues more. Even if o/k, still it hardly would hit the target by todays standards.
Thanks. That's more or less the impression I had beforehand. I wanted to ask here in case there is something I'm not aware of. The specs aren't that bad, but that was at the time they were made...
 
How stupid! Solved.

Local, I could go to listen to them. The thing is that I'm just a guy who likes to listen to music, the fact that I like them or not when I listen to them doesn't mean very much.
You have no obligation to do the trade, so go and listen to them, examine the cones looking for dry cracked surrounds, etc and ask if you can push them to see if anything breaks.
 
Not a great speaker, noisy cabinets, lots of overhang in the bass. Far from neutral, but a fun big bouncy sound
 
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