B&W's for the office!

madmax
madmax Posts: 12,434
edited September 2005 in Speakers
I found these B&W DM4's at an antique shop. An old couple bought them new, used them for light listening for the past 33 years and finally decided to sell them. They are in great condition! The DM4 was the first speaker produced at their new factory in 1972. DM stands for "Domestic Monitor". Very cool speakers!
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  • nadams
    nadams Posts: 5,877
    edited September 2005
    nice! I like getting "old people" gear, because they're not likely to be abuse. Unless said old people were deaf, as in the case of my grandmother. You could hear her TV from 100 yards away from the house :)
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  • 2+2
    2+2 Posts: 546
    edited September 2005
    dudes....that "old" couple were not that old 33 years ago! They were probably blasting Zepplin and trippin out on the speakers.... ;)
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,204
    edited September 2005
    Nice find ;) . Let us know how they sound

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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited September 2005
    I think those are celestion tweeters. (but also original to these speakers. i think)
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2005
    ward91 wrote:
    I think those are celestion tweeters. (but also original to these speakers. i think)

    Any info is helpful. Thanks! Here is a closeup of the tweeter.
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2005
    Wow. Quite interesting looking.

    Congrats!
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  • ward91
    ward91 Posts: 338
    edited September 2005
    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Celestion-Ditton-15-tubo-tweeter-one-pair_W0QQitemZ5809419140QQcategoryZ14991QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

    i think these are the same as the mids? are they
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2005
    They look exactly the same.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2005
    Awesome find Max, too cool.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited September 2005
    I'm pretty excited about them. A lot of this vintage stuff does absolutely nothing for me but when you find stuff that is in really great shape and has some history it's fun.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited September 2005
    Sweet!
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