All user reviews for the Celestion Ditton 66 Studio Monitor

I used these speakers as replacement for my Goodmans Magnum K2 from 1974 to 1989. I was seduced by the frequency response in the lows and the quality of the rest of the spectrum. At the dawn of the '80s I noticed that the quality of the mids and highs on competitor products clearly surpassed the Dittons. When I decided to replace them, in 1989, I was seduced by the JMlab 710 Onyx K2, which had extreme lows like I had never heard before up to that day: I could hear the bass drum of the symphonic orchestra at a level never reached with the Dittons, which, on the other hand, seemed to boost the high lows and render them fluffy.
Back then, Focal was called JMlab, and equipped their products with Focal speakers. It was a small unknown (at least to me) and extremely dynamic brand: They called me to tell me when they would finish manufacturing my speakers.
I still have these speakers, and I don't know if I will ever replace them, because my wife has become somewhat hostile to my music listening, so I invested in the Sennheiser HD800 headphones, which allow me to listen to music with lots of dynamics (to be more clear: Classical music) without disturbing my wife.
As for the Dittons, after having used them at my second home, I gave them to one of my sons, who still uses them today, since my second home has become my primary residence.

I listened to these speakers for more than 20 years, from 1976 to 2000. Excellent when compared to other speakers at the same price point in 1976 (like the Elipson 1303, JBL L100, AR 3A,... no Unidentified Sounding Objects), they cost two months of average monthly salary back then. Throughout the years they have lost their superiority and have been matched and, finally, surpassed by other products in the small hi-fi world. My B&W DM605-S2 from 2000 that replaced them are clearly better in terms of musicality: They have the same deep low end, but even tighter, and the high mids sound "less harsh." And the B&W CM9 I bought in July 2011 really relegate them to the unexceptional hi-fi "vintage" category. I'm sorry for fans and nostalgics.

- How long have you use it?
Ben was honest, they are my parents who bought them when I was still n.
alls they listen. So since I n and even a little before.

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?
sound, good god, what a sound! really deep bass, precise, speakers simply
pleasant to listen, I say this from memory, as they are today hs, my period "dj-mad-scientist"
There is surely something to do.

If you find these speakers OCCAZ and in good condition with all original above, feel free.

I'm not ing-sound or anything, just brought up with these speakers, at a very young
used to this quality of listening, and, specifically, I have never heard or heard of pregnant
ditton66 honestly compete with these, is it out of habit, by affection, I do not know.
but all other systems have always seemed bland, lack of low bass or disgusting,
or so MUCH tiring.

So I put 10 because I never found better.

Ah the famous 66 of the 70's, they have done and will yet much attention, an amp with a heart to reach a standard close to the musicality vrit. The couple mdium acute among the best who does MODELS manufactured. Bass and below are dmnts, prvoir plant running, I connected two Luxman M03 bridge (2x480WATTS RMS) to reach a ffective little speakers in this volume can compete. Beware of its low price often used, because two things are noted: 1) We need an amp with a power so extraordinary and stable trs coteux 2) the HPs are no longer and are increasingly rare opportunity and strong honnreux and station breaks because of amps ter quality or insufficient food. Many new speakers worth 10 times their prices can not used their height. Whereas it was not such a time as the Rolls Royce of speakers? It's been 10 years since they are accompanied by her little sister the 15 XR, 44 and 25, and if it would re plutt I would go and have cost so much in my profession Mod that's it for the world in a reasonable price I would not change, even if the Aesthetics of faade is a little sad, but incredibly strong.

I kept the APRS enseintes 10 years having bought at a cash converter for 1200 era of the Franks. I passed the shop and I heard from afar the sound of the bass. I got curious and I and really highlight the quality and range of these enseintes. I bought them for my studio and I mix with for years. Obviously I had a close monitor TAPCO too. All I mix sounds great on these monitors. Now I have the high end OHM (RARE monitor only American made, using Walsh speakers are omni-directional). When I mix my recoute, they are perfect, contrary to what some prtendaient collgues of the era.
The baffles have the particularity to have incredibly low even in the sub prcises serious. For example if you put little volume, bass and trsdfinies are Submitted. Many enseintes are low, but they are not searches and prcises. The acute trs are good and soft, not strident or tiring.
To my knowledge have the most enseintes warm I was. Since I bought a enseintes 10 000 USD (I live in the United States dsormais) but the best I've found that my OHMS. Cepandant I have not found the quality and The definition in the bass in any I have bought.
I am an engineer and I work with pro in the US's, my opinion is not that of an amateur. If you come across these machines, buy, you will not regret it and you re-discovering all your disks.

I-l possd these devices in my early youth, so there thirty years, I had left for panels that magneplanar taient also outstanding and I also always possde . But to return to the Ditton 66, I'll tell you a story vridique. Prt one day I was a disc (vinyl Obviously we are in 1977) by direct burning Sheffield style, with a record of military band, I put this disc on my turntable (Thorens TD 145 s well r) and I t distracted by a call from my dust ... suddenly, hearing the music, I prcipit the window to see the musicians dfile ... yes, yes, I swear ... c'tait the 66 ... a dynamic and natural sound of a poustouflant. Ah nostalgia!

I possde a pair of Celestion 66 Studio Monitor quip with a recording studio ORTF My first worked for several years ORTF Celestion He used to hook the sound before the master sound recording on vinyl for burning discs. My first was able to buy these wonders before the close of the ORTF and I am happy sevenu the Owner ', I had a couple of decades. Since that time many APRS dmnagements and change lives, I'm still glued to these two wonders. Dfaire impossible for me and especially I never found a more affordable price. Everything is bland and flat when he heard the sound of 66. I always use these two columns today for monitoring in my own recording studio, they became indispensable. The cost of the sound that has just been performed by Celestion's always, it's not me who asked! It's like a since these columns are part of my hardware and I think even I would lose some of my clientle disparatre if they were? It's amazing!
For hifistes, audiophiles, they are connected to a receiver prampli Yamaha AX-930 which dlivre 130 Watts continuous or (RMS) is as desired. The HP are all original and the filters yet they work almost 24/24 for over 10 years.
I think I'll sell IMMEDIATE these speakers if I had become deaf.