Could somebody tell me what these are worth?

kramcamp · 04:20 PM

Found these in my basement the other day covered in dust. I don't really know anything about speakers / tweeters but I figured some of you guys from this forum would know what was up. Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

Mark

picowallspeaker · 9th June 2013, 04:39 PM

It's written on the back : ribbon tweeter ( super tweeter ) made by Decca
Super means super high frequencies, when ordinary (old) tweeters failed to give
substantial energy content ( SPL) above 15 kHz.
Probably there's already a crossover inside ( I guess ) so they can be directly paralleled to speaker's terminals, and they were meant to be placed on the top of the enclosure.

kramcamp · 9th June 2013, 04:41 PM

I'm actually looking to sell these and was just wondering if you or anyone else had seen them before and could give me a price range for them.

picowallspeaker · 9th June 2013, 04:56 PM

Some ebays announcements remain deserted, as they ask too much ( around 400 $ ). So 200 $ might be the right price, considering that for 200 $ you can buy a modern ribbon -that can perform 2000-40000 Hz .

formaggio868 · 14th June 2013, 03:21 PM

Hi there, I can be wrong, but as far as I remember, Mark Levinson used those Decca ribbon tweeters for his incredible audio system, (see here: DIY - HQD Decca Quad ESL 57 Richard Allan | Full range | AudiogoN - The High-end Audio Community), and at that time it was considered the best sounding machine in the world. It was the end of the seventies, long time ago, but I suppose your tweeters still worth something in terms of historic value.
PS please forgive my basic english, I'm from Rome, Italy ;-)

KatieandDad · 14th June 2013, 04:03 PM

With E-Bay I always start low but, if necessary, add a realistic reserve. Starting too high often puts people off bidding but once they get started anything can happen.

planet10 · 14th June 2013, 04:34 PM

Decca Ribbons in a config i've not seen.

Value likely $300-500 or more

dave

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9th June 2013, 04:39 PM	#2
picowallspeaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	It's written on the back : ribbon tweeter ( super tweeter ) made by Decca Super means super high frequencies, when ordinary (old) tweeters failed to give substantial energy content ( SPL) above 15 kHz. Probably there's already a crossover inside ( I guess ) so they can be directly paralleled to speaker's terminals, and they were meant to be placed on the top of the enclosure.

9th June 2013, 04:41 PM	#3
kramcamp diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2013	I'm actually looking to sell these and was just wondering if you or anyone else had seen them before and could give me a price range for them.

9th June 2013, 04:56 PM	#4
picowallspeaker diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2007	Some ebays announcements remain deserted, as they ask too much ( around 400 $ ). So 200 $ might be the right price, considering that for 200 $ you can buy a modern ribbon -that can perform 2000-40000 Hz .

14th June 2013, 03:21 PM	#5
formaggio868 diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2011	Hi there, I can be wrong, but as far as I remember, Mark Levinson used those Decca ribbon tweeters for his incredible audio system, (see here: DIY - HQD Decca Quad ESL 57 Richard Allan \| Full range \| AudiogoN - The High-end Audio Community), and at that time it was considered the best sounding machine in the world. It was the end of the seventies, long time ago, but I suppose your tweeters still worth something in terms of historic value. PS please forgive my basic english, I'm from Rome, Italy ;-)

14th June 2013, 04:03 PM	#6
KatieandDad diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: UK	With E-Bay I always start low but, if necessary, add a realistic reserve. Starting too high often puts people off bidding but once they get started anything can happen.