VITAVOX DU 120 FULL RANGE COAXIAL ALNICO SPEAKER TANNOY GOLD RED in Orleans, Ontario for sale

ULTRA RARE DUAL CONCENTRIC, MADE IN ENGLAND, 1965
100% ORIGINAL
15 Ohms Duplex design
Pulled from custom made white cabinet built in 1966
This model is often compared to Tannoy Gold.
As far as I know, availability is extremely limited, far harder to find than Golds.
There are audiophiles out there who go as far as to give it bashing review, so they can have yet another set for themselves.
I ran single drivers side to side with absolutely neutral sounding high power Yamaha MX-800 (170 WPC RMS, virtually non-existent THD/IMD), at approximately 1-3 Watts output, and these are the main differences:
1. Golds have higher power handling with obviously more headroom;
2. Vitavox sound more "delicate", more "musical", it's like they are singing compared to Tannoy
I haven't heard this kind of delicacy/intimacy/naturalness in any other speaker, and I've heard many hundreds.
There's no piercing horn signature sound that's the only drawback of Golds.
Bottom line is, if I had a pair of DU-120 I would have kept them for myself. They can be driven with as little as 2 Watts of tube power amplifier and the sound is nothing short of fantastic.
15" Vitavox were known to be used in full size theater installations, along with Klangfilm amps.
Apparently, 12" Vitavox are for hardcore audiophile home setups.
DU 120 was intended to be used with a high quality single ended tibe amplifier, to fully reveal its beauty.
Still, it sounds astoundingly good with nice solid state amps.
Current value for a matched pair of these appears to be CAD $1500, per June 4, 2017 Saskatchewan sale:
Google search or ask for link.
Single drivers (spares) are harder to get than a pair.
Included in this sale:
* DU-120 (1 unit), fully working, original condition
* Original speaker wire
* Original net screen, for proper sound dispersion
* Mounting screws
I've been collecting vintage stereos for a long time, so trades for old JBL, Celestion, Sansui, Tannoy, Marantz, Luxman, Sony, Philips, Pioneer, Kenwood amp, receiver, CD player, speakers in any condition will be considered.
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