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"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
They look a bit rough to me though. If you are going to pay that much for them I would strongly recommend going to check them out in person before paying any money out. Check spider supports aren't lifting, and check for coil rub. They can be worth next to nothing if they have any problems. I know someone on here got theirs repaired recently, but that is not always possible depending on the problem.
Always tread very carefully buying any pre-1980 Celestions.
Doesn't make it bad of course, in fact if it's been done properly (which it looks like it has, if it is) then it's probably a better bet than the other one…
I must admit that with the quality of current new Celestions I'm surprised people will pay big money for old ones any more. It's not like it was twenty or thirty years ago when you just couldn't get new speakers of the same spec.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Whether you think they sound "better" is down to your own taste. Personally I think the old pulsonic cones are the best speakers Celestion ever made, especially any pre-1967, but it is not as simple as just buying some from ebay. The genuinely awesome sounding ones and without any faults are maybe 1 in 10 speakers. So if people are not particularly into vintage gear then I can understand why they don't want to play that game and track down the good ones. Buying new ones is a lot easier, safer, less expensive, and you know they are going to sound awesome straight out of the box, after a bit of break-in time anyway.