Dave Plowman (News) wrote:


** Had a chat with the owner this afternoon, fist chance for me since he
delivered the system to a retail store I deal with.

The Cadet II set up belonged to his father and the Mullard valves are
all ORIGINAL, so 50+ years old !!!!

Which simply means it hasn't had much use. All valves wear out eventually.
And pentode output valves like EL84 not known for a long life.


** Even valves left in their boxes often do not last 50+ years - developing faults like going gassy. These valves have likely not had a huge amount of use, nevertheless to see all 8 in near perfect condition is remarkable.



He also has a pair of Leak 3-way speakers with 12 inch woofers from the
same era to use with it.

Interesting - which model? Most Leaks were two-way.


** Leak made numerous 3-way models too, ones with 12 inch woofers include the Sandwich 600 and the 2060. Sandwich 600s were made in Australia at one time so are likely suspects here. The owner said the speakers were labelled 8ohm.

Rank took over Leak and Wharfedale production in the 70s, so some cross pollination with mid ranges and tweeters went on.


..... Phil