Hi,
My response is probably a bit late, but here goes. True, Celestion did come out with some so-so designes in the mid 90's not representative of what we expected from a reputable manufacturer. And now they're back to the same 10 years later after being bought by an Asian consortium. But the A series that ran from late 90's to early 2000's was short of spectacular. I know since I did own a pair of A3's (flagship during this generation). I also tried them on numerous amps, solid state and tube, and they worked fine with all of them. Having an efficiency of 90db/w/m and nominal impedance of 4 ohms did help. But they can take A LOT of power. I ran them for a while with a KRELL FPB 300c, WOW! The REVEL'S are also good but can't match the A3's the the bass. I found the A3's hard to beat for the price. One of the best bangs for the buck. By the way my Bro has a pair for sale. Anyone interested?
My response is probably a bit late, but here goes. True, Celestion did come out with some so-so designes in the mid 90's not representative of what we expected from a reputable manufacturer. And now they're back to the same 10 years later after being bought by an Asian consortium. But the A series that ran from late 90's to early 2000's was short of spectacular. I know since I did own a pair of A3's (flagship during this generation). I also tried them on numerous amps, solid state and tube, and they worked fine with all of them. Having an efficiency of 90db/w/m and nominal impedance of 4 ohms did help. But they can take A LOT of power. I ran them for a while with a KRELL FPB 300c, WOW! The REVEL'S are also good but can't match the A3's the the bass. I found the A3's hard to beat for the price. One of the best bangs for the buck. By the way my Bro has a pair for sale. Anyone interested?