I owned Ditton 66's in the late 70's They are quite power hungry speakers and that is probably why it was recommended you upgrade the amp. It does depend on the room size and how loud you like it.
Celestion Ditton 66’s. ‘Upgrade’ to modern speakers consequences?
I have some vintage Celestion Ditton 66’s that have had their crossovers professionally recapped and serviced. All speaker units are in excellent condition.
My question is.. what might I gain and what might I lose (sonically not financially..) by replacing them with high quality large/floor standing speakers manufactured in the last decade or so?
My amplification set up is a Yamaha C4 preamp and a Yamaha 2200 power amplifier both recently recapped and serviced.
Source is mostly streaming Tidal or CD player via a Chord Hugo DAC, and occasionally some vinyl.