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Audio Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: confused on January 06, 2013, 01:02:49 AM

Title: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: confused on January 06, 2013, 01:02:49 AM: Hello everyone,

Picked up a pair of these babies today, was pleasantly surprised with the sound. I have never seen anything just like them before, and thought I would give everybody a chance to guess what they are. 95 DB efficient, 100 W handling power using AES measurements, rated 70 to 17,000 Hz(sounds like they go lower).
8 inch two ways, horn tweeter with ferrofluid dome, that way 34 pounds each. Ported and horn loaded woofer. Late 80s vintage.
Hal and I found them in a garage sale, not expecting much and was pleasantly surprised. Check out the pics. No more clues.

Confused
Title: Re: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: confused on January 06, 2013, 01:05:11 AM: One more pic, could not get both to load.
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Post by: confused on January 06, 2013, 01:13:07 AM: One more try!
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Post by: ataudio on January 06, 2013, 05:54:00 PM: Sure are odd looking speakers. Short of DIY.....

I'll guess Electro-voice.

two guesses....JBL,

Make it three guesses...Eminence.

I'm think more along the lines of PA or sound reinforcement.
Title: Re: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: rgpit on January 06, 2013, 07:20:34 PM: Tannoy?

They kinda look like "you're a pee'in" speakers.

Ron
Title: Re: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: confused on January 06, 2013, 09:27:02 PM: Hello folks,

Ron they are not Tannoy's. Not a bad guess though. What my Wi-Fi set up.
ataudio, good guesses you're close. The website said they were designed for sound reinforcement/PA/monitors. One post this on the web said the woofers were EV, though I have not confirmed this. USA manufactured though.
Title: Re: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: TNRabbit on January 06, 2013, 10:02:31 PM: I would guess EV first, JBL second, & Lafeyette or Altec third. Maybe even an old pair of Jensens...
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Post by: TNRabbit on January 06, 2013, 10:03:47 PM: ....perhaps even Celestion....
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Post by: schwarcw on January 06, 2013, 10:38:22 PM: Bose ;D ;) ;D ;) >:D
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Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on January 06, 2013, 10:55:36 PM: Fostex?
Title: Re: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: confused on January 07, 2013, 12:46:54 AM: Still no correct answers. This company started in the 50's and was in business at least until the early 90's.
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Post by: SunnyDaze on January 07, 2013, 05:13:41 AM: Soundesign.
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Post by: MacGeek on January 07, 2013, 07:40:56 AM: Bozak's?
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Post by: Sir Thrift-a-Lot on January 07, 2013, 08:07:56 AM: TOA?
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Post by: Kingman on January 07, 2013, 08:36:39 AM: Kraco!
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Post by: Reverend on January 07, 2013, 11:32:13 AM: Magnavox?
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Post by: Falcon on January 07, 2013, 04:05:56 PM: Sparkomatic car speakers. ;D
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Post by: tinpan on January 07, 2013, 08:27:14 PM: Frazier ;)
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Post by: tinpan on January 07, 2013, 08:29:07 PM: Frazier Cat 40's had to look at the pic again
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Post by: confused on January 07, 2013, 09:29:28 PM: Good job tinpan!!! Have you ever heard a pair?
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Post by: tinpan on January 08, 2013, 11:30:08 AM: Not those but I'll bet they are pretty good. The only reason I knew this answer was I stumbled on that website last weekend when I was researching my latest acquisition

(http://images50.fotki.com/v1570/photos/6/111916/8324195/IMG_6928-vi.jpg)

I have a couple buddies playing around with coax speakers and there are some pretty interesting observations
Title: Re: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: confused on January 08, 2013, 09:42:52 PM: Cool speakers! Do you like yours? Cannot quite figure out the driver complment, or model number for yours.

THX,
Confused
Title: Re: Guess what these are, answer to follow in a week if none knows.
Post by: tinpan on January 09, 2013, 05:59:53 PM: I haven't had time to play with them yet. I have two projects in front of them. They are a twp way system. A Frazier 10 inch woofer which I like and I think it's an Atlas driver driving an EX horn on top.

Not lows but decent mid base. Can't wait to tweak them a little. First I have to finish with the Machine