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Audio Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: confused on June 19, 2011, 08:18:34 PM

Title: Newest toys
Post by: confused on June 19, 2011, 08:18:34 PM

Hello all,

Was wondering if anybody has seen or heard these before?  See pics.   Any guesses to the brand?

Will reveal more later.


Dale

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: OCCD on June 20, 2011, 09:56:59 PM

No clue. How do they sound?

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: confused on June 20, 2011, 10:16:27 PM

Don't know how they sound yet, still cleaning them up.  Will be bringing them up on a variac tomorrow, if all goes well will have a report in the next day or so.  The speakers/amps are designed to work together with 6 6v6 tubes driving the Bass drivers and 2 6v6 driving the treble, actively crossovered in the amps.  If they sound half as good as they are reputed, they should really be something.

This American manufacturer owned the patent on electrodynamic speakers using moving coils at the turn of the 1900s, while Jensen was working for them.  They started in the commercial world, and their system was used to amplify a 1919 Wilson speech. 

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: schwarcw on June 20, 2011, 11:07:27 PM

Dale, you find such marvelous stuff!  You new acquisition is a beauty!!!

Title: the big reveal
Post by: confused on June 21, 2011, 06:42:31 PM

Please see actual pics.  THX Carl.  ;D

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: confused on June 21, 2011, 06:45:26 PM

Couple more pics.

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: schwarcw on June 21, 2011, 11:22:20 PM

Magnavox??

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: confused on June 21, 2011, 11:26:11 PM

Actually "Magnificent Magnavox".

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: Anders on June 22, 2011, 01:12:20 AM

I actually have one of those amps.

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: Kingman on June 22, 2011, 06:59:34 PM

Quote

They started in the commercial world, and their system was used to amplify a 1919 Wilson speech. 

...PART OF FRIGGIN HISTORY!!!!!!!  :o :o :o

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: Zoot Horn on June 23, 2011, 06:52:55 PM

Congrats-- gotta' be a story behind them.  8)

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: OconeeOrange on June 25, 2011, 04:34:03 PM

In my Pop's day (I am 19) Magnavox was the Cat's ass for most people.
Back then instead of ipods, most people with money had a Magnavox console stereo.
They sounded --- GREAT !!!

Title: Re: Newest toys
Post by: Falcon on June 26, 2011, 12:05:45 AM

I can not believe how good of cosmetic condition they appear for being that old!!

Beautiful.   :o    :o