Abandoned Twins Rescued !

tomtt · 26th July 2009, 06:45 PM

from the side of the road .

this pile here -

transportation included -

(free baby stroller)

ready to go -

mile or so down the road -

a few sunrise/sunset pictures ...

a few minutes later -

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/995/1013105.jpg

best part?

Alnico -

(and the included penny in the corner)

any time 'some man' is pushing a baby stroller,

ALL females, passing by,

Will Look ...

Geek · 26th July 2009, 08:02 PM

LOL! Great picture story

I love finding those. The woofers are prosound enough to handle a bass guitar in a 2x10 cab

The local Value Village caught on to them though... last pair went for > $100 in less than 24 hours

Cheers!

planet10 · 26th July 2009, 09:07 PM

I see you scored the ones with the Rola Alnicos... 8 or 16 ohm?

dave

PeteMcK · 27th July 2009, 04:35 AM

very considerated of the 'donor' to give you a method of getting them home...

I saw some caps like that in the xover in some KEF crossovers I found (in similar circumstances...along with a pair of EVM12Ls!! - cones were ripped though, bit of glue & artists canvas & they make great bass guitar drivers...)

tomtt · 28th July 2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Geek
LOL! Great picture story

I love finding those. The woofers are prosound enough to handle a bass guitar in a 2x10 cab

that's incredible!

had no idea, they were that tough ...

Quote:

The local Value Village caught on to them though... last pair went for > $100 in less than 24 hours

Cheers!

even more incredible !

Quote:

Originally posted by planet10
I see you scored the ones with the Rola Alnicos... 8 or 16 ohm?

dave

Quote:

Originally posted by PeteMcK
very considerated of the 'donor' to give you a method of getting them home...

they were most likey rotfl,

watchen me try to bring it back from,

it's collapsed/storage mode ...

(took maybe 5 minutes)

Quote:

I saw some caps like that in the xover in some KEF crossovers I found (in similar circumstances...along with a pair of EVM12Ls!! - cones were ripped though, bit of glue & artists canvas & they make great bass guitar drivers...)

the best things in life may very well be free ...

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Damon Hill · 28th July 2009, 10:14 PM

Or almost free.

I picked up a pair of Acoustic Research AR-11s at a Goodwill for $18. They were a little beat up and needed new woofer surrounds, but otherwise quite functional. Replaced the old crossover electrolytics with Solen polypropylenes. Maybe $100 total for speakers that'd cost ten times that new.

Just a matter of being at the right place at the right time, and knowing what to do with it.

infinia · 29th July 2009, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Just a matter of being at the right place at the right time, and knowing what to do with it.

That could be the mantra of most success stories in life.

PB2 · 29th July 2009, 12:48 AM

Reminds me of the Bill Cosby buggy wheel bit that my kids liked to listen to, LOL!

Pete B.

dave_gerecke · 29th July 2009, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by PB2
Reminds me of the Bill Cosby buggy wheel bit that my kids liked to listen to, LOL!

Pete B.

"Wierd Harolds had 5 wheels"
-Bill Cosby

Steve Eddy · 29th July 2009, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by dave_gerecke

"Wierd Harolds had 5 wheels"
-Bill Cosby

Yeah, because Old Weird Harold fancied his go cart a Lincoln Continental.

Great stuff!

se

26th July 2009, 06:45 PM	#1
tomtt diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: kansas city mo, and on occasion, around the world ... Blog Entries: 15	Abandoned Twins Rescued ! from the side of the road . this pile here - transportation included - (free baby stroller) ready to go - mile or so down the road - a few sunrise/sunset pictures ... a few minutes later - http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/995/1013105.jpg best part? Alnico - (and the included penny in the corner) any time 'some man' is pushing a baby stroller, ALL females, passing by, Will Look ...

26th July 2009, 09:07 PM	#3
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27th July 2009, 04:35 AM	#4
PeteMcK diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sydney	very considerated of the 'donor' to give you a method of getting them home... I saw some caps like that in the xover in some KEF crossovers I found (in similar circumstances...along with a pair of EVM12Ls!! - cones were ripped though, bit of glue & artists canvas & they make great bass guitar drivers...) __________________ ‘today… there lives alongside the twentieth century the tenth or thirteenth. A hundred million people use electricity and still believe in the magic power of signs and exorcisms” Trotsky

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26th July 2009, 08:02 PM	#2
Geek diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004	LOL! Great picture story I love finding those. The woofers are prosound enough to handle a bass guitar in a 2x10 cab The local Value Village caught on to them though... last pair went for > $100 in less than 24 hours Cheers!

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Damon Hill diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Auburn, WA (somewhere between Seattle and Tacoma) Blog Entries: 1	Or almost free. I picked up a pair of Acoustic Research AR-11s at a Goodwill for $18. They were a little beat up and needed new woofer surrounds, but otherwise quite functional. Replaced the old crossover electrolytics with Solen polypropylenes. Maybe $100 total for speakers that'd cost ten times that new. Just a matter of being at the right place at the right time, and knowing what to do with it.

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PB2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North East Blog Entries: 1	Reminds me of the Bill Cosby buggy wheel bit that my kids liked to listen to, LOL! Pete B.

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