Bought vintage Paisley AE300 speakers

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Robcrx

Robcrx

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2009-02-04 7:03 am
Canada
  • #1
    Today I picked up some rare Paisley AE300 Speakers from original owner.
    They are all original in near mint condition, 1 small scratch on 1 side.
    Only issue is 1 back speaker terminal came loose so it needs tightening.
    They sound real nice and warm with good bass as well !
    Not bad for a 6.5" speaker. I will also note that they are heavy suckers !

    Anyone have experience with these ?

    Some pics:

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    SPECS:

    Enclosure type: Bass reflex
    System resonance: 42 HZ
    Woofer Diameter: 6.5"
    Tweeter Diameter: 1.0"
    Crossover Frequencies: 2.5 khz
    Tweeter type: Dome
    Frequency Response: 38 Hz-20 khz +/- 2db
    Efficiency: 84 db
    Power Handling: 60 watts
    Nominal Impedance: 4 ohms
    Enclosure Demensions: 24x26x40 cm's / 9.4" x 10.2" x 15.7"
    System Weight: 12.75 kg
    Price: $549.00 a pair. ($1500+ in 2013 money)

    Audio Canada Magazine, August/September 1981

    Made in Canada
     
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    Richard Ellis

    Richard Ellis

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    2006-09-23 7:38 am
    Mar del Plata, a BIG seasonal getaway city, can se
  • #2
    Nice find!!
    Seems very well made as well.....I can picture those set on stands......you trying to find a sweet spot in the room to place em'.....
    All you need now is a matching subwoofer.
    Hours & hours listening to music.......moving the pair all over the room, trying to get the imaging & response down right.....I can see it all, clear as day.

    I would take advantage to the max, that beautiful radius on the cabs....I'd leave the grills off....apply some absorbent felt on the face...

    Again...NICE find!

    ________________________________________________________Rick......
     
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    murillollirum

    Member
    2012-11-21 9:39 pm
    Brasil
  • #8
    ho Rbcrx, the rated wattage of the speaker do not specifies the power of the amp, the best practice is to adopt a 1,5 to 2 x of the power rating of the speaker to match the power. I had 15 Ohms LS3/5a speakers, and they are 84dB, usually, they only sounded well with my manley ichiban powers, that are 600W each!
    cheers.
     
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    Robcrx

    Robcrx

    Member
    2009-02-04 7:03 am
    Canada
  • #10
    Just had Jim at Fabaudio tighten the rear terminals so it will never come loose again ! Im going to use banana plugs on them as well. He also re-glued the grill cloths as well, free of charge. :)
    Also, the spec sheet must be wrong. He measured the speaker impedance and these are 4ohms. I guess they used 6 ohms on the spec sheet because 4 ohm impedance werent really the norm back them.

    mortron said:
    I run a pair of 8" full ranges on 375 watts per channel.
    Click to expand...

    Vintage amplifier watts or Modern amplifier watts ? Theres a difference.
     
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