Hi,
I don't think your in a position to definitively comment on 2/,
for 1/ I am not definitively either, but I find it highly unlikely
they don't have the progressive overload characteristics
guitarists like. Many FR drivers are far more suitable for
guitar than hifi drivers, even if they don't have the typical
huge presence boost before roll-off of most guitar speakers.
Said boost originated in valve radios, for obvious reasons.
I said somebody will like them, if the FR bunch do, so be it.
rgds, sreten.
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Actually I was thinking they were under-magnetted 10 inch units.
dave you usually know what you are talking about with early stuff but aren't they a little too low in the power handling department to use as a woofer in a modern set-up?? As mids yes, I have similar units used happily as mids
dave you usually know what you are talking about with early stuff but aren't they a little too low in the power handling department to use as a woofer in a modern set-up?? As mids yes, I have similar units used happily as mids
I usually just ignore the power ratings as meaningless. They'd probably rate them at 10-20w today.
dave
dave
Do you plan to trash the console? If so, I'd like to get that grille cloth from you. EMail me at steve@q-audio.com
Thanks!
se
Thanks!
se
Steve,
These are big pieces, but i have a tote of 2 of vintage cloth if you are looking for some.
dave
These are big pieces, but i have a tote of 2 of vintage cloth if you are looking for some.
dave
Thanks for all the information guys !
I am a n00b and can't understand half of it, but I will look it all up on Google and learn something from it 🙂
In the end I decided to build simple cabinets for the "speaker boards" to drop into and fit flush. I had some 1/2" MDF left over from another project.
My father was in the US Navy and traveled the globe on an aircraft carrier named "Kittyhawk". Apparently my mother and my older siblings got to travel similarly and stay on base housing. They bought the console in the Philippines in the late 60's and it is made of that country's hard wood. My sister and I weren't born yet.
Here are a couple pics from that era :
Now this thread has a story LOL
So I'm a bit sentimental about the old console, I like the idea of using some parts from it 🙂
My father wants the top board from it then he plans to throw the rest out. I will dismantle it and see if I can use the wood in something I build. Maybe I'll build a small case for the record player, I actually own a few records.
Now if I knew how to test speakers I'd tell you how these cabinets perform, but I don't. And I have to let the caulking dry for a week.
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Steve Eddy, coincidentally I like the cloth too, I kept it on the speaker boards.
Also, you should never write your e-mail address correctly in public boards or on public websites. (web sites that do not contain "no robots txt")
This is because "robots" crawl all public web space and collect recognizable e-mail addresses to send spam to. So don't write your e-mail like this :
name@yahoo,com
Instead write it like this :
name (at) yahoo (dot) com
Then you won't get hardly any spam.
Cheers!
Craig
I am a n00b and can't understand half of it, but I will look it all up on Google and learn something from it 🙂
In the end I decided to build simple cabinets for the "speaker boards" to drop into and fit flush. I had some 1/2" MDF left over from another project.
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My father was in the US Navy and traveled the globe on an aircraft carrier named "Kittyhawk". Apparently my mother and my older siblings got to travel similarly and stay on base housing. They bought the console in the Philippines in the late 60's and it is made of that country's hard wood. My sister and I weren't born yet.
Here are a couple pics from that era :
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.
Now this thread has a story LOL
So I'm a bit sentimental about the old console, I like the idea of using some parts from it 🙂
My father wants the top board from it then he plans to throw the rest out. I will dismantle it and see if I can use the wood in something I build. Maybe I'll build a small case for the record player, I actually own a few records.
Now if I knew how to test speakers I'd tell you how these cabinets perform, but I don't. And I have to let the caulking dry for a week.
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Steve Eddy, coincidentally I like the cloth too, I kept it on the speaker boards.
Also, you should never write your e-mail address correctly in public boards or on public websites. (web sites that do not contain "no robots txt")
This is because "robots" crawl all public web space and collect recognizable e-mail addresses to send spam to. So don't write your e-mail like this :
name@yahoo,com
Instead write it like this :
name (at) yahoo (dot) com
Then you won't get hardly any spam.
Cheers!
Craig
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Cool! No problem!
Thanks, Craig. Yeah, I know all about that. But I hardly get any spam as it is. My EMail server has a pretty good spam filter so only a small portion of it ever gets through.
se
Looks familiar. I was at Clark during the Summer of Love.
Good luck with the speaker boxes. I like it when diy audio and recycling get together.
Good luck with the speaker boxes. I like it when diy audio and recycling get together.
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