İ found this 12 inch speaker on local marketplace for 30 dolars
İ asked the seller for detailed pictures and from what i can tell these are Philips but i cant find any models from the writing on it EL7030
İt kinda looks like Philips 9762 with a missing cone
İs this driver any good or something basic,
Thanks in advance sorry if this is the wrong forum for this
philips 9762 below which i find really similar
İ asked the seller for detailed pictures and from what i can tell these are Philips but i cant find any models from the writing on it EL7030
İt kinda looks like Philips 9762 with a missing cone
İs this driver any good or something basic,
Thanks in advance sorry if this is the wrong forum for this
Whatever it is, the terminals and writing near them lead me to believe it's a commercial sound system type driver (background music, PA for voice, etc.). 70 and 100 V systems are used in those. I assume there's a 25 V label hiding under the wire, since that's the other common constant voltage level. There may have been a transformer option that mounted to the bracket as well, since those are also common in constant voltage systems.
If you wanted to use it in a similar application it might be functional, but speaker technology has come a long way since whenever that one was made. If it has some historical significance to you or you're into retro audio, it might also be worth having. If you want something more like a general hi-fi driver, I think your money would be better spent on a modern speaker (even a used one).
The Philips model you listed seems to have some kind of cult following given the range of prices I'm seeing. That's somewhat common for old equipment that was decent in its day and especially for certain magnet types, but if that's not your scene I'm not sure the prices make sense.
But I'm speaking in generalities, so maybe someone with direct experience will chime in. Or maybe your interests are different than I'm reading into things.
If you wanted to use it in a similar application it might be functional, but speaker technology has come a long way since whenever that one was made. If it has some historical significance to you or you're into retro audio, it might also be worth having. If you want something more like a general hi-fi driver, I think your money would be better spent on a modern speaker (even a used one).
The Philips model you listed seems to have some kind of cult following given the range of prices I'm seeing. That's somewhat common for old equipment that was decent in its day and especially for certain magnet types, but if that's not your scene I'm not sure the prices make sense.
But I'm speaking in generalities, so maybe someone with direct experience will chime in. Or maybe your interests are different than I'm reading into things.
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mattstat has pretty much covered the bases here.
I, too, would like to know whether you have an intended application for this vintage driver, or if you are simply a collector of such items.
I, too, would like to know whether you have an intended application for this vintage driver, or if you are simply a collector of such items.
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sorry for the delay my phone was broken
So i couldnt help myself bought the speaker and also did some further research as mattstat said i also thought it to be a commercial 100v speaker
the el7030 came in two different versions el7030 00 and el7030 01 the only difference being 00 has a external transformer for 100v 50v inputs but the actual speaker itself has an impandence of 8 ohms as i measured and from all my research the el7030 is the same as the 9762 but with a different name i also found that the other el70XX models are same built as other well known Phillips fullrange drivers but just rebranded as el70XX and i can’t tell why would they do that
Anyways it sounds incredible on my diy el34 amp I am currently in the process of making a cabin for it that i found the blueprints from an old Philips handbook and the cabin is specifically designed for this driver
sorry for the delay my phone was broken
So i couldnt help myself bought the speaker and also did some further research as mattstat said i also thought it to be a commercial 100v speaker
the el7030 came in two different versions el7030 00 and el7030 01 the only difference being 00 has a external transformer for 100v 50v inputs but the actual speaker itself has an impandence of 8 ohms as i measured and from all my research the el7030 is the same as the 9762 but with a different name i also found that the other el70XX models are same built as other well known Phillips fullrange drivers but just rebranded as el70XX and i can’t tell why would they do that
Anyways it sounds incredible on my diy el34 amp I am currently in the process of making a cabin for it that i found the blueprints from an old Philips handbook and the cabin is specifically designed for this driver
Those are late 1940's, early 1950's fullrange theater speakers from Philips I thought, working on a 25v system for long lines (like the 100V systems from today). I've seen those before but they are not very usefull in a modern system without converting them to a normal system.