this is NOT a plug. more pics on ebay #190033622836
Moving stuff like this is part of his income, a lot of it comes from the dump 🙂
Moving stuff like this is part of his income, a lot of it comes from the dump 🙂
Looks like an EL84 SEP. Chris & i have the same power trafo as in this -- him in monoblock RH84s, mine a stereo. The OPTs aren't real big, but well made.
The OPTs probably look like the attached -- could be these.
If it works, it is only 1 xhannel -- there is a missing EL84. This is probably the one that uses a 12AX7 as driver... often a Telefunken, or Valvo or such -- same with the EL84s. (otherwise it is a dual something with one side for the FM tuner, and the other a 12AX7-like triode for 1 channel -- a different tube has the other 12AX7-like triode)
Look at it as an RH84 donor. Just the OPTs are worth $25-50/pr at least. If the tubes are useable that is a bonus (there is an ECC85 in there too)
The carcass should go for $20-40 -- you will have to pay shipping on the beast.
dave
The OPTs probably look like the attached -- could be these.
If it works, it is only 1 xhannel -- there is a missing EL84. This is probably the one that uses a 12AX7 as driver... often a Telefunken, or Valvo or such -- same with the EL84s. (otherwise it is a dual something with one side for the FM tuner, and the other a 12AX7-like triode for 1 channel -- a different tube has the other 12AX7-like triode)
Look at it as an RH84 donor. Just the OPTs are worth $25-50/pr at least. If the tubes are useable that is a bonus (there is an ECC85 in there too)
The carcass should go for $20-40 -- you will have to pay shipping on the beast.
dave
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Looks like a fairly recent Chinese or Korean, or Taiwanese driver -- not much to distinguish itself.
dave
dave
I play my Technics 1500 almost every day!
Scioneer said:
Looking at it more closely, the cone is reminiscent of some of the german drivers, as are the "grommetts" in the mounting holes. But the basket and magnet are much more asian looking... any more clues?
dave
the basket is a little deeper than the pic shows( it looks flat like the run of a mill 2.25 incher in the pic, but its got a bit more depth, almost as much as some of the 3 inchers used in car audio)
the Basket is 2 spoke and it has slide-on style leads instead of solder on.
As for the RTR,I think it was a Solid state Reel-to-Reel, its been a while ( almost 4 years) since i found this speaker. The RTR was beat up and in such bad shape, the speaker was really the only thing worth saving.
Best descprition i can come up with for this little speaker. I might make a better side view pic.
the Basket is 2 spoke and it has slide-on style leads instead of solder on.
As for the RTR,I think it was a Solid state Reel-to-Reel, its been a while ( almost 4 years) since i found this speaker. The RTR was beat up and in such bad shape, the speaker was really the only thing worth saving.
Best descprition i can come up with for this little speaker. I might make a better side view pic.
Foster 5.25 inch driver
I tried to start a new thread, but the forum kept insisting I search first/instead, so I'm attaching my message to this somewhat related thread.
I recently won these drivers in an auction, and just got them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=260063575324&rd=1&rd=1
The seller tells me they are a perfect fit for the Advent 400 cabinet. I tried one in a small (10x7x7 inches) sealed cabinet in my office, which usually houses a 1354 (supplemented with a sub). Unfortunately, they expect me to work here, so I haven't really gotten an opportunity to form an opinion yet.
Does anyone recognize these? Does anybody have any experience with them? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance, and Happy Holidays!
Pete Boser
I tried to start a new thread, but the forum kept insisting I search first/instead, so I'm attaching my message to this somewhat related thread.
I recently won these drivers in an auction, and just got them.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=260063575324&rd=1&rd=1
The seller tells me they are a perfect fit for the Advent 400 cabinet. I tried one in a small (10x7x7 inches) sealed cabinet in my office, which usually houses a 1354 (supplemented with a sub). Unfortunately, they expect me to work here, so I haven't really gotten an opportunity to form an opinion yet.
Does anyone recognize these? Does anybody have any experience with them? Suggestions?
Thanks in advance, and Happy Holidays!
Pete Boser
Why isn't that rubberized cloth roll more utilized today? Solid rubber has become the norm, but some still advocate foam, for some very specific reasons, although I've always had such bad luck with it that I don't believe I would ever purchase a new unit with foam surround.
I've seen quite a few "vintage" drivers, and I've always been impressed with the longevity of the rubberized cloth surround on some of them. Pretty amazing. Even the pure rubber surrounds from the early seventies are stiffening and cracking, but that (usually clear) rubber impregnated cloth surround on anything even decades older seems to be still mint.
Unless the vintage unit has been really well looked after, the paper cone has usually become pretty weak and brittle. Cycles of dryness and fungal rot are pretty good at undermining the structure that was originally there, even if it looks ok to the eye. Does anyone have any recommendations for good restoratives (without spending 80 dollars an ounce on some "magic formula" off of ebay)?
Of anything off the shelf, pure Bullseye shellac would seem to be a good candidate. It's alcohol based (fairly mild chemically), dries quickly (shouldn't be too hard to keep away from the VC and surround) and is very lightweight (compared to other finishes) and rigid when cured.
With its insect shell base it might even satisfy the whims of such cracked-pot animists out there -you know who you are- who revel in the tonalities wrought of characteristic substances.. warmth of wool cones, bright shimmer of diamond diaphrams, smokey sweetness of saki soaked rare japanese papers, heady pungent tempo of hemp fibered woofers, jungle percussive smack of bamboo coned... and on, and on.. 😉
I've seen quite a few "vintage" drivers, and I've always been impressed with the longevity of the rubberized cloth surround on some of them. Pretty amazing. Even the pure rubber surrounds from the early seventies are stiffening and cracking, but that (usually clear) rubber impregnated cloth surround on anything even decades older seems to be still mint.
Unless the vintage unit has been really well looked after, the paper cone has usually become pretty weak and brittle. Cycles of dryness and fungal rot are pretty good at undermining the structure that was originally there, even if it looks ok to the eye. Does anyone have any recommendations for good restoratives (without spending 80 dollars an ounce on some "magic formula" off of ebay)?
Of anything off the shelf, pure Bullseye shellac would seem to be a good candidate. It's alcohol based (fairly mild chemically), dries quickly (shouldn't be too hard to keep away from the VC and surround) and is very lightweight (compared to other finishes) and rigid when cured.
With its insect shell base it might even satisfy the whims of such cracked-pot animists out there -you know who you are- who revel in the tonalities wrought of characteristic substances.. warmth of wool cones, bright shimmer of diamond diaphrams, smokey sweetness of saki soaked rare japanese papers, heady pungent tempo of hemp fibered woofers, jungle percussive smack of bamboo coned... and on, and on.. 😉
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