I am being offered some translinear speakers. Apparently that is the name of the brand. Here is what the guy told me:
"They are Translinears (not the ESS Translinears from the 70s, I think it's a different brand, I bought these in 1983). About 800mm high, very solid and heavy, config is tweeter-mid-woofer, the woofer is about 10" (maybe 12" - I'm overseas right now), infinite baffle. I had the cone tweeters replaced with domes a few years ago and had all the rubber rings replaced. Finish is a mid brown woodgrain veneer of some sort. They have their original mesh fronts and believe it or not, look almost new."
At the moment I have very little to go on, other than the brand name, and when it was build/bought. So if anyone can give me some help that'd be great!
"They are Translinears (not the ESS Translinears from the 70s, I think it's a different brand, I bought these in 1983). About 800mm high, very solid and heavy, config is tweeter-mid-woofer, the woofer is about 10" (maybe 12" - I'm overseas right now), infinite baffle. I had the cone tweeters replaced with domes a few years ago and had all the rubber rings replaced. Finish is a mid brown woodgrain veneer of some sort. They have their original mesh fronts and believe it or not, look almost new."
At the moment I have very little to go on, other than the brand name, and when it was build/bought. So if anyone can give me some help that'd be great!
Here are pictures as requested:
I think there's room to grow with them, but I can take it slowly since they already sound good.
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I think there's room to grow with them, but I can take it slowly since they already sound good.
Since these are conventional multi-ways and not exotics I've moved this thread to the multi-way forum.
These appear to be what we here in the USA call "white van speakers".
Speakers that are made as cheaply as possible, and intended to be sold using a "pitch" from the back of a truck or van. As in: "hey, they sent too many out, do you want to buy some expensive hifi speakers?"
Unfortunately for the buyers they are usually rather low-end speakers... caveat emptor (buyer beware).
Sorry to give you bad news.
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Speakers that are made as cheaply as possible, and intended to be sold using a "pitch" from the back of a truck or van. As in: "hey, they sent too many out, do you want to buy some expensive hifi speakers?"
Unfortunately for the buyers they are usually rather low-end speakers... caveat emptor (buyer beware).
Sorry to give you bad news.
_-_-bear
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