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I've spent a few years gathering more than enough minty drivers to build a pair of Concert Grands. But I think they will be more suited to my Dynaco tube projects.
I'm beginning to re jigger my 30 x 40 shop into a speaker & electronics lab instead of all guns & cars. It will take some time but I'm driven.
I've spent a few years gathering more than enough minty drivers to build a pair of Concert Grands. But I think they will be more suited to my Dynaco tube projects.
I'm beginning to re jigger my 30 x 40 shop into a speaker & electronics lab instead of all guns & cars. It will take some time but I'm driven.
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Unfortunately all my pic of the old '59 Pilot console 1090A are on another computer and back up disk I can't find, there might be pics in the tube forum, anyway, she had 15" Jensen 'Special Edition's with magnets so powerful they pulled my cock ring off 
every time I got behind her!!
I cry every time I think about having to sell her, the buyer most likely parted her out. The Sa232 el34 tube amp was worth $500 back then, yada, yada, water under the bridge
The Summits have two 10" aluminum cones driven by their own 200w d-amp each, I won't start a bass war with anyone but, I will say that they are accurate in what they put out. I have to have them far away from any sidewalls and back walls, parametric bass controls on the back balance and boost. When a mallet slams a big tom, you hear the exact wack and vibe, it might not be gut renching but it's accurate to the source.
Now I will never ever believe that any driver in a box speaker, horn, dome, inverted dome, flat-paper, hyper-extended whatsit will ever get you closer to the music as an electrostat, ribbon or planar in the mid to highs!! Pick your poison
, what do you want? What will you give up for it?? I've sold me soul many years ago, and I'm 'APPY!!
every time I got behind her!!I cry every time I think about having to sell her, the buyer most likely parted her out. The Sa232 el34 tube amp was worth $500 back then, yada, yada, water under the bridge
The Summits have two 10" aluminum cones driven by their own 200w d-amp each, I won't start a bass war with anyone but, I will say that they are accurate in what they put out. I have to have them far away from any sidewalls and back walls, parametric bass controls on the back balance and boost. When a mallet slams a big tom, you hear the exact wack and vibe, it might not be gut renching but it's accurate to the source.
Now I will never ever believe that any driver in a box speaker, horn, dome, inverted dome, flat-paper, hyper-extended whatsit will ever get you closer to the music as an electrostat, ribbon or planar in the mid to highs!! Pick your poison
, what do you want? What will you give up for it?? I've sold me soul many years ago, and I'm 'APPY!!
Now I will never ever believe that any driver in a box speaker, horn, dome, inverted dome, flat-paper, hyper-extended whatsit will ever get you closer to the music as an electrostat, ribbon or planar in the mid to highs!! Pick your poison , what do you want? What will you give up for it?? I've sold me soul many years ago, and I'm 'APPY!!
, what do you want? What will you give up for it?? I've sold me soul many years ago, and I'm 'APPY!!
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Ron: An extract from an article I wrote back in 2010:
To recount one of my Pioneer Best Buys:
It was perhaps three years ago, and I had just entered the Squamish Mini-Flea Market on my weekly forage. Upon walking through the front door, I saw a large wooden cabinet, with its side facing the entrance. "Nice cabinet", I thought, "Should be able to hold more than a few records. It even has a glass top." And as I walked closer, I realized there were two of the same cabinets. Bob, the store owner's son, was muscling them into a better position, so they wouldn't block the narrow aisle. " Hey, how's it going. They just came in. I knew you'd be interested in these. Too bad, though, I hooked them up and the lights, up top, don't work. Maybe, you could figure it out." Holy Mother, what have we got here? Popping off the grilles, I could barely contain myself. " Bob, it looks like the bigger speakers are deteriorated. How much?" "Well, I can't let you steal them and there is a place in town, you can use to replace those speakers. $50 each." I replied, " Bob, you drive a hard bargain. Just give me a hand getting them into the back of the Wagon, OK?" Well, Bob gave me a large, smoke-stained, toothy grin and said, " Deal!" So, after replacing the surrounds on both of the 15 3/4" woofers I now have a treasured pair of Pioneer HPM-150s!
Nando.
To recount one of my Pioneer Best Buys:
It was perhaps three years ago, and I had just entered the Squamish Mini-Flea Market on my weekly forage. Upon walking through the front door, I saw a large wooden cabinet, with its side facing the entrance. "Nice cabinet", I thought, "Should be able to hold more than a few records. It even has a glass top." And as I walked closer, I realized there were two of the same cabinets. Bob, the store owner's son, was muscling them into a better position, so they wouldn't block the narrow aisle. " Hey, how's it going. They just came in. I knew you'd be interested in these. Too bad, though, I hooked them up and the lights, up top, don't work. Maybe, you could figure it out." Holy Mother, what have we got here? Popping off the grilles, I could barely contain myself. " Bob, it looks like the bigger speakers are deteriorated. How much?" "Well, I can't let you steal them and there is a place in town, you can use to replace those speakers. $50 each." I replied, " Bob, you drive a hard bargain. Just give me a hand getting them into the back of the Wagon, OK?" Well, Bob gave me a large, smoke-stained, toothy grin and said, " Deal!" So, after replacing the surrounds on both of the 15 3/4" woofers I now have a treasured pair of Pioneer HPM-150s!
Nando.
Hello all, its been awhile since I dropped in. Hope everyone is well .
A bunch of great speakers have been mentioned here on this thread for sure, but I gotta add another.
The Altec Model !9. One of the greatest Rock speakers of all time.
I'm a old Altec fan from way back and have a few pieces in my years of collecting.
So I ran across this on Ebay while looking for some pieces.
If I was close these would probably be on the way home.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-PAIR-OF-KLIPSCHORNS-/253078364931?hash=item3aeca56303:g:SX8AAOSwqYdZhJIR
The Speaker Lab Design is what Lee started with if I remember ? Just may have a WAF problem for some ?
cheers,
mike
A bunch of great speakers have been mentioned here on this thread for sure, but I gotta add another.
The Altec Model !9. One of the greatest Rock speakers of all time.
I'm a old Altec fan from way back and have a few pieces in my years of collecting.
So I ran across this on Ebay while looking for some pieces.
If I was close these would probably be on the way home.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-PAIR-OF-KLIPSCHORNS-/253078364931?hash=item3aeca56303:g:SX8AAOSwqYdZhJIR
The Speaker Lab Design is what Lee started with if I remember ? Just may have a WAF problem for some ?
cheers,
mike
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Any opinions on these? Maybe two hours away.Doubt if I could travel that far right now. This is real close to the klipsh fellow too! I go to Mountain Home AR. for my skin cancer treatments. It's 90 miles & they the nearest dermatologist. Can you say Boooondocks? Heh..Heh
https://springfield.craigslist.org/ele/d/altec-santana-879a-speaker/6247491348.html
https://springfield.craigslist.org/ele/d/altec-santana-879a-speaker/6247491348.html
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Bradrock,
you can read some opinions on the Santana here :
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/f700/129876-altec-420a-biflex-listening-impressions.html
jm
you can read some opinions on the Santana here :
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/f700/129876-altec-420a-biflex-listening-impressions.html
jm
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