Possible Speaker Find

Lazarus Short

Lazarus Short

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My wife and I were in an antique mall in Hobbs, New Mexico yesterday. In one booth were a pair of Definitive Technology 3-way towers, in oak. The footprint was about a foot square, and they were four to five feet tall. The cabinets were HEAVY and solid - they thumped well. Drivers are a dome tweeter, semi-horn loaded, mid, and woofer. The mid and woofer both have the "cones" that are flat in the front. The woofers need new surrounds, don't know about the mids. They are bi-wire, bi-amp capable. The sign said $1600 EACH when new (~1980), and now $200, but I think I can get them for $150.

What do you all think?
 
from my limited experience with DefTech, they are well made with quality components, better suited for HT than for music (lacking a bit of refinement), but $150 is a good price for the big models.
 
I had them crossing paths on the show room floor back in the mid 90's. I think the ones to avoid are the "sock" covered phase-techs, that made them def-tech look alikes. Some of those old phase techs were pretty nice, as I recall, but short lived in our store and I have no memory of the sound.
 
Pure_Brew said:
Your description sounds more like "Phase-Technology" rather then Def-Tech (1990).

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Phase-Techn...pt=Vintage_Electronics_R2&hash=item4ac1c9b48c
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PB, I think you're right. I didn't take notes on the spot and had to guess on the name. The eBay pix look exactly like what I saw, except for the exact type of wood , and on the ones I saw, the front corners were beveled, not rounded. If I go back, it will be with amp, source, etc. I've already got too many speakers...
 
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