Blue Grille Speakers ?

bowtie67

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Back in the day....the 70's, I had a small set of Pioneer Speakers that had blue foam like grilles, does anyone have info on these and how many different models they made using the blue and most importantly, where can I find a set of these? I have watched EBAY for a set and have yet to see a set for auction .
Thanks,
Tim
 
Are ya sure they were Pioneer Tim ?
I have seen the JBL's with the blue foam grilles... :scratch2:
 
Yeah, they were Pioneer, I have a very poor picture of them from my first Pioneer system

Tim
 
geeze, I dunno then... :scratch2:

I bet ya someone here has seen them and can help you on your quest. I'll keep my radar out for ya too...

Good Luck
 
That pic is the right color, but mine actually had a 3 D effect to them, as I recall, they had small squares over the entire grille. It is interesting that I have not seen any of these, could be because they were on the very lowest end of the Pioneer lineup. I was in the Marines back then, so it didn't pay to spend alot on audio equipment as it was usually used by whoever got their hands on it. However, it served me well, I think I pawned it to come home on leave.

Tim
 
If someone could explain to me how to post a pic on here, I will put up the only pic I have of this FAB stereo
 
Hey Tim,

If you look under the reply box that you type in there is a "Manage Attachments" button. Just click on that and attach/upload your pic. I think the size limit is 150kb so make sure it not a monster sized pic...
 
Or these? These are the JBL L100's with the Quadrex grilles, came in a blue with small squares.

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Bart
 
For a while, US Pioneer marketed a series of "Pioneer Project" speakers here. I briefly had a pair of two-ways (Project 100's IIRC) that had a "sculpted" blue grille. It wasn't foam, it was like thin molded plastic with blue fabric glued to it.

I also have a pair of Project 100A's, sans grilles (those were foam, I beleive). They sound very nice, actually.

I'll provide links to the relevant threads in a subsequent post.
 
Take a look at these threads:

http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=34276
http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=32091&highlight=pioneer+project
http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17227&highlight=pioneer+project

The grilles on these were usually brown, but as I said I found a pair with blue grilles at the dump. The tweeters had been replaced (maybe the woofers, too). I snagged the Philips PC domes out of 'em (one was good... and I needed one) and returned them to the dump for a full refund of my purchase price :)
 
Well, as usual, you guys made short work of that question, now find me a pair that is decent or at best, rebuildable. I am putting together my original setup just for the fun of it. It should be a very cheap project. The speakers were the only fly in the ointment. Where to find a set.
Thanks for all of your input on this

Tim
 
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