Harpua
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Of all the crap and goodies I have purchased on craigslist this year, by far the Rogers Studio 1 is the best find. And I must note that dealing with vintage audio on Dallas CL has been a treat, lots of cool people.
tl;dr - 'i nee help' bullet points
1. One cone (serial number B) is black, the other (serial number A) is white - what gives?
2. When I look online it's a friendly 100-300w recommendation, on the speaker it has a firm 300w. Is there specific things that can go wrong with Rogers when powered below 300w?
3. I don't have an amp to power these and I don't have a bankroll to hit 300wpc without vintage digging, which I love - where do I start, what do I stay away from?
4. http://www.markhennessy.co.uk/ - this site is great
We all love positive CL stories -
They were listed at $580, so I asked some questions and got a basic history of the speakers (original owners moved to Dallas from the UK) but not much else. The broker didn't know much about speakers but knew the average google price. Nice chat, not much else til a week later.
I email and ask how it's going. "Haven't sold." Ok, anyone asking? "Not really." More conversation and I end up telling him about the kind of speaker (studio monitor vs home theater stuff), how good they can sound, why they're collectible, a little bit about British sound, the Beatles of course. Another nice chat, I leave my phone number, nothing more until two days later.
I get a text, "Are you still interested, if you make an offer we can probably figure out a deal." Sure. I offered more than I could afford at the moment, what I feel was a lowball $300. I also mention I couldn't afford that at the moment, would have to be next week...ish. Five minutes later, "If you have $200 cash they are yours." Well, geeze.
Thirty minutes later I'm back home and was shocked to see one black cone and one white cone. I doubt the seller bothered to pull both grills off, the one he removed had the white cone - didn't occur to me to ask and I imagine he would have said something. All the pictures I had seen were either both black or both white. I re-check the serials, matching pair - hrmm. Black one seems "newer", white one is in excellent shape but shows a bit more dust. Interesting, if not slightly suspicious - perhaps the reason the price.
So, I plug them into a 160wpc old Crown (half recommended program power) and pop in Pink Flow Wish You Were Here and - WHOA! - Holy smokes, the potential of these is incredible! Needless to say they are great speakers, well worth my low checking account and every bit of me knows I will have these for a long time.
For now, they are going to decorate the front room. I'll need to spend some time and find an amp that will complement these sweet British ladies. I'm extremely pleased to start a high power system with these and I can't wait for the end product. I'll make sure to bump this thread whenever I get a new piece for these.
Everyone loves pictures -
The White
The Black
tl;dr - 'i nee help' bullet points
1. One cone (serial number B) is black, the other (serial number A) is white - what gives?
2. When I look online it's a friendly 100-300w recommendation, on the speaker it has a firm 300w. Is there specific things that can go wrong with Rogers when powered below 300w?
3. I don't have an amp to power these and I don't have a bankroll to hit 300wpc without vintage digging, which I love - where do I start, what do I stay away from?
4. http://www.markhennessy.co.uk/ - this site is great
We all love positive CL stories -
They were listed at $580, so I asked some questions and got a basic history of the speakers (original owners moved to Dallas from the UK) but not much else. The broker didn't know much about speakers but knew the average google price. Nice chat, not much else til a week later.
I email and ask how it's going. "Haven't sold." Ok, anyone asking? "Not really." More conversation and I end up telling him about the kind of speaker (studio monitor vs home theater stuff), how good they can sound, why they're collectible, a little bit about British sound, the Beatles of course. Another nice chat, I leave my phone number, nothing more until two days later.
I get a text, "Are you still interested, if you make an offer we can probably figure out a deal." Sure. I offered more than I could afford at the moment, what I feel was a lowball $300. I also mention I couldn't afford that at the moment, would have to be next week...ish. Five minutes later, "If you have $200 cash they are yours." Well, geeze.
Thirty minutes later I'm back home and was shocked to see one black cone and one white cone. I doubt the seller bothered to pull both grills off, the one he removed had the white cone - didn't occur to me to ask and I imagine he would have said something. All the pictures I had seen were either both black or both white. I re-check the serials, matching pair - hrmm. Black one seems "newer", white one is in excellent shape but shows a bit more dust. Interesting, if not slightly suspicious - perhaps the reason the price.
So, I plug them into a 160wpc old Crown (half recommended program power) and pop in Pink Flow Wish You Were Here and - WHOA! - Holy smokes, the potential of these is incredible! Needless to say they are great speakers, well worth my low checking account and every bit of me knows I will have these for a long time.
For now, they are going to decorate the front room. I'll need to spend some time and find an amp that will complement these sweet British ladies. I'm extremely pleased to start a high power system with these and I can't wait for the end product. I'll make sure to bump this thread whenever I get a new piece for these.
Everyone loves pictures -
The White
The Black