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HomerJSimpson
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Why can't I find any Mach's...! If I were you I'd get em...!
PioneerGuy85
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GET THEM!!! :yes: :yes: :yes:
If you don't want to refoam them yourself, have it done. I'd offer but I've never done it myself either and would probably screw it up. I absolutely LOVE my pair!
If you don't want to refoam them yourself, have it done. I'd offer but I've never done it myself either and would probably screw it up. I absolutely LOVE my pair!
The Mach One & Two...back in the days...
Here's a scan of the Mach One and Two from the Radio Shack catalogs...enjoy!!
Rob
Here's a scan of the Mach One and Two from the Radio Shack catalogs...enjoy!!
Rob
PioneerGuy85
needs more Fluroscan
They weren't lying about wall-shaking bass! My walls vibrate damn nearly as much as the woofers (woogers 
) themselves do.
) themselves do.Possum_Dog
Member
I bought some Mach 1's in the mid 70's and they're still kicking ass. I need to spray a lil' stuff in the pots to clean some oxidation but otherwise they are in great shape.retrokeeper said:Here's a scan of the Mach One and Two from the Radio Shack catalogs...enjoy!!
Mach 1 demo
For those of you that like Mach 1 speakers, you may appreciate the following story. Every year Radio Shack held annual meetings for store managers. The first one that I attended was in 1972 (on my 21st birthday. Please don't do the math!). They would bring all of the store managers in the country together for a two or three day meeting where the highlight was a presentation of the new annual catalog and product line for the upcoming year by Bernie Appel, the CEO and quite a character. They were actually quite spectacular events. There are lots of stories that I could share at another time in another place. This was the period of time when Radio Shack had the potential to be something good and seemed to be going places. I think that we all know the history since then. Too bad, so sad... Once the quantity of stores exceeded about 1200 they started to break these meetings up geographically by division. I left the company in 1993 and I understand that they stopped them entirely at about that time. Anyway, all that is just to give some background to the story that actually does involve Mach 1s, lots of them! If I remember correctly, this particular annual meeting was held in Washington, DC in a huge hotel. I believe that it would have been 1978. To open the meeting they brought us all into this enormous ballroom. At the start of meeting, they dimmed the lights and opened the curtains to reveal a huge screen for an automated back lit multi projector slide presentation that was absolutely amazing. I have never seen anything like it. Steven Spielberg (sp?) must have directed it. So much for the video part of the presentation, now to the point. On each side of the screen there were 40 (*maybe more, it could have been 50) PAIRS of Mach 1 speakers, all powered by 40* STA-2000 receivers. The speakers were arranged with one speaker on top of the other, with the top speaker inverted. The show lasted about 20 ~ 30 minutes and was the most amazing audio – video presentations that I have ever seen to this day. The sound was like being at a live rock concert at times, and at other times just as soft, crisp and clean as you can imagine. You could feel the bass in your chest. I remember half seriously being concerned about structural damage to the building. Tandy must have spent a small fortune on the video presentation alone.
Radio Shack did have some very good equipment at times. It was a very impressive demonstration. It wasn’t just the quantity that was impressive, it was quality. Too bad they lost sight of that. :sigh: They could have been a contender….
For those of you that like Mach 1 speakers, you may appreciate the following story. Every year Radio Shack held annual meetings for store managers. The first one that I attended was in 1972 (on my 21st birthday. Please don't do the math!). They would bring all of the store managers in the country together for a two or three day meeting where the highlight was a presentation of the new annual catalog and product line for the upcoming year by Bernie Appel, the CEO and quite a character. They were actually quite spectacular events. There are lots of stories that I could share at another time in another place. This was the period of time when Radio Shack had the potential to be something good and seemed to be going places. I think that we all know the history since then. Too bad, so sad... Once the quantity of stores exceeded about 1200 they started to break these meetings up geographically by division. I left the company in 1993 and I understand that they stopped them entirely at about that time. Anyway, all that is just to give some background to the story that actually does involve Mach 1s, lots of them! If I remember correctly, this particular annual meeting was held in Washington, DC in a huge hotel. I believe that it would have been 1978. To open the meeting they brought us all into this enormous ballroom. At the start of meeting, they dimmed the lights and opened the curtains to reveal a huge screen for an automated back lit multi projector slide presentation that was absolutely amazing. I have never seen anything like it. Steven Spielberg (sp?) must have directed it. So much for the video part of the presentation, now to the point. On each side of the screen there were 40 (*maybe more, it could have been 50) PAIRS of Mach 1 speakers, all powered by 40* STA-2000 receivers. The speakers were arranged with one speaker on top of the other, with the top speaker inverted. The show lasted about 20 ~ 30 minutes and was the most amazing audio – video presentations that I have ever seen to this day. The sound was like being at a live rock concert at times, and at other times just as soft, crisp and clean as you can imagine. You could feel the bass in your chest. I remember half seriously being concerned about structural damage to the building. Tandy must have spent a small fortune on the video presentation alone.
Radio Shack did have some very good equipment at times. It was a very impressive demonstration. It wasn’t just the quantity that was impressive, it was quality. Too bad they lost sight of that. :sigh: They could have been a contender….
HomerJSimpson
Addicted Member
Wow!!!
That must have been something I have one pair of Mach ones, Second set is coming friday. I am amazed at the sound of the one set I have, I can't imagine what 40 or 50 sets would sound like 
I will also have 2 set of Mach 2's (after my vacation and trip to the AK fest). I am slowly building my own wall MACH's
If anyone want's to donate to the cause, Bring your Mach's to the AK fest, and LET"S MAKE A DEAL!!!
I love this hobby! :thmbsp:
That must have been something
I have one pair of Mach ones, Second set is coming friday. I am amazed at the sound of the one set I have, I can't imagine what 40 or 50 sets would sound like I will also have 2 set of Mach 2's (after my vacation and trip to the AK fest). I am slowly building my own wall MACH's
If anyone want's to donate to the cause, Bring your Mach's to the AK fest, and LET"S MAKE A DEAL!!!
I love this hobby! :thmbsp:
EddyR
Well-Known Member
I also have a pair of Mach 2's. When I first got them about a year ago I had them in my work building and they sounded boomy. Hard plywood flood and open 2x4 construction.Later I brought them inside my house in a normal listening environment and they sound great,no more boomy sound just clean base.They should be easy to refoam unless they are a odd size surround.
Ed
Ed
Kencat
Super Member
Wall of Machs. Neat. Pics will be required once that wall is up and running. :thmbsp:
I've 2 sets of Mach 2s. Only one set in service at the moment. I liked them when run on the Denon 75 wpc HT. But these are just incredible when fed power from my recently acquired Adcom GFA555 II. Where the bass was a little slow and lacking some detail on the Denon, it is fast and well controlled with the Adcom. The individual hits on the kick drum are distinct, even with that machine gun double kick drum stuff from Nightwish and Evanescence. Don't know if it's the super high damping factor or the power, but the control of the big bass driver is solid.
The Mach 2s image great, with a generous listening zone (sweet spot). The soundstage is wide and with nice depth driven by the GFA. Classical is presented nicely. I think the overall sound is just on the warm side of pretty well balanced, and they are easy to listen to speakers.....at least in my room and with my ears anyway.
I guess my point here is that the Machs will respond to lots of power and a quality amp. As a point of comparison, the HPM-60's (series I) work nicely on the Denon, but did not open up with the Adcom like the Machs did. Like there was more potential waiting in the Machs.
I've 2 sets of Mach 2s. Only one set in service at the moment. I liked them when run on the Denon 75 wpc HT. But these are just incredible when fed power from my recently acquired Adcom GFA555 II. Where the bass was a little slow and lacking some detail on the Denon, it is fast and well controlled with the Adcom. The individual hits on the kick drum are distinct, even with that machine gun double kick drum stuff from Nightwish and Evanescence. Don't know if it's the super high damping factor or the power, but the control of the big bass driver is solid.
The Mach 2s image great, with a generous listening zone (sweet spot). The soundstage is wide and with nice depth driven by the GFA. Classical is presented nicely. I think the overall sound is just on the warm side of pretty well balanced, and they are easy to listen to speakers.....at least in my room and with my ears anyway.
I guess my point here is that the Machs will respond to lots of power and a quality amp. As a point of comparison, the HPM-60's (series I) work nicely on the Denon, but did not open up with the Adcom like the Machs did. Like there was more potential waiting in the Machs.
