kfa888
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Well I just got back from stealing a set of speakers. Never had Cerwin Vegas before but now I have a super clean set. Got them for $100 and could have easily got them for less but they were worth it and the guy I got them from was super nice. I feel good about giving him full price.
So I know nothing about these speakers. I read up on D-9's and hear they are not all that articulate but loud and full of bass. Sounds fun. In my research I read allot about these and thought I knew everything about them. Then I go to look at them and they look slightly different than the ones I have seen on the net. Also they are PD-9's not just D-9 ??? The owner said he thought that meant wood grain not black ??? I think it designates something else. Fist off the surrounds on the woofers are pleated not rolled foam, I thought the ones I saw in the internet were rolled foam. Next the mids on the ones on the internet looked like they had there own grill, these do not. Tweet looks right.
The owner was the original owner, bought them brand new in Okinawa Japan 20 plus years ago. I absolutely believe him and he had nothing to hide, was very cool and told me a funny story about standing in line for 4 hours with a bunch of service guys to get these at a huge sale. I guess it was like a candy store over there at the time. He thought they were a special model as he said they retailed for something like $1600/pr and he got them for $800. He said there were some that looked very similar and were D-9's but he liked the wood grain better and even though the list was $400 higher the guy told him these were far superior??? I have no idea and he really did not know a bunch about them ether. Seems they had a little "one upping the jones" buying competition on stereo EQ. He was telling me about Altecs, JBL, Bose etc. that could be had for great prices. He also said his CO had a fit when he tried to bring them back onto the ship. Anyway the drivers are all original and look like they have never been touched.
The speakers look brand new, not a scratch and the drivers look perfect. I have a small kid asleep so just a quick try to make sure they were fine, sound good.
I'll evaluate them more in the next few days and report.
So:
Woofer - surrounds right for a D-9 or is the unique to the PD-9?
Mids - Correct or PD-9 specific?
Where are these originally manufactured? USA?
Thanks,
Kelly
So I know nothing about these speakers. I read up on D-9's and hear they are not all that articulate but loud and full of bass. Sounds fun. In my research I read allot about these and thought I knew everything about them. Then I go to look at them and they look slightly different than the ones I have seen on the net. Also they are PD-9's not just D-9 ??? The owner said he thought that meant wood grain not black ??? I think it designates something else. Fist off the surrounds on the woofers are pleated not rolled foam, I thought the ones I saw in the internet were rolled foam. Next the mids on the ones on the internet looked like they had there own grill, these do not. Tweet looks right.
The owner was the original owner, bought them brand new in Okinawa Japan 20 plus years ago. I absolutely believe him and he had nothing to hide, was very cool and told me a funny story about standing in line for 4 hours with a bunch of service guys to get these at a huge sale. I guess it was like a candy store over there at the time. He thought they were a special model as he said they retailed for something like $1600/pr and he got them for $800. He said there were some that looked very similar and were D-9's but he liked the wood grain better and even though the list was $400 higher the guy told him these were far superior??? I have no idea and he really did not know a bunch about them ether. Seems they had a little "one upping the jones" buying competition on stereo EQ. He was telling me about Altecs, JBL, Bose etc. that could be had for great prices. He also said his CO had a fit when he tried to bring them back onto the ship. Anyway the drivers are all original and look like they have never been touched.
The speakers look brand new, not a scratch and the drivers look perfect. I have a small kid asleep so just a quick try to make sure they were fine, sound good.
I'll evaluate them more in the next few days and report.
So:
Woofer - surrounds right for a D-9 or is the unique to the PD-9?
Mids - Correct or PD-9 specific?
Where are these originally manufactured? USA?
Thanks,
Kelly
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