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Snagged Some Brauns Today

SoCal Sam

SoCal Sam

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Here's one for Duffinator, Thedilihaus, NN, OP, and other ADS fans! I snagged a pair of Braun 1002/8 3-way speakers. They have 6 inch woofers, a 3 inch midrange and a traditional dome tweeter. The 3 inch midrange seems to be a departure from the usual dome mid. It has the traditional metal grill and rounded edges. This is the second pair of Brauns with speaker wires coming directly out of the back with no binding posts or spring clips. Rated at 50 wpc into 8 ohm and made in Germany so post reunification. I'm thinking early 1990's.
 
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Or maybe they look like these. :D

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SoCal Sam said:
Yup, that's them again! So they aren't that obscure at all!! Bet you don't have a pair like my other Brauns!!!
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Those aren't mine. It's the same picture as OP posted, just so it shows in the thread. Nice snag and knowing you you paid next to nothing for them. :thmbsp:
 
The pics are the ones I had. With custom ReEdger surrounds. They're a weird size so he did some of his magic.

I didn't like the way they sounded. Over powering mid and highs. Even after breaking them in.
 
onepixel said:
The pics are the ones I had. With custom ReEdger surrounds. They're a weird size so he did some of his magic.

I didn't like the way they sounded. Over powering mid and highs. Even after breaking them in.
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Yikes, custom surrounds sound like a hassle. Maybe if I ask ReEdger nicely... Sound is not so good, IYO? I wonder if it worth the effort to restore them?

I know the 2 vs 3-way has been debated here before but I have to throw my vote to the 2-ways. I heard the Vintagestereo's L-730's (3-way) yesterday and they sounded just like your review of the 1002/8. Over-powering mids and highs masked the bass leading us to think the woofers were dead but they were not.
 
SoCal Sam said:
I heard the Vintagestereo's L-730's (3-way) yesterday and they sounded just like your review of the 1002/8. Over-powering mids and highs masked the bass leading us to think the woofers were dead but they were not.
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interesting. My 730's do not seem that way to me and i like laid back speakers. They are some of the brighter speakers i have but I don't find them unbalanced just leaning towards the bright side.
 
SoCal Sam said:
Yikes, custom surrounds sound like a hassle. Maybe if I ask ReEdger nicely... Sound is not so good, IYO? I wonder if it worth the effort to restore them?

I know the 2 vs 3-way has been debated here before but I have to throw my vote to the 2-ways. I heard the Vintagestereo's L-730's (3-way) yesterday and they sounded just like your review of the 1002/8. Over-powering mids and highs masked the bass leading us to think the woofers were dead but they were not.
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I was going to give them to my daughter because they're compact and looks like it would sound great. I started a thread about how to make them work better earlier this year. Looked into new crossovers, L-pads, etc. I got lazy and sold them.

If you could balance all the drivers I think they would sound pretty darn good. I had some L-780s and L-710, both 3-ways and they sounded just fine.
 
SoCal Sam said:
...I heard the Vintagestereo's L-730's (3-way) yesterday and they sounded just like your review of the 1002/8. Over-powering mids and highs masked the bass leading us to think the woofers were dead but they were not.
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kfa888 said:
interesting. My 730's do not seem that way to me and i like laid back speakers. They are some of the brighter speakers i have but I don't find them unbalanced just leaning towards the bright side.
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I've got the earlier version of the 730s- the L630s. EXACT same cab size, same driver number (three way), same driver sizes, just 8 ohm vs 6 ohm and before the "stifflite" moniker was applied to the drivers. Crossovers slightly different betwixt the two.

I actually found the bass to be substantial and at times a bit too much. One of the few speakers I've ever turned the bass knob down a touch on the pre-amp.

I love bass- the 630s had plenty of it for me.

I wonder if it is setup? I had mine 4" off the floor, and in a room that was welcome to promoting lots of bass.:scratch2:
 
My L-610s were really sensitive to room placement too. Once dialed in sounded better than the other ADSs that I've had.
 
SoCal Sam said:
Here's one for Duffinator, Thedilihaus, NN, OP, and other ADS fans! I snagged a pair of Braun 1002/8 3-way speakers. They have 6 inch woofers, a 3 inch midrange and a traditional dome tweeter. The 3 inch midrange seems to be a departure from the usual dome mid. It has the traditional metal grill and rounded edges. This is the second pair of Brauns with speaker wires coming directly out of the back with no binding posts or spring clips. Rated at 50 wpc into 8 ohm and made in Germany so post reunification. I'm thinking early 1990's.
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Sounds like you picked up some neat speakers. :)

I always liked the way the ADS and Braun speakers looked. It was nice getting a listen to some again at the AKFest this spring.
 
onepixel said:
Weren't they L-610s? Shoot I don't remember anymore. The 2-ways with vinyl veneer.

OK..they were L-620s. I'm getting old.
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I wasn't sure if you were talking about your L710's or L620's. I though maybe you spliced them together or something!

It's called CRS disease. Can't remember sh!t.
 
I personally like the Braun 2 ways over this particular3 way- but once I heard an older Warfdale 6.5" -3 way and it was pretty darn good for some reason....wished I could have A/B them...
 
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