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Electronica Rehabilitatus
Some while ago I stumbled upon a pair of S-11D's in fair condition at a local thrift store. These are good sized vintage bookshelf (read floor standers by contemporary standards!) 3 ways. 5 out the 6 drivers were intact with one mid shredded. But those walnut cabinets! Things of beauty. The boxes are substantial with at least 1 inch particle board all around with dimensions of 24"x 14.5" x 10.5" (maybe deeper) 40-45lbs each, at least. I was thinking of the cabinets for a nice pair of fronts for that HT project I had planned for some rainy day.
Well, its not raining (its more like a wintry mix) and I dragged these out for a second look, hooked them up and WOW! I was quite surprised by the quality of the sound that came out of them especially since one of the drivers is trashed. I sat down and gave them a good, serious listen; I had some holiday type stuff out, Diana Krall, a cappella & choral music and some jazz (Monk and Keith Jarrett) and still wow! Really nice, smooth sounding speakers, that have an intimate pull-you-into-the-music sound. So forget the HT project- these babies deserve better. Hence this (longish) post.
I've done same model replacement drop ins on several speakers and they're relatively easy. Matching vintage drivers might be a different story. There is very little info on vintage Scott speakers available. Firstly, what measurements do I take and where do I start? Love the sound as it is, so I'm looking for a pair of mids, that will fit in the existing opening, that compliment the rest of the package. Outside of the obvious; like construction (papercones) and size (5.5" across the flange) what other info will I need?
Secondly, since I'm at it what about the wiring (it looks cheesy and thin) and the crossovers? The caps have to be 35 years old at least; So they and those binding posts gotta go. Besides the dimensions above I know the speakers are 60w each and suspect that the 12in woofers go down to around 40000 mhz or so. BTW the fabric for these late 60's era speakers is really groovy, but needs to be replaced, so if anyone has a source or suggestions here I'd appreciate it as well
Meanwhile I have some beautiful walnut cabinets to refinish. Promise to post photos when project is completed! Thanks in advance to all for your suggestions.
Well, its not raining (its more like a wintry mix) and I dragged these out for a second look, hooked them up and WOW! I was quite surprised by the quality of the sound that came out of them especially since one of the drivers is trashed. I sat down and gave them a good, serious listen; I had some holiday type stuff out, Diana Krall, a cappella & choral music and some jazz (Monk and Keith Jarrett) and still wow! Really nice, smooth sounding speakers, that have an intimate pull-you-into-the-music sound. So forget the HT project- these babies deserve better. Hence this (longish) post.
I've done same model replacement drop ins on several speakers and they're relatively easy. Matching vintage drivers might be a different story. There is very little info on vintage Scott speakers available. Firstly, what measurements do I take and where do I start? Love the sound as it is, so I'm looking for a pair of mids, that will fit in the existing opening, that compliment the rest of the package. Outside of the obvious; like construction (papercones) and size (5.5" across the flange) what other info will I need?
Secondly, since I'm at it what about the wiring (it looks cheesy and thin) and the crossovers? The caps have to be 35 years old at least; So they and those binding posts gotta go. Besides the dimensions above I know the speakers are 60w each and suspect that the 12in woofers go down to around 40000 mhz or so. BTW the fabric for these late 60's era speakers is really groovy, but needs to be replaced, so if anyone has a source or suggestions here I'd appreciate it as well
Meanwhile I have some beautiful walnut cabinets to refinish. Promise to post photos when project is completed! Thanks in advance to all for your suggestions.
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