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a/d/s CM Series

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mojito150

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I posted this in the a/d/s speaker roll call thread a few days ago, but that seems to be a dead one. Does anyone know if the Braun CM series speaker shown here is the CM7, or was this a larger model available only in Germany? I have a pair of CM5s (the plasti-crete ones from 1986, not that new crap) and some Atelier gear on moth balls. Wouldn't mind gettaing a larger pair, though. BTW, I love the silver finish on these...I'm pretty sure that was never avaialble in the US.
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mojito150 said:
I posted this in the a/d/s speaker roll call thread a few days ago, but that seems to be a dead one.
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That thread is far from dead and focuses on ADS speakers and not Braun. Your picture features your Braun equipment and not the speakers so it's hard to answer your question without a good picture of the speaker. ;)
 
Duffinator said:
That thread is far from dead and focuses on ADS speakers and not Braun. Your picture features your Braun equipment and not the speakers so it's hard to answer your question without a good picture of the speaker. ;)
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I realize this, but during that era they were mostly one in the same. I was hoping that someone also familiar with the front elevation of the Atelier components might be able to tell by scale.

I am certain they are from the Braun_a/d/s CM series because of the chamfered front baffle and gasket that separates the front baffle from the main section of the cabinet.
 
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I measured the height of an Atelier component...2.75". Given that, I would estimate the speaker in the photo to be around 17-19' tall.
 
Are those speakers for sale? Are you looking to buy them? That gear looks newer than mid 80's and those speakers do not look like any ADS speakers I've seen pictures of. I don't think I have any photos of CM speakers on the ADS Reference Website.
 
No, I believe that photo is from a Braun ad. If I ever run across a pair of CM6 or CM7, I will strongly consider them. I love the aesthetic and a/d/s speakers have never failed to impress me for the money. I have a pic of my CM5 (branded as a/d/s and manufactured in 1986) for your reference page, if I could just figure out how to load a photo from my hard drive without a URL. You would see that the shape is identical to the Brauns in the photo. The CMs were marketed with the Atelier equipment. Notice that even the television is from the Atelier series...it has a very rounded tube, which is indicative of the era. Vertically flat tubes started appearing in the early 90s.
 
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Here's some pics of a pair of CM6's I bought & resold recently... they were a little beat up cosmetically, at least one was, but sounded very nice.

Was pretty nice to find a pair of these speakers hiding in a $50 lot of electronics that also included a couple of Sony ES pieces :banana:

Feel free to add any of these images to the ADS reference website, if they are of use.

John
 

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Those are CM7's and the finish was offered in the US as "Crystal Grey".

We sold 5 in that color, all models.

It apparently wasn't a hit in Europe either.
 
This may be somewhat ot but I was recently on Ebay Germany. The Braun speakers there don't seem to command the premium price ADS can sometimes command here.
 
Pair of CM7 on Seattle CL now (not mine)

These seem way overpriced, but you can at least have the chance. That is if you're still looking after 3.5 years.
 
Ancient thread with NEW pics :)

A/D/S CM7 black. Which is now a part of a crazy Atelier system I'm putting back together. I've got one missing item but it's not critical. I'm looking forward to pairing the CM7s with 2 A/D/S PA4 power amps in bridged Mono though.

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mojito150 said:
I have a pair of CM5s (the plasti-crete ones from 1986, not that new crap)
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Compact Monitors date back to 1986??

I thought they were a LOT, LOT more recent than that. I thought they came after the Architectural Series of the 90's.
 
zunde said:
Compact Monitors date back to 1986??

I thought they were a LOT, LOT more recent than that. I thought they came after the Architectural Series of the 90's.
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A buddy of mind had a set of CM-5's back in 84, or so. I wanted a pair of CM7's, but couldn't afford them and wound up plagiarizing them with some DIY's that probably wound up costing more. I hand wound all of my own crossover coils and measured caps to try and be as accurate with a 4th order crossover as I could - the thing was a monster.
 
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