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BIC Venturi Formula 6 Spec II

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goanlisten said:
I'm highly impressed with the beautiful craftsmanship! and Thank you for sharing the pictures.

Does any one know of a web (site) that explains the inner working of the "BIC" venturi? Just curious.

Thanks in advance....
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I doubt it. I've seen sales flyers or owner manuals that showed a cut away view. (I own many pairs). Basically, there is a long opening in the bottom all the way across, there is a baffle that runs from the front to almost to the back. The bigger ones may have some "forming" that smooths the actual turn in the back. It's just a giant square port, more or less. I have a set of 1958 Knight speakers with Jensen drivers that are built the same way. The cloth accordian surround on the woofers made them bass "capable" (so to speak, IMHO, whatever). Given the time period they are from (late 70s), they were some serious rock speakers. They can slam.

I have 2s, 4s, 5s, and an odd set of 6s that is different than the two typical styles I see online (!?!?!?!). I have seen them called "sonic garbage" but they are fun.
 
blhagstrom...do you have any interest in these 6s that I have? I don't have much into them and if they have value to someone else, I'd hate to cut them up to make an Econowave or something else to attempt to get some satisfaction out of them.

Turborusty
 
mhardy6647 said:
Not the "Spec II" and they're the 5 and 7 (not the 6) but maybe these are helpful to one or another of the earlier posts :-P

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Is this page from those old Warehouse Sound catalogs? They were better than Playboy.
 
Bic Formula 6's: 6 way

Interesting to see this post here today. I just picked up a pair of trashed:thumbsdn: Formula 6's off Craigslist for free:thmbsp:. The cabinets are shot, but from the pair, I think I can put together at least 1 good speaker without too much effort and see if it's a project worth exploring.

There's a nice pair on e-bay right now, but pretty pricey ($549). The e-bay set and mine both have what look like 4 horns. I've also seen pictures of what looks like pairs with (2 horns and 2 cone tweeters: including the picture on this thread), instead of the 4 horns.

Just a bit fun during a lunch break, Max
 
Holy crap! I just learned that a handful of speakers I have laying around on the shelf are BIC speakers........

That is if BIC's EIA code is 310 and possibly 312.


Turborusty
 
I doubt that B-I-C made any drivers.
312 is Sylvania's EIA code (but that doesn't mean Sylvania was your drivers' OEM).
 
B.I.C. formula 6 spec II

Hi
I finally bought a pair of BIC formula 6 spec II speakers in VGC. 4 way with 4 ellements. The seller borrowed me the speakers for testing. I paired them with my good sounding Sansui G 7000 receiver and the really impressed me. The treble was smooth and detailed.
The mids was very good with a lot of detail and warmth. the bass is
also good. Perhaps not the most accurate bass, cause I could hear some resonance. However I think there are some potential for improvement here. My pair has all the original speakers
as well as the original sound damping material. I think after 30+ years, the sound insulation might be sub-standard and should be changed. Thats what I intend do do now. I have allready cleaned all potentiometers, and everything
else still seemes to be working 100%. I have tried them on different sorts of music, and they do a really good job with reproducing horns, flute, strings, piano, human voice, drums etc. I have elevated them ca 5 centimeters and have them approx 15 cm from the wall. I tried them also on my old Accuphase 150 watt poweramp and it is worth to mention, that even if they are effective, they appreciate some extra power for better bass handling. I have a Luxman tube preamp with the Accuphase, and they sounded also warmer and richer with this setup. So I'm guessing that they will work terrific together with quality tube equipment as well as a clean/darker sounding SS gear with power reserves.
 
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Hi Theese are the original woofers for B.I.C. Venturi Formula 6 Spec II
(third edition forrmula 6)
4-way system 1 #piezo horn super tweeter 1 # dynamic compression horn
1 #dynamic 8 " mid tone, 1 # 12" High Flux heavy duty Woofer



Turborusty said:
Can anyone post pics of the original Formula 6 woofers?

I just picked up a pair of the 6-speaker models and I think the woofers have been swapped out.

Thanks,
Turborusty
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Formula 6 spec II doing service in the living room.
original grill attached


QUOTE=Acusta;4231868]9
Hi Theese are the original woofers for B.I.C. Venturi Formula 6 Spec II
(third edition forrmula 6)
4-way system 1 #piezo horn super tweeter 1 # dynamic compression horn
1 #dynamic 8 " mid tone, 1 # 12" High Flux heavy duty Woofer[/QUOTE]
 
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Acusta said:
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Hi Theese are the original woofers for B.I.C. Venturi Formula 6 Spec II
(third edition forrmula 6)
4-way system 1 #piezo horn super tweeter 1 # dynamic compression horn
1 #dynamic 8 " mid tone, 1 # 12" High Flux heavy duty Woofer
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Those are the real deal.
 
I would be interested in a all original drivers pair of
BIC VENTURI FORMULA 6 SPEC II

If anyone has a line on a working pair for sale at a reasonable price
please pm me

I own a pair of BIC VENTURI FORMULA 5 and love them

The specs ll series has the coaxial type woofers

Thanks in advance


 
BIC speakers are OK. My brother had some. Don't know what model they were. They did have a couple of horns. We used to rock them pretty good. But when I got some Speakerlab 1's he was impressed. I think they sounded better than the BICs...
 
How would BIC's be classified? What other models would they compare to? JBL, Advent, Pioneer, Cerwin Vega?
 
I was glad to see this thread get picked up again. I just picked up a pair of Bic Formula 4's and Formula 6's. I just wanted the 6's but the person selling them wanted both pairs sold together Not as refined as some of the other speakers I have like ADS, Boston Acoustics and Cambridge Soundworks but man can these rock. The bass is tight and the sound to me is reminiscent of Cerwin Vegas from the same time period. The tweeters are a little on the bright side, but the combination of the punchy bass and the highs make these a great rock speaker. Neither pair has grills since the foam rotted within 10 years of purchasing in most cases. I was fortunate to find a guy on ebay that sells grills for the 6's. Those just shipped today and someone had a set of badges which are coming later today. The cabinets are in fantastic shape on both sets. Original owner from the 70s. If anyone knows someone that can make me a set of grills for the 4's, please let me know. Thanks!
 
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