Can you ID this speaker?

[Quadrunner]

Alright guys, this one looks mass produced budget speaker to me, but I can't really come up with a model number. Any guesses? Its a realistic speaker of some sort.

 

[SiliconTi]

Sure look like Mach 1's with a nicer grille. Any grille off shots?

 

[Quadrunner]

No sorry, its just pulled off the internet. Its fair size trip to see them, but I'm just so darn curious. They look like a cheaper mock version of the mach 1's to me. The horn looks to be mostly show, as the two outer slots are just moldings.

 

[crazy-in-az]

Those are exactly what you think they are Quadrunner- cheap speakers from an all-in-one stereo. I have no idea who made them, but I run across ones that look like those in almost every thrift store I enter. I'd pass them up...

 

[swechsler]

Surprisingly, I couldn't find these on the Radio shack catalogs site (I checked the mid to late 70s) but suffice it to say that they're a pile of crap.

 

[Quadrunner]

To me the plastic looks like the 1980's for some reason. I'll check it out sometime now that I've got access to that website just so I can sleep easy at night. Thanks guys.

 

[Edroom]

They do say realistic on them...

 

[Nat]

They are smaller than you hope they are, and no better than you fear they are. Probably not terrible, but not worth a 15 minute drive, much less a long one.

 

[xrayspex77]

If they are anything like these, not worth leaving the driveway for, unless you need speakers for testing

 

[swechsler]

Honestly, if someone tried to give them to me for free I wouldn't take them.

 

[purple1]

This looks like them. Not worth the trip IMO.
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/html/1974/h041.html

Edit: Or these?
http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/html/1975/h148.html

 

[Quadrunner]

Well that solves that mystery. Looks like a rip off for $200+ back then! My entire modest 4 speaker setups cost me less then that in modern $$ with a lot lower then 5% THD. Wow, I can't believe this is the same company that sold the minimus 7 and so many good, (some great) affordable speakers. The woman in the second ad seems to be some sort of mermaid.

 

[Dave_1962]

They are Realistic as we can see but they are not Mach 1's. Your pic looks like the Realistic Clarinettes model from 1975. The Mach 1 horn went all the way across from side to side and right from the top down to the grill.
Also had 15" woofer,160 watt handling capacity and adjustable crossover and considered by many to be a wolf in sheep's clothing if you will. Mach 1 specs below.

http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/realistic/mach-one.shtml

Realistic Mach 1's:

 

[Quadrunner]

They are Realistic as we can see but they are not Mach 1's. The Mach 1 horn went all the way across from side to side and right from the top down to the grill.
Also had 15" woofer,160 watt handling capacity and adjustable crossover and considered by many to be a wolf in sheep's clothing if you will. Mach 1 specs below.

http://www.hifiengine.com/manual_library/realistic/mach-one.shtml

Realistic Mach 1's:

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Can't wait for the day some of those things shows up in my area. I've always wanted to try one, although the ferrofluid drivers are a cause for concern as they age. They have that look where you just know lot of people run them like they were new. The ebay cult prices are insane for those things. A lot of people [try to] charge more then they costed new. Ooooh vintage...Take my money!!! I guess I shouldn't knock it till I try it lol. If I look at those woofers long enough I'd probably do just about anything they told me.

 

[Dave_1962]

ΛΛΛ Yeah by coincidence a pair of Mach 1's just showed up on Kijiji one hour's drive from me - the guy wants $350 and the woofers are punched. Of course his ad says good condition. On another page there's the 15" woofers mint condition in the box a pair for $100. So you're looking at $450 - I don't think so you can get vintage Cerwin Vegas a lot nicer than that for @ $300.


Woofers - $100
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-electronics/...4a/1174480880?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Mach 1 - $350
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-speakers/mis...rs/1187979522?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Mach 2 - $200
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-electronics/...rs/1189128739?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

and then there's this by comparison:

Cerwin Vega 316r - 400 watt - $350
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-view-details.html?requestSource=b&adId=1188423460

I think the choice is clear!

 

[Dave_1962]

Don't confuse those for Mach's. They are a lot smaller. And a lot cheaper. I've handled a pair in person. Nothing special.

Um I think we've already got that covered.

 

[dc270]

I have a set of the Sansui's!
DC

 

[sealy]

They're Mach One's sure enough. Says so right on the baffle.

 

[Dave_1962]

They're Mach One's sure enough. Says so right on the baffle.

 

[Quadrunner]

They're Mach One's sure enough. Says so right on the baffle.