Rare find? Need info on Canton Quinto 510
I just got what I think is a pretty sweet deal on some speakers. My roommate works at a thrift store so I get first dibs (well, second dibs after him) on any stereo equipment that comes through.
Yesterday he came across a pair of Canton Quinto 510 speakers. I'd never heard of them and a google search yielded very few results and almost all of them were in German. Intrigued, I had a look and they seemed to be of excellent quality, in perfect shape aside from a few scratches on the case, sounded amazing and the price was right ($15 for both speakers and a Nikko NR-700 receiver!) so I quickly took them home.
I'm new to the world of high quality audio gear and am quickly becoming addicted. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about these speakers or Canton in general. Any idea when these might have been made?
Here's an ebay auction showing a picture of them (though mine are wood grain.)
http://cgi.ebay.ch/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3809378571&category=22002
Here's the info from the back:
Canton
Quinto 510 Hifi-Loudspeaker
Impedance: 4...8 Ohm
DIN power handling: 50 Watt
Music power handling: 80 Watt
Frequency range: 36...30000Hz
Any recommendations for a receiver to pair them with? (Not looking for an unbiased opinion, just throw out your favorite brands/model numbers that would make sense with these speakers
) This particular Nikko is not all that exciting.
Thanks for any info.
I just got what I think is a pretty sweet deal on some speakers. My roommate works at a thrift store so I get first dibs (well, second dibs after him) on any stereo equipment that comes through.
Yesterday he came across a pair of Canton Quinto 510 speakers. I'd never heard of them and a google search yielded very few results and almost all of them were in German. Intrigued, I had a look and they seemed to be of excellent quality, in perfect shape aside from a few scratches on the case, sounded amazing and the price was right ($15 for both speakers and a Nikko NR-700 receiver!) so I quickly took them home.
I'm new to the world of high quality audio gear and am quickly becoming addicted. I was wondering if anyone knew anything about these speakers or Canton in general. Any idea when these might have been made?
Here's an ebay auction showing a picture of them (though mine are wood grain.)
http://cgi.ebay.ch/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3809378571&category=22002
Here's the info from the back:
Canton
Quinto 510 Hifi-Loudspeaker
Impedance: 4...8 Ohm
DIN power handling: 50 Watt
Music power handling: 80 Watt
Frequency range: 36...30000Hz
Any recommendations for a receiver to pair them with? (Not looking for an unbiased opinion, just throw out your favorite brands/model numbers that would make sense with these speakers
) This particular Nikko is not all that exciting.Thanks for any info.
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