Ohighway
Wannabe Minimalist
Mmmmm .....Looks like a12" woofer to me.
Treat that 214 tweeter gently. They're fragile and $$$ to replace.
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Charles Eames designed Stephens Trusonic
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Mmmmm .....Looks like a12" woofer to me.
Treat that 214 tweeter gently. They're fragile and $$$ to replace.
The good news is the 214 tweeter is good 
just a bad crossover as I was hoping.
Thanks Biggles I will use the cotton batting.
yes, the crossover is a 5000x with just one capacitor. Is there a possible upgrade to a better crossover that I could try?
just a bad crossover as I was hoping.Thanks Biggles I will use the cotton batting.
yes, the crossover is a 5000x with just one capacitor. Is there a possible upgrade to a better crossover that I could try?
Randy B
Member
These speakers are being collected by museums already.
great find!
https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/254004.html
This product is a perfect candidate for museums that feature collections of modern design, particularly Americana home wares. Tsk, tsk, for the phila curators, however - - it appears they have mis-identified the correct speaker model.
wow that’s amazing. It’s funny that they labels it wrong. I know I need to keep everything original. Maybe I’ll just try to replace the single capacitor and see how it sounds
also found another flyer
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So I very carefully chipped the tar a bit to see if I could ID the cap value, then I put the crossover in my toaster oven for a while on low heat and it softened up enough to just pop out. You were right it’s a 2 mfd cap. And voila, there is a coil in there also.
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Leben
Super Member
Another Stephens crossover mystery solved! There is very little information available regarding Stephens crossover components, thank you for sharing your findings. Looking forward to your listening impressions when you get everything in order.
Replace the cap. Keep it simple and original. You can’t modify or upgrade museum pieces. Which is why I won’t accept them anymore, too much responsibility for me.
Biggles
restorer-john
Addicted Member
Measure the cap to see how close it is to spec and also measure the inductor- plenty of people might like to know the value.
What an amazing find. Well done- it looks lovely.
What an amazing find. Well done- it looks lovely.
Thanks, it was a lot messier than it looks in the picture that tar is very brittle and the lil’ chunks were flying everywhere an I chipped away, but not impossibleGreat job digging those dinosaur bones from the La Brea tar pits.
. I like that it will looks original when I get it out back together. I have not idea why they though this was a good idea to pour tar over everything. Maybe tar was sort of an exciting new material at the time?
Yeah, that is a real mess, and I'm happy I've never run into this type of installation. I think I may have read that the tar immersion was an attempt to keep moisture from affecting the electronic components.
Very cool find! Totally agree that the Eameses would want it to be used.
gizzyman47
Addicted Member
Great find! Congrats! Love all that's MCM!
so, wife works for Herman Miller, and I happen to have the 671 stand for it.
I'm sorry, the four-pronged star stand with domes of silence isolated feet.
Stand and pole and attachment point to the bottom of the speaker.
Robert
Sorry, .... what?
Robvolz
Active Member
In Eames speak, the 670 is the model number for the famous lounge chair, originally rosewood, leather and metal base. The chair base is 5 pronged with a great story to go along with why. The 671 is the optional foot rest that has a four pronged base.
Like automotive companies that grab something from a parts bin (Lamborghini famously shared a taillight with a lowly Fiat once) Eames grabbed his four prong base for his speaker.
So, there was an option of the legs, or the four-prong base.
Here is that link from above of the speaker in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/254004.html
Like automotive companies that grab something from a parts bin (Lamborghini famously shared a taillight with a lowly Fiat once) Eames grabbed his four prong base for his speaker.
So, there was an option of the legs, or the four-prong base.
Here is that link from above of the speaker in the Philadelphia Museum of Art
https://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/254004.html
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I see, I didn’t understand what you were saying before Robvolz. Not caught up on the Eames lingo yet. Yes this one just has the straight legs. I’m gonna keep it as is, but I think it was a great idea to use the chair legs so the speaker could swivel.
also, I’ve never heard that tail light story, will look that up. Thanks
also, I’ve never heard that tail light story, will look that up. Thanks
