Coral speakers

[EASTYJAZ34]

I am currently bidding on a pair of vintage coral speakers on ebay.
They dont have a model number (removed),
Ive never read anything about coral speakers on audiokarma just wondering if they are worth buying

 

[larsne]

Coral made som fine quality drivers - some of them are of a build quality equal to "JBL"

 

[motorstereo]

I wouldn't waste any time on the multi driver bx series.

 

[EASTYJAZ34]

Thanks guys

 

[cmmatt123]

I have a pair of 12" tri- axle ( Tet-12 ? iirc) corals and they are very high quality.

 

[Wigwam Jones]

May I ask why you would bid on something you know nothing about?

 

[gearhound]

I wasn't too impressed the Coral BX series speakers either.

Steve

 

[kermit z]

I am currently bidding on a pair of vintage coral speakers on ebay.
They dont have a model number (removed),
Ive never read anything about coral speakers on audiokarma just wondering if they are worth buying

I see 10 pages of Coral threads on AK. They have been discussed many times. Overall, the impressions are they are decent, but I never read they are excellent. I have never heard a pair but have seen a few. If they were inexpensive locally, I might give them a try. I don't know i would be wanting to have them shipped.

 

[DetroitNick]

I have a pair of BX-33s I bought on a whim. Using them in our bedroom upstairs. I feel like they’re overachievers. They have a pleasant sound and are capable of more bass than I had expected. I get the impression from the other comments that people aren’t in love with them but I always enjoy using them. They’re connected to a Kenwood KR-50 which I feel provides them with a snug but pleasing sound to work with.

 

[sanford12]

Can't remember the model #'s but 2 pair of Coral speakers came as a package deal with a Sansui 1000A. I've heard they made some good ones but the one's that came with the Sansui weren't bad, they were terrible. They're in a landfill in Illinois .

 

[grindstone]

Got BX-60's years ago and they would seem to have stuck. Not wired-up and haven't been for (6?) years, but I think the bigger BX jobs are all worth hearing _IF_ you try the 16 ohm jobs on tube amps. On sand, the BX-60 is lovely for classical and those little old horns remind me of yesteryear -- they do something lovely, if a little polite. Lickety-split tight big old sealed boxes that are sensitive enough to work with a lot of low power amps. In the "everything does something" world of speakers, they have a spot, here, just haven't gotten to them since moving.

 

[AudioAvarice]

I have a couple of pairs of smaller Coral speakers, which are also very good, FX-1 full range speakers I'm planning on using with a valve amp. And I have a pair of B-2X in a mini system.

 

[DetroitNick]

I have a pair of BX-33s I bought on a whim. Using them in our bedroom upstairs. I feel like they’re overachievers. They have a pleasant sound and are capable of more bass than I had expected. I get the impression from the other comments that people aren’t in love with them but I always enjoy using them. They’re connected to a Kenwood KR-50 which I feel provides them with a snug but pleasing sound to work with.

Sorry, mis-type. Kenwood KR-5150