Do these speakers look worth $50

[dezmond76]

Does anyone recognize these ?

 

[tonyk]

I don't recognize them, but those 1/4" jacks make me think extension/pa speaker of some sort.

 

[Sam Cogley]

Something's nagging at my brain about the design of the pair on the left, with that bar of walnut at the top and bottom of the grille, but I can't place it for sure.

Only way to tell with things like this is to either shine a light through the front, or, better yet, pull the backs to see what's in there.

 

[dodog]

Probably an extension speaker but it's always something that like that ends up being a mega-score that's stuffed with Western Electric field coils.

 

[tonyk]

It looks like a shiny dust cap looms behind the grills of the smaller pair.

 

[HiFi in WYO]

Probably an extension speaker but it's always something that like that ends up being a mega-score that's stuffed with Western Electric field coils.

Exactly what I kept thinking, though I'd go General Electric route.

 

[hnash53]

Those... or what's inside, could really be a sleeper. Encouraging you to do some investigation into these... and what's inside.

 

[onwardjames]

Could be something very nice/profitable.....or not. Think of those as a 50 dollar lottery ticket, with about the same odds, if not greater.

 

[oldskl]

Those cabinets look nice. I think I would probably take a chance on those.

 

[bowtie427ss]

Something's nagging at my brain about the design of the pair on the left, with that bar of walnut at the top and bottom of the grille, but I can't place it for sure.

I hear that. +1

 

[dezmond76]

I went and got them. I guess they were left in the house from the previous owner. He used them for some type of intercom system. I will get some pics up a little later. The bigger cabinets have electro voice wolverine ls-8's in them. The smaller cabs have elac speakers. I found a link to the exact model.

http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-elac-inch-alnico-speaker-s517-1789574957

 

[dezmond76]

 

[dezmond76]

 

[dezmond76]

I ended up getting them for $30.

 

[HiFi in WYO]

Well, those are cool. Heck, for $30, I think you did well. Might be good project speakers if nothing else.

 

[Markoneswift]

I think Wolverine has to be worth $30. Are the frames Adamantium ?

 

[dezmond76]

The smaller cabinets with the elac drivers sound really good . I am running them off a mc2300 amp and using a jbl 4645c subwoofer for 60hz and under.

 

[EastPoint]

Those Elacs are supposed to be really good. Probably around $100 each. Maybe more. The Wolverines are like $20 each. Nice pickup!

 

[dezmond76]

Thanks . I been doing some research on the elacs and found this old auction.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Elac-S517-E...D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[Sam Cogley]

Wolverine and one other name were the "budget" Electro-Voice brands. They're still quite good, and usually seem to be only distinguishable from the "name" parts by the label on the back.