Found some mystery speakers

[oceanplexian]

Hi, I've been lurking here for the past few days and found you when I was Googling for reviews on the Tripath TA2024-based solid state amp.

Anyhow, this afternoon I picked up a pair of speakers at the local thrift store. I was trying to find some bookshelf speakers. I passed these over at first thinking "bah...cheap crappy 70s Japanese electronics". Then I picked them up and whoa, they were moderately heavy so I had to have them.

Anyhow, the catch? No markings whatsoever. I haven't ripped off the stapled (ugh) front cover to look at the speaker from the front. The back says "A quality product of Japan". They look to be well built, the inside was even lined with foam (removed in picture). If anything, I guess I could repurpose the box for a better quality speaker.

Any ideas would be great. Thanks!

 

[avguytx]

Nice looking woofer and tweeter from the back side, anyway. And those cabinets look very well constructed, too. How do they sound?

 

[aidynphoenix]

very interesting.. id grab em if i got the chance, they look nice.

 

[oceanplexian]

I don't know yet how they sound. I'm actually in the middle of a move and don't have anything to test them with

Thinking about building an enclosure and pairing them with something like 15-watt-4ohm-TA2024-D-class-Audio-Amplifier-Board. Same thing the Sonic Impact T-Amp is based on.

 

[glen65]

They look a bit like Coral speakers.
But those guys would stamp their name on the
back of the drivers.

 

[jsixis]

From looking at the box they look like mass produced Japanese speakers.
I have had several pairs similar in construction.
One set I have has RCA Drivers in them.
All of mine have sounded good for what they were.
I have not had any with that woofer design but I've seen every other design.
(early Yamaha maybe ??)

 

[aidynphoenix]

i would definetly try them out as they are before you gut em.

 

[markshan]

From looking at the box they look like mass produced Japanese speakers.

Especially on the jack plate where it says "Japan".:tresbon:

 

[walsn]

The tweeter looks seems to be Atomix (japan made ,similar units mase by Akai. Pioneer and others). Not sure abot the woofer.

 

[soundmotor]

Those are cooooooool!

 

[oceanplexian]

Yes, the tweeters do have Atomix stamped on them! Nothing else though :-(

 

[michaelhigh]

If they sound crappy, try a full range woofer, that might be the answer, but I wouldn't know for sure. Just spouting off, really.

 

[kfa888]

I have some Coral woofers that look exactly like that. Post the makings on that tweeter and i bet we can sort this out.

 

[pauldrewry]

any numbers on the woofer? Is there a crossover?