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Frazier speakers from a movie theatre - any info?

Did some quick listening last night; More pictures

I had a quick chance to hook up and listen to a couple of songs last - no time for Easy Rider, but Chicago Transit Authority - Introduction and Does Anybody Really No What Time It Is? a couple of songs with alot of horn :D

The high and low frequencies are clear and very efficient. It was late and I had an early morning today, so I just threw stuff together, I was listening with a Sansui 9090 receiver that I cleaned up last year with alot of help from nosirrah. I am really looking forward to giving these a workout during the day this week - later today and tomorrow. Placement is obviously a "big" issue. I want to listen to these out on the back lawn too. Here's a few pictures:

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Cool!

SpeakerLabFan said:
I had a quick chance to hook up and listen to a couple of songs last - no time for Easy Rider, but Chicago Transit Authority - Introduction and Does Anybody Really No What Time It Is? a couple of songs with alot of horn :D

The high and low frequencies are clear and very efficient. It was late and I had an early morning today, so I just threw stuff together, I was listening with a Sansui 9090 receiver that I cleaned up last year with alot of help from nosirrah. I am really looking forward to giving these a workout during the day this week - later today and tomorrow. Placement is obviously a "big" issue. I want to listen to these out on the back lawn too. Here's a few pictures:

frazier002.jpg

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frazier005.jpg

frazier006.jpg
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I see your decorating tastes match mine.....:D
 
geezzz... I thought I had a lot of speaker for the size room I have.. forget the new Fraziers.. you got more speaker than that room can handle with just the khorns.. you need to send those to someone like me that has a little more room for them to roam in... :D

BTW.. gotta love the teetering domino effect about to happen... :no:
 
Those Fraziers look ominous.

I'd keep the force field on max in case one of them tries to nail you with a death ray.
 
Endspec, the plans got trashed years ago. I do, however, have 4 ea. WR218 dual 18" sub enclosures (sans woofers) still in factory boxes. One is an MI touring version, the other 3 are std. production cabinets. Email me for details if interested.
 
Snade said:
Those Fraziers look ominous.

I'd keep the force field on max in case one of them tries to nail you with a death ray.
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:D Good call. My cat was stepping very cautiously around them last night, not up to her usual full inspection routine.

these Fraziers might be a little pissed off with all this exposure, after years behind the screen in a movie theater. :scratch2:
 
Sure do wished I could find something like those myself.. they are just so cool looking.. the only issue I would think there is, would be the horn being very picky about placement. With such a narrow beam, seems like you would almost have to point it at your sitting spot... I'm sure in a theatre there would be room for it to disperse, but in a small room, it looks pretty narrow..

BTW.. can you get a shot of the drivers on those horns?

Can't wait to see the insides of one of the boxes too..
 
SpeakerLabFan, Those Frazier amps are F-106-C PA amps that were sold to theatres for the most part. They are 70V. I still have 20 some on the shelf that I don't know what to do with. They have an odd tube complement-2 ea. 12AU7, 4 ea. 6GT5, and 1 ea. OA2.
 
similost said:
Sure do wished I could find something like those myself.. they are just so cool looking.. the only issue I would think there is, would be the horn being very picky about placement. With such a narrow beam, seems like you would almost have to point it at your sitting spot... I'm sure in a theatre there would be room for it to disperse, but in a small room, it looks pretty narrow..

BTW.. can you get a shot of the drivers on those horns?

Can't wait to see the insides of one of the boxes too..
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Hi similost, I'll try to get some closeups on the horns later today. Yeah, the closest "room" I have that will do these justice is my back yard. :tears:

Kind of cool - I noticed that the cabinets are asset tagged with a small "SRO" sticker - the old movie theater chain.

The Frazier Serial numbers on the back of the cabinets were not consecutive but very close:

010156
010160

soundcraft1 said:
SpeakerLabFan, Those Frazier amps are F-106-C PA amps that were sold to theatres for the most part. They are 70V. I still have 20 some on the shelf that I don't know what to do with. They have an odd tube complement-2 ea. 12AU7, 4 ea. 6GT5, and 1 ea. OA2.
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Thanks again for the info. :thmbsp:
 
Wow!! These guys have Mojo..!! Hey! I like the idear about putting them up on the front lawn at dusk with some Endrix for back ground tune. What about some grouvy psycadelic lights shinning on a discoball???
What a Score SpeakerLabFan...
 
Did you muscle those around by yourself Dick ?
I hope not,Unless your in training to climb Mt. Pilchuck ~

My,My,Are you drawing up the plans for the "New addition"
on the house yet ?
 
Let me know when your gonna crank those up and I'll go outside and listen.
I'm only about 5 miles away.:yes:
 
similost said:
BTW.. can you get a shot of the drivers on those horns?
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here's a couple of snapshots, I'll try to get a better closeup of the drivers later...

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Magnetron said:
Wow!! These guys have Mojo..!! Hey! I like the idear about putting them up on the front lawn at dusk with some Endrix for back ground tune. What about some grouvy psycadelic lights shinning on a discoball???
What a Score SpeakerLabFan...
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Thanks Frank, you will have to stop by and check them out!

Sluggo said:
Did you muscle those around by yourself Dick ?
I hope not,Unless your in training to climb Mt. Pilchuck ~

My,My,Are you drawing up the plans for the "New addition"
on the house yet ?
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Uh, yeah Mark, you know that phenomena where adrenalin and super-human strength kicks in when in an emergency...? Actually it's downhill from my truck to the backyard and basement - I'm certainly not moving them back up to the front yard without help. I just wish I had access to a gym or other large space to setup a listening session. The back lawn will have to do for now. :music:

Joe VW said:
Let me know when your gonna crank those up and I'll go outside and listen.
I'm only about 5 miles away.:yes:
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Heh, I like my neighbors too much for that, although my closest neighbor is a musician and she doesn't complain about the occasional Khorn decibel fest. :D
 
Personally...

I like a little outdoor theater speaker action....

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You're right about the neighbors. I just wish I had the time and help to break these out more often. Outside without the wall reflections and with a certain amount of distance between you and them, the sound will be so different. You'll like it....:yes:....:thmbsp:

Oh well, basement shopping continues, albeit slowly....:sigh:
 
analog addict said:
I like a little outdoor theater speaker action....

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You're right about the neighbors. I just wish I had the time and help to break these out more often. Outside without the wall reflections and with a certain amount of distance between you and them, the sound will be so different. You'll like it....:yes:....:thmbsp:

Oh well, basement shopping continues, albeit slowly....:sigh:
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That picture is great!! Reminds me of setting up a 30 foot screen one time with ALOT of sound equip in my front yard one night for a "drive in night"....just INVITE the neighbors.....





BTW Speakerlabfan....nice score!
 
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