HH Scott speakers with a weird plug on back.

[Scottfargo]

Hi folks, I have a simple question. I have a pair of old HH Scott two way speakers, in between the speaker terminals there is a plug hole, what is this for. Thanks for any info in advance.

 

[sregor]

Standard rca jack, same as on back of most receivers - but you need a plug with wires on it instead of standard conductor and shield type.

 

[asterion]

I do believe that would be for an RCA or a 1/4 inch input ...depending? ......I recently picked up some old Akai Alnico speakers with a single input was a 1/4 inch jack hole. I soldered a couple of speaker wires from the speaker terminals through the hole..these pics don't show me soldering job but the original condition

I had me some Scotts the grill was a a mother to remove, the had a nice midrange to them.Gave 'em to me brother.

 

[Scottfargo]

Standard rca jack, same as on back of most receivers - but you need a plug with wires on it instead of standard conductor and shield type.

Ahh, that makes sense, thank you sir!

 

[Scottfargo]

I do believe that would be for an RCA or a 1/4 inch input ...depending? ......I recently picked up some old Akai Alnico speakers with a single input was a 1/4 inch jack hole. I soldered a couple of speaker wires from the speaker terminals through the hole..these pics don't show me soldering job but the original condition

I had me some Scotts the grill was a a mother to remove, the had a nice midrange to them.Gave 'em to me brother.


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Yes, the grills are very hard to remove, I have not been able to identify the model of these speakers. They look a lot like this, even with the weird metal bar across the tweeter. Mine do not have the cutouts on the wood to fit the woofer. They are all stock and sound great.

 

[Nat]

Scotts are usually pretty good sounding. They weren't a speaker company, but they had very capable engineers and had good ears, and perhaps because their main line of products were amplifiers, they were aware of how much a speaker can affect an amplifier. So they designed their speakers to be easy loads - most have 'controlled impedance" on the input panel. So even with unprepossessing drivers, they sound fine in almost all systems.
I have found that recapping the crossovers is often very worthwhile - they may sound dim and lethargic, but that is the result of caps going our of spec.

 

[asterion]

Scotts are usually pretty good sounding. They weren't a speaker company, but they had very capable engineers and had good ears, and perhaps because their main line of products were amplifiers, they were aware of how much a speaker can affect an amplifier. So they designed their speakers to be easy loads - most have 'controlled impedance" on the input panel. So even with unprepossessing drivers, they sound fine in almost all systems.
I have found that recapping the crossovers is often very worthwhile - they may sound dim and lethargic, but that is the result of caps going our of spec.

I found a pic or two of the old Scott's I am sure I got the grill off but I did not pull up any with them off.
SS-10 model
also found a note ....

 

[Nat]

The grills generally just pop in, but you have to work them out both at the bottom and the side, which can be difficult.
I'm not sure that increasing the high end extension will actually make the speakers sound better - it will make them sound more like modern speakers with an extended high end, but without an equal extension of the low end, the result will be a less balanced sounding speaker. Tastes differ, and the result may please or dismay. Though if a subwoofer is added to the mix, the result might be very nice.
But I'd check the caps first.

 

[Bradley]

If I remember correctly, Scott made a compact stereo system, similar to the KLH 20, with the turntable and tuner/amp combined into one unit. The speakers with the the RCA plugs were made for easy hookup to this system.

 

[Nat]

They did - I found a dead one and harvested something - knobs, maybe - from it. It looked as high quality as the KLH systems.

 

[Poultrygeist]

I do believe that would be for an RCA or a 1/4 inch input ...depending? ......I recently picked up some old Akai Alnico speakers with a single input was a 1/4 inch jack hole. I soldered a couple of speaker wires from the speaker terminals through the hole..these pics don't show me soldering job but the original condition

I had me some Scotts the grill was a a mother to remove, the had a nice midrange to them.Gave 'em to me brother.


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Those are very good full range drivers probably also used in TOTL Akai reel-to-reel tape recorders. Could be made by Sony, Coral or Fostex. If 3.5" to 4.5" they would be excellent candidates for a single driver back loaded horn enclosure like the Frugal Horn Mk3.

 

[Scottfargo]

The grills generally just pop in, but you have to work them out both at the bottom and the side, which can be difficult.
I'm not sure that increasing the high end extension will actually make the speakers sound better - it will make them sound more like modern speakers with an extended high end, but without an equal extension of the low end, the result will be a less balanced sounding speaker. Tastes differ, and the result may please or dismay. Though if a subwoofer is added to the mix, the result might be very nice.
But I'd check the caps first.

I love the way they sound, if I did anything to them I would just want to rebuild them as close to stock as possible. I don't want a modern sounding speaker, I use them with my Marantz 2220b.

 

[asterion]

Those are very good full range drivers probably also used in TOTL Akai reel-to-reel tape recorders. Could be made by Sony, Coral or Fostex. If 3.5" to 4.5" they would be excellent candidates for a single driver back loaded horn enclosure like the Frugal Horn Mk3.

I was quite surprised when I connected the Akai's ....without any great expectations, yet they are very full sounding, someone told me they were Alnico magnets.
They get regular use now playing mainly the Pacifica radio station in the mornings and then their all blues shows on Sunday.....

And yes those Scott grilles do just "pop" in but are held by some sort of thick adhesive strip all around. Mine had fossilized into a hard solid grippy mass
but gently,slowly prying eventually they came off.
I do believe the cloth had some sort of composite wood frame which if I recall correctly could be easily broken if not careful.....
There was something about those Scotts that was very pleasing to the ear. I used them for Jazz and Classical mainly but ended up giving them up to my brother when he picked up a small amp after his all in one thing stove out.