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Kirksaeder x-3c in da house!

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SpruceMoose

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a friend of mine just gave me a pair of Kirksaeder x-3c speakers that he bought in Germany in 1967. they were stored in his attic for many years. i need to open them up and check out the drivers, and find out what's in the box. pics to follow...
 
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oooooh, harsh! ;)

here ya go!
 

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Kirksaeter is an interesting brand

HI,

I've never seen but one pair in person. They seem rather uncommon. A friend has a pair of 260CD towers that have impressive build quality and components. They sound big and impressive, too, but a bit on the bright side. This picture is from the web. His are black laquer.

Hope you enjoy yours,
John
 

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always been curious about Kirksaeters. In my mind I lump them into the Telefunken/Braun/Grundig zone, but I have no idea if that is warranted.

So, give- how do they sound?
 
have not hooked them up yet. maybe this weekend.

so far i have found no references to the old ones on the net. kinda odd.

now, where can i find a bass-o-matic...
 
I've got what I thought was the only pair of Kirksaeters, no idea of what model these are. Forward in the mids but very nice sounding speakers. Mine have a five setting 'raum-o-matic" control to back them down a notch or two.

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Some info on older kirksaeters here: http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?h...search?q=KIRKSAETER+MODERATOR+5075&hl=en&sa=G
 
thanks for the spec pages. nice find!

as for the "o-matic" part, the mid and tweeter controls feel like plain old wire-wound pots. not much "o-matic" about that. we shall see...

everything i read about the brand seems to point to a good quality european speaker. kinda lean in the bass, forward mids. we shall see about that too...
 
TTBOMK - Kirksaeder are usually some top-shelf speakers. Just take a gander at absolon's and you will believe it too.
 
They went right into rotation in my shop when I acquired them and were good enough that they became the standard for comparison to later acquisitions. Consequently, I've yet to open them up for a closer look.

Have to do it now though. I accidentally ran a 200 wpc channel amp at full volume through them and took out one of the tweeters.
 
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