Mystery Dynaco Speakers

[rorya1]

Can anyone help me id these speakers. Ive looked everywhere online and there is hardly any info on these Dynaco a350’s.

 

[Donkey Karma]

Nothing to offer on history or details.

But... How do they sound?!!??

 

[RxDx]

1980 to at least 1982
Four-way passive-radiator floor-standing speaker system
incorporates 10-in rubber-edge cone woofer with front-
mounted passive radiator in lower cabinet section and
3-in cone midrange, 8/10" horizontally-mounted front-
radiating soft plastic dome tweeter, and Omni-DynTm
omnidirectional vertically-mounted piezoelectric super
tweeter in separate upper section; integral pedestal
raises woofer off floor and midrange and tweeters time-
aligned to woofer; frequency response 35-25,000 Hz
±3 dB. crossovers at 500, 3500, and 11,300 Hz; efficiency
89 dB SPL/W/m. input range 15-110 W continuous;
nominal impedance 8 ohms; variable tweeter and
midrange level controls; oiled walnut veneer cabinet
with charcoal brown grille; 43" H x 14" W x 14.5" D 68
lbs $399

 

[Yodathedog]

Can we see pics of the assembled speaker? I don't think I've seen one.

 

[rorya1]

Can we see pics of the loo assembled speaker? I don't think I've seen one.

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[turboyam]

Mid looks like a Foster to me, probably very good.

 

[Yodathedog]

Wow!! I'd like to hear those.

 

[swechsler]

1980 to at least 1982

The Wiki article for Dynaco says it was bought by ESS in '79 and closed down in 1980, so I'm a little confused by this. After all, Wikipedia is never wrong.

 

[RxDx]

If you're being ironic, then

If you're not: https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Audio/Archive-HiFI-Stereo/80s/Stereo-Directory-1982.pdf, page 166

 

[swechsler]

If you're being ironic, then

I was being sarcastic, but I actually checked the 1981 edition of Audio Magazine's annual equipment directory and didn't find an entry for Dynaco loudspeakers. The Wiki article did mention that the assets (presumably leftover parts) were purchased by Stereo Cost Cutters but makes no mention of products having been released during that time. I personally was unaware of any Dynaco products being made between the time the original company went out of business and when the name was purchased by Panor.

 

[swechsler]

OK, I should have read further down:

After Dynaco closed its USA operations, its former Canadian subsidiary released the Dynaco A-150, A-250, and A-350 speakers, all manufactured in Canton, Massachusetts. Critical reviews of the new audio speakers were not favorable, and they disappeared from the market in the mid-1980s.