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Mystery speaker / driver ID from custom build - Seem quite decent. Any ideas?? THX!!

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Mystery speaker / driver ID from custom build - Seem decent. Any ideas?? THX!!

I picked up a pair of custom built speakers today with absolutely no indication of their brand or the brand of the drivers. There are (2) sealed subs with (2) 12" drivers in each and (2) two-way bookshelf speakers.

I'm trying to identify the drivers; hoping someone has seen them. You can check out the pics. The only writing of any sort is on the woofers. It says :"Precision Loudspeakers Inc, Made in USA".

The mids and tweets seem to be of better quality than the woofers based on appearance alone.

Any thoughts on model, make, quality?

I think I recognize a peerless tweeter like the Polk's used or something real similar anyway in the upper speaker.

I'll hook them up soon and let you know how they sound.

I appreciate any help. Thanks!!
 

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1 more pic

Sorry, forgot one pic that might help.

Here is the back of the bass drivers.
 

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The first picture clearly demonstrates the importance of toe in for speakers.
The small speakers look like they have good quality parts, but I'm not impressed with the wiring and caps in the last picture, which I assume is the woofer box. Any damping material in the enclosure?
 
The little boxes look like early, Speakerlab 0.5's

The bass cabinets look also like Speakerlabs first attempt at a sub, and the point 5's as the sats. I think I am right about this.

Being the Speakerlabs speaker systems were available as- Drivers and crossovers and plans, Baffle board kit, full kit, or assembled, this looks like someone opted for the "baffle board kit" 1978-79

Rejuvenate the crossovers and that system is going to sound GOOD.
 
Precision was the successor to Peerless drivers made in USA. The tweeter is a version of the venerable Peerless 1 inch soft dome that came out in the late 70's. The mid looks like either a Peerless or SEAS unit from the 80's, there should be some type of markings on it.

The woofers should be polypropylene coned.

Bart
 
The drivers also remind me somewhat of a Design Acoustics sub and satellite system that was recently listed on fleabay. I think the D-A sub sat system was an early product offered by the company in the early 80's right after Audio Technica took them over. D-A might have had a good inventory of the Peerless dome tweeters at the time A-T purchased them and A-T just wanted to use them up. This is all just wild conjecture on my part though......
 
Thanks for the help guys.

I'll get them wired up and let everyone know how they sound.

I think they will work fine for a HT setup.
 
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