No one has been looking at them for the last 50+ years.

[Rygen]

Holy Crap!

 

[tom1356]

Tom, you find the most amazing speakers . . I still tell friends about those refrigerator sized BBC monitors I witnessed . . . WOW . . .




uuuuh . . . lemme know if you need a chaperone Deli

That would be a great idea.
It will be nice to see you again.

 

[Shackman55]

Astounding find! I think I would call that the scroe of the year and then some. Call me sentimental, however I think I would consider a little homage to Carl when you get them and crank them for the first time. Perhaps play a little of his favorite music and a toast to his taste, care, forethought and kind treatment of them.

 

[MOPAR3]

Nice speakers!!! Good to see them headed to NH

 

[theprofessor]

Great story! You're definitely going to have to try these with a Paragon.

 

[tom1356]

Great story! You're definitely going to have to try these with a Paragon.

We are going to have to leave that to someone else. I don't have a Paragon nor do I have room for a Paragon. I'll be lucky if the wife lets me keep these.
She's already asking where they are going and I don't have a good answer.

 

[Coytee]

I understand they only have 20 hours of playing time on them over the 50 years and the drivers still need to be broken in? :scratch2:

Fantastic find by you, congrats!

:thmbsp:

 

[Stephen J]

We are going to have to leave that to someone else. I don't have a Paragon nor do I have room for a Paragon. I'll be lucky if the wife lets me keep these.
She's already asking where they are going and I don't have a good answer.

In our new utility building / pole barn honey.

Here's to hoping you can find common ground on this issue.
Beyond that.... awesome acquisition my friend.

 

[legal eagle]

Then you get to be my hero.

Magical find. :thmbsp:

I request that you give us the long story(I mean beyond-Arkay long....). :yes:

...so you found a pair of used speakers. Big deal...

(got them yet? in what condition are the drivers? how does it...ahmmm...sound?)

I must say that the part that got most of my attention was that the good old guy computerized his music collection 50 years ago. I think that is nothing less than mind blowing :thmbsp:.

 

[theophile]

...so you found a pair of used speakers. Big deal...

(got them yet? in what condition are the drivers? how does it...ahmmm...sound?)

I must say that the part that got most of my attention was that the good old guy computerized his music collection 50 years ago. I think that is nothing less than mind blowing :thmbsp:.

On punch cards?

It'd be interesting to know whether any trace of the 'recording' still exists.

 

[tom1356]

On punch cards?

It'd be interesting to know whether any trace of the 'recording' still exists.

I will revisit the original system again with Marvin sometime in the future.
I don't want to press things now, he is still pretty upset about Carl's passing and exhausted from carrying around his wallet.
I'm hoping there are pictures.

 

[cubby01]

On punch cards?

It'd be interesting to know whether any trace of the 'recording' still exists.

If we are talking 1960s then the 'recording' we are talking about I think must be the catalog of the collection, likely in a database of some kind. I get the impression some people thought he had his album collection digitally recorded. While recording bits of music digitally to computer was done as early as late '50s (IIRC) the resources to do a complete LP would have been out of the question I think.

 

[toxcrusadr]

If we are talking 1960s then the 'recording' we are talking about I think must be the catalog of the collection, likely in a database of some kind. I get the impression some people thought he had his album collection digitally recorded. While recording bits of music digitally to computer was done as early as late '50s (IIRC) the resources to do a complete LP would have been out of the question I think.

That was my first thought as well. :yes:

 

[analog addict]

he is still pretty upset about Carl's passing and exhausted from carrying around his wallet.

My condolences. Saying good bye is always difficult, but you could have worse problems I suppose...:scratch2:

A toast to Carl when you fire those up for the first time is well in order...:thmbsp:

I'd suggest the good stuff...

 

[Smokin amps]

This is very close to as good as it gets!! Congrats & enjoy

 

[markd51]

Tom, I absolutely hate you! lol

Kidding aside, those are drop dead gorgeous, and wish you the best of luck, and enjoyment with them. Truly an extrodinary find, and please do keep us posted, with a little review about them. Congrats! Mark

 

[tom1356]

Still not here and now my wife is mad.:thumbsdn:
She read an email with an offer to buy them in it and now she wants to know what they cost.
I may have reached too far this time.

 

[oneinchside]

Still not here and now my wife is mad.:thumbsdn:
She read an email with an offer to buy them in it and now she wants to know what they cost.
I may have reached too far this time.

Well, you did say that you had to sell almost everything else to buy them, I hope she loves them.

"the difference between walking and running is merely reaching too far with the leading foot, no one is celebrated for being a calm civil walker. A brilliant sprinter perhaps..."

 

[austi15]

Show her this thread, maybe that will lend some perspective on how incredible a find this is. Offer to let HER decide on the room (in your house, not a shed ) and offer to help design a room around them with these as the focal point. She can point out that they are a classic design and a great "antique" to anyone that mentions them.

 

[tom1356]

Show her this thread, maybe that will lend some perspective on how incredible a find this is. Offer to let HER decide on the room (in your house, not a shed ) and offer to help design a room around them with these as the focal point. She can point out that they are a classic design and a great "antique" to anyone that mentions them.

She went on the Mercedes website and found 10 new cars she could have instead of the Hartsfields.
This is bad.