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Realistic mach one. Just over hyped?

Sold hundreds in all variations from intro till 1995. Loud and in your face but would rather listen to a set of early Minimus 7's
 
I loved my original Mach 1's, hoping joewag will hook me up with the pair he just got very recently at the AK Fest. Obviously these are not for audiophile purists but I certainly enjoyed them with a big power amplifier and good placement
 
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cubdog said:
Funny you mentioned the 7s. Those are truly over hyped. Still, I doubt I'll sell mine anytime soon.
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Probably somewhat overhyped, but what they reproduced they reproduced well, and for only $50 or less. The early ones had a nice 50hz choke that relieved that 4 in woofer of the really harmful bass.
 
cubdog said:
Funny you mentioned the 7s. Those are truly over hyped. Still, I doubt I'll sell mine anytime soon.
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In my last incarnation with the shack I sold a bunch of their replacements (7AV'S) and passive subwoofers by simply playing them. It's amazing at how well they played together. People loved they could have two tiny satellites and one big box in the corner and still have pretty durn good sound for a reasonable price.

And, I still have a bunch of mini 7's floating around.
 
4-2-7 said:
Or anything really,



However we generally get it in threads where the equipment is out of reach or the people doing it think it's a wast of money.

I find irony in bodyblue getting all hot and bothered here, but go see all the threads he closes that are expensive equipment, cables and wires. You know all that snake oil stuff that his equipment is just as good .....or better and his reference point is never trying any of it, but is quick to bite the heads off on others hear that stated they never bought M1s
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Get over yourself. Nobody said a WORD about somebodies high end equipment so why pop up and start shitting all over this thread whining about it? The last time you thread crapped on a vintage thread you came in and told us that instead of buying old equipment we should spend our money on buying things that sound better. Why not stick to the threads where you dont get your feelings hurt?

And how do you know what equipment I have heard? You know exactly zero about me.
 
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OK kids, that is enough of the personal attack BS! Really???? Let's get this train back on the tracks and refrain from the back and forth. The personal attacks are warrant for warnings or more, and I'm an easy guy, don't force me out of my comfort zone.
Regards,
Jim
I now return you to your previously civil thread!
 
If a serious question, quality 12ga copper like the original Monster should be more than enough. Spade or twist ends depending on 24 or 29 catalog #.
 
I've had a couple of pairs of Mach Ones, they are what they are. But it seems the number one complaint is the boomy bass from the undersized cabinet. And I agree.

I know people have enlarged the cabinet with good results, but I've often wondered about making trim ring that would allow the installation of a higher quality smaller woofer, one that would work with that cabinet.

Perhaps a nice ten inch JBL woofer and port the cabinet?
 
bhunter said:
Since the name and IP was just auctioned off for $15 million, I'd say they're pretty much gone. What they once were is no more and that's the sad part. A lot of analysts place the blame on the rise of online marketing; however, I feel that RS was uniquely positioned, but through the utter and repeated mistakes by management failed to take advantage of that position. That's what I meant by bashing themselves. Do you remember their Incredible Universe stores of the early 1990s?
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There are open stores in my area and I just bought a desoldering pump with a bunch of new tips from the web site. Still going and not at all dead as near as I can tell.

Yes I do remember, vaguely, hearing about incredible universe stores. However I did not know they were a radio shack thing and I never went in one.

My point is and was that RS did a heck of a lot for the home audio industry back in the day, 70s and 80s. We are reaping the benefits of all they did to this day. They served a market that nobody else did at that time and along the way they put out some very cool speakers and receivers. The quality of the product was above all else in their price point. Nobody will claim perfection with their product, but that's a non issue because of the market they served and the price point the product was offered at. It was like Ford in the early days..."I want to build a car that the little guy can afford and enjoy"...And to this day many people still enjoy and appreciate what they did, myself included.
 
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tonyk said:
I've had a couple of pairs of Mach Ones, they are what they are. But it seems the number one complaint is the boomy bass from the undersized cabinet. And I agree.

I know people have enlarged the cabinet with good results, but I've often wondered about making trim ring that would allow the installation of a higher quality smaller woofer, one that would work with that cabinet.

Perhaps a nice ten inch JBL woofer and port the cabinet?
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The original woofer is actually pretty good when paired with the correct size cabinet, my modded units had punchy deep bass that was better than a Cornwall when compared. I think having the big midrange on top instead of the middle caused the drivers to sound disconnected when you were within 5 to 10 feet of them, it wasn't a problem for room filling sound though. The thread below is the project incase anyone didn't follow it years back.

http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?posts/6494436/
 
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I was in a local thrift store today and found a pair of Minimus 1s and after researching them and listening to them I am astounded at how nice some Realistic stuff really was. Some was marketing driven mediocre, like the MOs and some was truly competitive with the big boys (Novas and big Optimus). The little ones I bought today have Matsushita drivers and walnut veneered cabinets with rubber surrounds that are in perfect condition......not bad for 45 year old speakers.
 
Minimus-1 and Minimus-2 speakers are ok for what they were, much like the MC-1000 speakers they offered. The best speaker they ever offered was the Optimus-1 and it does sound pretty close to the KLH it is supposed to be a tribute to. With that said, Original Large Advents are miles ahead of any of those, are plentiful and affordable. So...why not just get a pair of those? If space is an issue, go with the Smaller Advent or Advent/3's.
 
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Minimus-1 and Minimus-2 speakers are ok for what they were, much like the MC-1000 speakers they offered. The best speaker they ever offered was the Optimus-1 and it does sound pretty close to the KLH it is supposed to be a tribute to. With that said, Original Large Advents are miles ahead of any of those, are plentiful and affordable. So...why not just get a pair of those? If space is an issue, go with the Smaller Advent or Advent/3's.
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You have a point with regards to the O1.

You can't apply that logic to MANY of their other offerings however. What would be the plentiful, affordable and superior alternative to mach 2, mach 1, realistic 400, t300? Nothing that I know of.
 
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