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Realistic Optimus 40

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Tedunaway

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Does anybody know anything about realistic Optimus 40 speakers? Are they decent speakers. I'm going to check them out on Monday but I've been trying to research them and can't find anything. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!
 
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These came out in 1982 or 83. Two way speaker with 10" passive radiator. 8" woofer No crossover only 1 cap for tweeter. Woofer runs full range. 89db @ 1 meter. 40hz to 20khz 75 watt max input. See vintage radio shack catalogs 1983.
 
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source: www.radioshackcatalogs.com (1983)
 
I'd be interested in how they sound. There is another RS model with PR that is for sale near me. I think it is an Optimus 27.
 
(Sorry- I know this thread is old)
I had them as my main speakers all the way until I was wrongfully convinced to "upgrade" to Advent Laureates. The 40's had decent bass, the cone tweeters begged to upgraded to domes, and they kept me happy. Noticeably better speakers were my friend's T-120's, which put out lower bass and generally sounded BETTER.
I know I'm going to hear it from Advent Fans, but hear me out- a friend wanted my pair of 40's and convinced me to "trade up" to the Advents, which looked nice and on paper had better specs, but compared to the 40's, they were bass-light. Oh well.
If you have a pair of the 40s and got a better crossover and a nice dome tweeter, they'd probably sound decent.
 
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