SA Wharfedale W45

[Apolek]

Third favorite part of the whole operation... sealing it up and installing all the kibbles and bits.

 

[drbiggles]

So, so very close. I can nearly smell them from here.

Biggles

 

[Apolek]

So, so very close. I can nearly smell them from here.

Biggles

Tomorrow evening. These will be the "B" speakers on my Onkyo system upstairs. But first, I need to pull the CD player and install a new belt. Being in a rack, that's going to take some doing.

 

[drbiggles]

Dang, ain't that always the way? At least you can do it, that's huge right there. It'll be fun hearing your impressions when they're in place.

Biggles

 

[Apolek]

All in all, not to shabby. Still need to hit them with steel wool and a couple coats of wax. They sound great. Stereo effects are amazing. Listening to In Search Of The Lost Chord and was hearing all sorts of minute stereo effects I've never noticed before despite having listened to the album many times.

 

[drbiggles]

Kinda nice to have such a wonderful pair of speakers that were most certainly headed for the trash. Congratulations!

Biggles

 

[bambam428]

Nice job on the fill around that woofer! In those pictures, I can't tell which is patched. With the grills on, no one will know, but you'll sleep better.

 

[Apolek]

Kinda nice to have such a wonderful pair of speakers that were most certainly headed for the trash. Congratulations!

Biggles

Thanks! Really enjoying these. Resolution and sound stage is amazing; I'm hearing details I've never heard on my Onkyo speakers... like the 33 rpm chunka-chunka-chunka of my turn table's record size detection mechanism . Probably time to look for a new turntable.

 

[Apolek]

Nice job on the fill around that woofer! In those pictures, I can't tell which is patched. With the grills on, no one will know, but you'll sleep better.

Thanks! I probably spent more time on than than everything else combined. Just couldn't leave it be, and since I have no intention of parting with these, I figured I'd invest whatever time and money was required to make them right. Still need a 10" woofer to replace the one with the boogered up rubber surround, but it seems those are in the same category as unicorns and hen's teeth. At least this one is air-tight and holding, so I got time.

 

[drbiggles]

Thanks! Really enjoying these. Resolution and sound stage is amazing; I'm hearing details I've never heard on my Onkyo speakers... like the 33 rpm chunka-chunka-chunka of my turn table's record size detection mechanism . Probably time to look for a new turntable.

I ran into the same issue earlier this year when I started running Bozaks. A very revealing system to say the least. I got my Miracord 50H gutted and rebuilt and my Empire 498 put together. Then I had to start looking for amplifiers that actually worked well. All my stuff is "vintage", caps and bits have pretty much run their course. Each time I put a better working piece of equipment in, I could hear the difference. And THEN ????? I could hear the deficiencies in my recordings. So, for the last 5 to 6 months I've had to search out higher quality recordings, or just high quality recordings altogether.

Biggles

 

[PastTechFan]

........ Still need a 10" woofer to replace the one with the boogered up rubber surround, but it seems those are in the same category as unicorns and hen's teeth.......

Hi, Apolek!

Very nice work you've done on those.

I may have that 10 incher (if it's the same as the old Wharfedale Denton). One of mine had a VC rub. I'll look around this weekend and let you know.

 

[Apolek]

Hi, Apolek!

Very nice work you've done on those.

I may have that 10 incher (if it's the same as the old Wharfedale Denton). One of mine had a VC rub. I'll look around this weekend and let you know.

Thanks! Appreciate that. Looking for a cloth surround like the one I got earlier. I think I posted pictures of that one earlier in the thread, but I also have better photos on a Barter Town WTB post.

 

[Apolek]

I ran into the same issue earlier this year when I started running Bozaks. A very revealing system to say the least. I got my Miracord 50H gutted and rebuilt and my Empire 498 put together. Then I had to start looking for amplifiers that actually worked well. All my stuff is "vintage", caps and bits have pretty much run their course. Each time I put a better working piece of equipment in, I could hear the difference. And THEN ????? I could hear the deficiencies in my recordings. So, for the last 5 to 6 months I've had to search out higher quality recordings, or just high quality recordings altogether.

Biggles

Yeah, this has the potential to get ugly fast. Going to resist temptation, though. That Onkyo system was my first real stereo system and has remained intact since I bought it new in 1988. It has a great deal of sentimental value.

 

[drbiggles]

Yeah, let me know how that temptation resisting works out for you. I'm doing better at it. My first real, and new out of the box, stereo was an Onkyo receiver. I'd been dragging home curb side equipment all the way through elementary and middle school. I think it was in my sophomore or even freshman year in high school ('78 or '79), my mother bought me an Onkyo TX-20 receiver and turntable. The speakers were new, white van rigs. Horrific 2-way's with an 8" woofer. I sold the receiver to a friend, then he gave it to someone else years later. I bought a replacement TX-20 a few years ago, works fine. Ain't hooked up to anything at the moment.

Biggles

 

[Apolek]

Yeah, let me know how that temptation resisting works out for you. I'm doing better at it. My first real, and new out of the box, stereo was an Onkyo receiver. I'd been dragging home curb side equipment all the way through elementary and middle school. I think it was in my sophomore or even freshman year in high school ('78 or '79), my mother bought me an Onkyo TX-20 receiver and turntable. The speakers were new, white van rigs. Horrific 2-way's with an 8" woofer. I sold the receiver to a friend, then he gave it to someone else years later. I bought a replacement TX-20 a few years ago, works fine. Ain't hooked up to anything at the moment.

Biggles

Eh, I'm pretty rabid about maintaining the integrity of my Onkyo. If I'm doing any "improving", I'll start with a whole new system. Wouldn't mind a Fisher 800C...

 

[drbiggles]

Or the 500 series, there's all kinds of goodness in there. I don't have a good track record with equipment lasting for very long, whether it was restored or not. I try to stay away from receivers/tuners, one less thing to go wrong. But those darned Fisher power amps cost some real cash. Not that the 500 or 800 receivers don't.

Biggles

 

[vtth]

Hi, I know this tread is a bit old, but I just acquired a very minted pair of this speakers. Sound ok, but I could hear some background noise if I place my ear 1 feet away from the speaker. Would it eliminate the noise if I recap it? Also, if possible, could you provide the capacitors size for recap? Much appreciate.