Sansui Mystery Midrange!

[Francis55]

I believe this mid is from a very old Sansui speaker--and I've lost the identifying info that I used to have. Anyone know what model speaker this is from? Is it even Sansui? Help!

 

[Francis55]

Possibly from a 1960s Sony speaker.

 

[crazy-in-az]

That's the same driver KLH used in their older speakers as tweeters.

 

[Francis55]

That's the same driver KLH used in their older speakers as tweeters.

Very possibly, although now I'm wondering if this is a midrange from a KLH Model 5--thoughts?

 

[Francis55]

Very possibly, although now I'm wondering if this is a midrange from a KLH Model 5--thoughts?

Definitely from a KLH speaker, circa 1960s/early 1970s.

 

[Lavane]

It kind of looks like what was in a pair of Warfadale W90's I had.

 

[GordonW]

Very possibly, although now I'm wondering if this is a midrange from a KLH Model 5--thoughts?

Looks very much like one.

Regards,
Gordon.

 

[Nat]

While I think I agree because very few speaker makers other than KLH were so unconcerned with cosmetics - there is writing on many of them - I'm not completely on board with the KLH 5 ascription. I haven't looked up KLH 5 mids, but the odd whitish/blackish/whitish outer perimeter reminds me of the Radio Shack mid/tweeters on some of their more ambitious speakers.

 

[Francis55]

While I think I agree because very few speaker makers other than KLH were so unconcerned with cosmetics - there is writing on many of them - I'm not completely on board with the KLH 5 ascription. I haven't looked up KLH 5 mids, but the odd whitish/blackish/whitish outer perimeter reminds me of the Radio Shack mid/tweeters on some of their more ambitious speakers.

I did look up the KLH 5 (and I think the Model 12s and the Model 25s used the same mid), there is one for sale on eBay, and it looks pretty much exactly like what I have here. For now I have it listed as just that, maybe I'll attach a caveat for potential buyers.

 

[Nat]

Having just redoped four KLH 6 woofers, I realize that the surrounds are much darker when redoped (and a midrange surround might not have been worked as hard as that of a woofer) so I am much less opinionated than I was in my last post.

 

[bluesky]

Not any Sansui speaker that I've ever seen.

 

[Francis55]

Not any Sansui speaker that I've ever seen.

Yes, looks like it's from a very old KLH speaker--looks like Model 5, Model 12, and Model 23 KLH speakers all used this midrange.

 

[Francis55]

Yes, looks like it's from a very old KLH speaker--looks like Model 5, Model 12, and Model 23 KLH speakers all used this midrange.

 

[eiraved]

I believe this mid is from a very old Sansui speaker--and I've lost the identifying info that I used to have. Anyone know what model speaker this is from? Is it even Sansui? Help!

AI says it's a vintage KLH driver used in various vintage KLH speakers including the Model 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, and 21.

 

[Francis55]

AI says it's a vintage KLH driver used in various vintage KLH speakers including the Model 5, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, and 21.

And there ya have it! Thanks for the update!