Scott S10 speaker efficiency? Thoughts on them?
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toxcrusadr
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According to search results, AKer PappyODaniel has a pair of S10. Maybe he would have some thoughts.
Curious why you want to know. Unless you have a very low power amp, practically any normal load speaker can be driven to reasonable volumes by modern (by which I mean 50s and on) amp. Scotts typically are relatively easy speakers for amps to drive - they designed them to be impedance controlled, which meant they didn't have the large impedance variations that some speakers have, and which can make the amp's protection circuitry go nuts.
quiet
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Most of the Scott receivers were about 20 watts RMS in 1968. From memory two years ago the S10 is a good speaker. Sealed 23x12 ten inch two way. Nice sound. Flat response.
Not the power hog of the Advent OLA or big Rectilinear 111. But didn't stand out as a more than average sensitive speaker. Example, my Electro-Voice Empire and Pioneer CS99a do.
At the time I had on hand Pioneer SX-424 and Sherwood 7100a. They don't like low impedance loads, still it worked well. So my take is the speaker is easy to drive. And my Scott 20 watt 342b drove them very well. But it's all around better than the other two.
My 8 watt Pioneer SM-B201 tube stereo receiver worked well with them. To a point. 14x16x8 soft room. Didn't sound the best but plenty of power. The Pioneer is working well, but chock plum full of original parts, so.
As a price item I think they are outstanding. I settled on the S-12 for a Scott speaker.
Not the power hog of the Advent OLA or big Rectilinear 111. But didn't stand out as a more than average sensitive speaker. Example, my Electro-Voice Empire and Pioneer CS99a do.
At the time I had on hand Pioneer SX-424 and Sherwood 7100a. They don't like low impedance loads, still it worked well. So my take is the speaker is easy to drive. And my Scott 20 watt 342b drove them very well. But it's all around better than the other two.
My 8 watt Pioneer SM-B201 tube stereo receiver worked well with them. To a point. 14x16x8 soft room. Didn't sound the best but plenty of power. The Pioneer is working well, but chock plum full of original parts, so.
As a price item I think they are outstanding. I settled on the S-12 for a Scott speaker.
Rapscallion
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I picked up a pair of these, refurbed them and gave them to a friend. They sounded outastanding with a 12 watt fisher tube amp playingjazz and classical. Very flat response, smooth midtones, sweet speakers!
Do you recall what you replaced during the referb?
Rapscallion
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I just swapped out the capacitors. Don’t recall if they needed a refoam, but I don’t believe so.
