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Wow, Kraco bass bins?
sheltie dave
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Kids do strange things, like apply a good principle, only using shitty speakers. Remember when you thought Cerwin Vega speakers were the bomb?
darkblue94
The Devil made me do it.
Might have been crappy grill covers on decent speakers, even so they may have been worth playing around with, fitting them with some better drivers (Fostex,TangBand etc.) Lots of good cheap fun.
mhardy6647
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worthy of further investigation -- what size are the enclosures?
That was my first thought to as those cabs don't look like something a kid slapped together. Put a decent co-ax in there...........
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mhardy6647
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Almost puts one in mind of a Fostex BK-16 or 20...
pauldrewry
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I shouldn't judge by looks, but Kraco doesn't scream quality. 3/4 plywood- very solid. maybe 3 feet tall.
If they were cheap enough, I might have been moved to buy them for the boxes alone. Been jonesing for a full range speaker setup, and those cabs might measure up nicely.
darkblue94
The Devil made me do it.
Tell that to the folks at HARBETH.
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
Yeah, I was thinking about that as well -- also the BBC engineers who developed the LS-3/5A specification which certainly "influenced" Mr. Harwood of Harbeth.Tell that to the folks at HARBETH.
That approach, however, isn't terribly well suited, AFAIK, to back-loaded horns.
The titular enclosures of this thread would've come straight home with me (assuming they're attractively priced) to try with a bevy of (depending on the actual dimensions of the enclosures) 8", 12" or 15" extended range and/or coaxial drivers.
I suspect that the OP may have seriously misjudged their capabilities by the cheezy speaker grilles (even if cheezy drivers hide behind them).
darkblue94
The Devil made me do it.
Many years ago I got hooked on estate sales, rummage sales and the like and passed over many things because I simply didn't know any better. One such sale was the estate of a speaker hobbyist and he had lots of speakers of many different types. One pair was bookshelf sized back-loaded horn design with a pair of 4" Pioneer car whizzercones (modified) for IIRC $20 and I scoffed at them only to realize years later just what they were. I won't make that mistake again.
Many years ago I got hooked on estate sales, rummage sales and the like and passed over many things because I simply didn't know any better. One such sale was the estate of a speaker hobbyist and he had lots of speakers of many different types. One pair was bookshelf sized back-loaded horn design with a pair of 4" Pioneer car whizzercones (modified) for IIRC $20 and I scoffed at them only to realize years later just what they were. I won't make that mistake again.
What exactly were they??
darkblue94
The Devil made me do it.
Single driver, crossover-less back-loaded horn speakers. Certainly would have been worth the $20 investment to have learned something in the real world as opposed to just reading about on the internet.
I have some lowly Realistic Minimus 17's (yeah, what the hell are those??) I procured for 10 bucks at a yard sale.
Never thought much of them, until I tested some pioneer a/v unit from 2000 or so with a vicious tweeter-destroying pop every now and then.
Imagine my surprise when I found Coltrane to sound VERY good on them. Highs? none. Bass. Uh, yeah right.
But that uncluttered midrange was heaven. So, I think I have a full-range jones. Thinking of dampening the little cabs, maybe adding those Realistic Japanese make SuperTweeters....
Never thought much of them, until I tested some pioneer a/v unit from 2000 or so with a vicious tweeter-destroying pop every now and then.
Imagine my surprise when I found Coltrane to sound VERY good on them. Highs? none. Bass. Uh, yeah right.
But that uncluttered midrange was heaven. So, I think I have a full-range jones. Thinking of dampening the little cabs, maybe adding those Realistic Japanese make SuperTweeters....
