Speaker ID please

[Jenkster]

https://redding.craigslist.org/ele/4693682229.html

Clueless on these, ribbed woofer cones look decent with what looks like foam surrounds. The horns kinda' look like old Speakerlab type? Anyone?

 

[c-atle-79bay]

Reminds me of Optimus.

 

[Jenkster]

Reminds me of Optimus.

I was thinking they may be Radio Shack but, so far, can't find them.

 

[RS Steve]

It is either an Optimus Mach 3 or another Optimus model, maybe 6000 if my memory serves me. They made two way and three way versions of the Mach 3.

 

[RS Steve]

Looks like an Optimus 990 from looking in the 1994 catalog.

 

[Sam Cogley]

I'm about 90% sure that the badge says "Optimus."

 

[Jenkster]

Thanks RS, I think you are correct. I don't think I will bother.

 

[Mystery]

If it costs $300 brand new, I don't think it's anything to look for.

 

[Sam Cogley]

I don't know these particular speakers, but I can say that the better RS speakers can be of quite surprising quality.

 

[bowtie427ss]

Optimus 990 in the '93 catalog.

 

[mhardy6647]

allow me to beat this topic into submission, if you would... ;-)

Heck, who knows... they're probably plenty sensitive and might out-do a pair of Heresys in terms of listen-ability driven by, e.g., a single-ended 2A3 amp?

 

[markshan]

Looks like an Optimus 990 from looking in the 1994 catalog.

This. They are not very good at all.

I'm not snobbing, I agree with Sam that RS made some surprisingly good speakers. I love my Nova 8s. But trust me, there are not one of their better offerings.

 

[bowtie427ss]

This. They are not very good at all.

I'm not snobbing, I agree with Sam that RS made some surprisingly good speakers. I love my Nova 8s. But trust me, there are not one of their better offerings.

I don't know how i missed his post.

Apologies RS Steve.

 

[Sam Cogley]

This. They are not very good at all.

I'm not snobbing, I agree with Sam that RS made some surprisingly good speakers. I love my Nova 8s. But trust me, there are not one of their better offerings.

Good to know. :thmbsp:

 

[janikphoto]

Thanks RS, I think you are correct. I don't think I will bother.

This. They are not very good at all.

I'm not snobbing, I agree with Sam that RS made some surprisingly good speakers. I love my Nova 8s. But trust me, there are not one of their better offerings.

Yeah, but he's only asking fifty bucks. You could probably talk him down another ten or fifteen, and have some fun speakers to modify and tweak. If your mods don't improve the sound, they'd still be fine garage speakers!

 

[markshan]

No, really. They just aren't any good. No tweaking will make them any good. I find better stuff twice a week for $5 a pair. Seriously.

Have you heard them?

 

[markshan]

You could pull the baffle off the front and set your L710s in them. That might make them sound good.