Speaker ID ???

[butch4695]

Seller say`s "FOR SALE IS A VINTAGE PAIR OF WORKING HIFI STEREO SPEAKERS. UNKNOWN MAKE. CONTROLS ON BOTTOM OF CABINETS. SPEAKERS ARE ABOUT 3.5 FEET TALL BY 2 FEET WIDE BY 2 FEET DEEPAND VERY HEAVY" . Just curious , Any ideas ?

 

[2ndtimelucky]

Philips tweeter, and possibly mid seems to be a good start

 

[bowtie427ss]

Depending on price, i'd grab em in a heartbeat.

Philips tweets, superb philips midranges, and very good CTS woofers.

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

Don't know, but it appears to me that the midrange and tweeters are Philips units and the woofers are CTS.

 

[Dan ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ]

Wow! We are on the same page!

 

[butch4695]

Thanks guys . I sent an email and am waiting for a reply .

 

[bowtie427ss]

Wow! We are on the same page!

Those CTS woofers always catch my eyes for obvious, and some not so obvious reasons.:yes:

 

[audiozaz]

Those CTS woofers always catch my eyes for obvious, and some not so obvious reasons.:yes:

+1

The big honkin' square magnet is also a dead giveway if pictures of the back are posted.

I believe Klipsch used a version of this woofer, so did Karlson in the X15.

IG

 

[bowtie427ss]

The big honkin' square magnet is also a dead giveway if pictures of the back are posted.

Those things sure made their way around the industry, even very early Peavey 22A compression drivers used them, and you could find them double stacked on some high power Becker and Oaktron woofers too.

 

[butch4695]

Any idea on the specs of the woofer ? How low will they go ? How about efficiency ?

 

[Wigwam Jones]

Any idea on the specs of the woofer ? How low will they go ? How about efficiency ?

Just some general thoughts. I did not recognize these as CTS woofers like the others did, and I'm no expert. But I have some CTS woofers and I like 'em. If you like that 'vintage' sound, as others have consistently warned me when telling me I should 'not' like them.

From the dimensions given, it appears that the woofers are 15" (or bigger?). 15 inch woofers tend to produce more (not to say 'better') bass than smaller woofers of that era. As for efficiency, I have no idea, but in general, speakers from the tube era into the beginning of the transistor era are often quite efficient. At one time, that was considered good.

I think they look very interesting, and I'd love to see how they work out for you if you get them.

 

[butch4695]

Would these be a good match with solid state ? I don`t have any tubes ?

 

[audiozaz]

Would these be a good match with solid state ? I don`t have any tubes ?

I think it should be fine. If the bass alignement was taking into account a high output impedance from the amplifier and that your SS amp seems to sound anemic on these, try a small series power resistor, maybe 2-4 ohm.

az

 

[dc270]

That connect plate has an early RTR look to it........
DC

 

[butch4695]

I passed on the speakers when I saw another post on CL .A Toshiba SA-7150 . It was in the other direction and I got it for the same price that I was going to pay for the speakers . I will post a thread tomorrow . It was closer .