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P. S.

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Hi,
Just came across this speaker in a local thrift store. It looks quite solid but lacks any identification marks. Does anybody know what brand it is? The woofer surrounds are not foam but are made of some sort of other synthetic that seems like a rubber-treaded cloth.


Link to speaker images:
https://imgur.com/a/dkW6K7W
 
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Looks like a "house brand", typical 70's record house speaker. The woofer looks like a CTS made square magnet awesome surround. Perfect "e wave" candidate. Great grill cloth/ and cabinet. I'd grab em for less than 40.
 
Those tweeters aren't impressing me, but that woofer looks fun. I wouldn't expect a big flip, but could be fun to play with! It all depends on how much space/time/energy/money you have to invest in them.
 
Thanks for help! So what does "house brand" speaker mean? Is this some local record store internal manufacturing? Will they likely be the same quality as KLH or other known brand?
The speakers trade at $16 which is pretty low. Just wondering what outcome I should expect out of them ;-)
 
A stereo store could put together a package of inexpensive electronics and house brand speakers for a bargain price and it filled a market niche. There were a lot of these in the 70s and they're usually not super duper speakers. Those CTS accordion surround woofers are pretty good though. I agree with the Econowave idea if you're into tinkering. Or, if the tweeters are wired with one as a midrange, you could try other drivers there.

A speaker like this often doesn't have a whole lot for a crossover, just to cut costs on parts an assembly. May be just a couple of caps in there.
 
Thanks for clarifying about house speakers. I've been collecting vintage audio for not so long so it's all still new to me. I know "stuff from the 70s" is cool... but it turns out not always ;-)

So I ended passing on these house brand speakers but got another bargain instead from Nextdoor yesterday (yay!). Got myself a pair of "unbranded DCM speakers" (as advertised) which turned out to be DCM CX-17. Paid $9 for the pair. They work well and I am very satisfied with the sound. Just did some cleaning and de-oxited the ports.

Here's how my setup looks like now
https://imgur.com/a/aWSc8X1

Ttotal amt paid for receiver + turntable + speakers is $130 (plus a can of deoxit and couple of hours work to restore and clean). I kept collecting these on estate sales etc. for last couple months
DCM CX-17 speakers: $9
MCS 3275 receiver: $70
Dual 1237 turntable: $50
 
Not every "house brand" is cheap. I have a pair I can only deduce are house brands and they're among my top sounding speakers. Nothing cheap about these. So just because you don't see any name, or any name you recognize, check them all out when they come up. There's some real no-name gems out there!
 
To me they look like something out of the Goodmans Elite EE-series.Tweeters(or one mid and one tweeter)are Goodmans 3 3/8 in.
The woodwork around the edges is also typical of the EE-series,but the fabric seems wrong.
The Word 'inspected' on the back is also typical of the Elite series.
 
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