Very cool speakers with wooden grills. Can you identify?

[BilboBaggins]

found these very cool speakers when surfing the web. Any idea what they might be? Unfortunately, this is the only picture.

 

[swechsler]

Don't remember, but we've had at least one thread on them (or others that are very similar) in the last month or two.

 

[jcamero]

Maybe Chrysler.

 

[avguytx]

You would think that with all that grill in the way, they'd be rather dull and/or erratic sounding.

 

[Harvestor]

It looks like something out of the late thirties early forties or homemade

 

[red 111]

could be Tandberg

 

[Grenadeslio]

You would think that with all that grill in the way, they'd be rather dull and/or erratic sounding.

Quite a few vintage speakers had wood lattice grills.

 

[Audio Fan]

Grundig Box 45 are similar, perhaps another model.

 

[Nautiker]

Both Grundig & Telefunken made speakers with cabinets like that...

 

[BilboBaggins]

Thanks to a friendly member, I believe the search is over. These look exactly like this!

radio shack optimus 4 speakers (1969)

https://www.ukaudiomart.com/details...ional_real_walnut_seatspeakers/images/586332/

 

[BilboBaggins]

Two tweeters on opposing sides of the unit. The seat cover lifts off to reveal wood. They intrigue me.

 

[avguytx]

Quite a few vintage speakers had wood lattice grills.
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Yep. And most that style really needed more wood covering them up to sound better.

 

[Ohighway]

radio shack optimus 4 speakers (1969)

https://www.ukaudiomart.com/details...ional_real_walnut_seatspeakers/images/586332/

Paisley princess available at additional cost.

 

[BilboBaggins]

I was actually considering checking them out, but I decided instead I needed to pick up my Bose 601 Series 2 from my friends place. Unfortunately, two of the woofers were replaced, so I need to find two original. I got to my friends place and he tells me he found a Pioneer turntable at a garage sale and they are holding it for me. I walked out of there with two Dual tables, a Pioneer PL-10, and a Nikko receiver. Then my friend asked me to sell his Philips 312 for him. My wife is not happy. I had better price them for a quick sale.

Postscript: found a dust cover for the Pioneer from a donor Audio Reflex table, replaced the headshell and cleaned up the dust, and the Pioneer is sounding very good! Tomorrow I will sand and polish the dust cover. I also tried out the two Duals, a 1019 and a 502. The 1019 works beautifully! The 502 is a really nice belt drive with a gorgeous cast platter and an arm that looks pretty impressive. It runs, but at 33 1/3, I heard the Chipmonks! Haven’t checked the Nikko yet.