Vintage Speakers- The Unique, Rare and just plain Odd.

[kfa888]

KLH Model One, serial number 002.

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I had model ones with the model 5 top end. Can't see the serial number of the ones but the 5 shows 0161

 

[Dr. Ears]

You must mean these made in 1979 - 1980, Technics Linear Phase SB-6060's, which are time aligned and phase coherent.

 

[djnagle]

Here are my Shahinian Diapasons.

 

[Lavane]

Here are my Shahinian Diapasons.

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"Shahinian Diapasons". Say that three times fast.

 

[RxDx]

I had model ones with the model 5 top end. Can't see the serial number of the ones but the 5 shows 0161

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Nice. What did you do with them "I had..." ? Mine are downstairs in
the test setup. Won't fit in my office on top of the bookshelves
And it probably should be serial 0002. Kloss was apparently wildly
optimistic. I've never seen a number higher than 3 digits.

 

[djnagle]

These are my old EV Patricians 700 I bought out of a mansion. The best speakers I’ve ever owned.

 

[djnagle]

"Shahinian Diapasons". Say that three times fast.

tried that. I sound like an idiot.

 

[nefertem7]

Where is baco99 when you need him! He has some weird ones with styrofoam drivers!

BeoLab 5's are weird.

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Those look like something from Lost in Space but I bet they sound nice

 

[nefertem7]

I had model ones with the model 5 top end. Can't see the serial number of the ones but the 5 shows 0161

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Those ARs are so sweet

 

[SiliconTi]

Those look like something from Lost in Space but I bet they sound nice

They are fantastically great sounding, but for $90K, they should.

 

[kfa888]

Those ARs are so sweet

AR90's, I never grew to like them. Just not the sound signature for me.

 

[kfa888]

Nice. What did you do with them "I had..." ? Mine are downstairs in
the test setup. Won't fit in my office on top of the bookshelves
And it probably should be serial 0002. Kloss was apparently wildly
optimistic. I've never seen a number higher than 3 digits.

OK, you made me dig... number 520!!!



Sold them to an AKer in The Dallas Oregon. So still semi local.

Here they are with my Wharfedale W90's and AR90.

 

[RxDx]

OK, you made me dig... number 520!!!

Sold them to an AKer in The Dallas Oregon. So still semi local.

Here they are with my Wharfedale W90's and AR90.

Thanks! My other one is like 0690, highest I've seen.

 

[Mister Pig]

I remember seeing these in a hole in the wall audio shop in Seattle during the 1980s. Sawafuji planars. Here are a pair for sale on our local CL.

 

[pauldrewry]

This has been discussed before. Do a search you find lots of pages with unique speakers

 

[nefertem7]

AR90's, I never grew to like them. Just not the sound signature for me.

I grew up in AR Land I have a 80s Turntable and 93a Speakers the Little Brothers to Yours

 

[Dannyboy311]

KLH Model One, serial number 002.

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That's amazing...so the 2nd speaker they built....lol...ever? Awesome

 

[Dannyboy311]

Have these klh research 12 scx-3a one was in the 400s and one in the 500s serial numbers.
Pre emit tweeters when klh and infinity were owned by the same company.

 

[swechsler]

Have these klh research 12 scx-3a one was in the 400s and one in the 500s serial numbers.
Pre emit tweeters when klh and infinity were owned by the same company.

Arnie Nudell was managing both. I'm not sure how the corporate stuff worked. I notice you have some Radio Shack domes in there. What happened to the originals?

 

[Dony]

I'm surprised that nobody has posted the JBL 250ti to this thread. I think they are truly unique and beautiful. And I'm not even thinking about they way they sound as that is another really good story.