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What are your oldest speakers currently in use or owned by you?

Markus, I'm running them off a V-M SEP 6BQ5 amp/preamp. I am playing around with the feedback circuit to adjust the amount of bass boost. I only wish that I had the original amp for these speakers. Then I could find another one and another pair of speakers and have a nice stereo amp using the same Isophon DP-19 tweeters although I would need 4 of them. At first I used a Magnavox SEP 6BQ5 stereo amp and the original 12" speakers and 5 inch tweeters that came with the two speaker cabinets (one held the phono and amp other just had speakers), then I put in the Isophons and Field coil drivers and got much better sound with better low end response than the original speakers could ever do. The Magnavox 12" field coil drivers and 4" Isophon tweeters are an excellent match for each other. I would like to find another pair of the Magnavox speakers as one cone on mine appears to be thinner and more flexible than the other for some reason which I'm sure affects the sound somewhat, but I cannot tell any difference between the two except at the low end of the audio spectrum only at high volume levels.
 
Although definately not my daily listener, I have a 1939 RCA Victrola Model U119 with the original 6"± speaker. Believe it or not the cone is 98% intact and still handles loud volume easily. Still sounds sweet with a balanced midrange, nice period soft highs and good rounded lows.

The entire unit is itself the speaker box, (high quality wood) and it's engineered very well to achieve its sound. Granted, playing AM radio and 78's is not a tall order, but it still handles a full frequency range very well. No distortion and no break up on highs or lows!
 
I'm not sure which are older, my Heath AS-48 (JBL Lancer 99) or my Wharfedale W-70Ds. Late '60s anyway.
 
SixCats! said:
Hi all,

Well, same ol' story for yours truly SixCats! My oldest and MOST listened to Speaker is my (single) circa 1959 Custom Eames STEPHENS TRU-SONIC Horn Speaker. It continues to be my FAVOITE Speaker. Made in Culver City, California, this rare Custom model is a three way Horn system with a 15" Bass driver, a ten cell mid-range Horn and a eight cell Tweeter Horn. The Speaker weights in at one hundred and seventy five pounds! Not only do I LOVE the sound this Speaker produces (using a simple vintage PILOT AA-903B) Mono EL-84 Tube Integrated Amp, but, the Speaker itself is a work of art. The STEPHENS TRU-SONIC is among my most prized possessions and I am VERY lucky and proud to own such a piece of Audio history.

Regards,
SixCats!
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Gosh!! You should post a pic of that baby!!! :banana:

Harvey...of the seven cats :yes:
 
Well its not much compared to some of you guys..

These are my 1955 Goodwill find EV LS-12 Wolverines that someone had shoehorned into some Utah wall baffles. Their undergoing refinishing right now, but they are "nightly" drivers that I use to fall asleep to.

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By day I sometimes use the 12" in this 1940 GE radio. Its a long throw fullrange and can actually get the walls dancing with 20 watts of power, which it takes with stride. :music: I'd love to have two of these one day because they make wonderful open baffle cabinets.
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The speakerdude8 that's a nice stereo setup especially the VM amp, preamp and tuner. My oldest speakers currently in use are a Crosley Dynacone model F speaker, an Atwater Kent E3 speaker and a Peerless A7 reproducer running off an Atwarer Kent model 40 radio.
 
Tube Radio said:
The speakerdude8 that's a nice stereo setup especially the VM amp, preamp and tuner. My oldest speakers currently in use are a Crosley Dynacone model F speaker, an Atwater Kent E3 speaker and a Peerless A7 reproducer running off an Atwarer Kent model 40 radio.
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now THATS old skool :smoke:
 
I agree. I sometimes pipe Stay Tuned America (they play a lot of the real old music similar to what would have been heard on that radio when it was new) from my computer into a small AM transmitter. The A7 reproducer has the best sound out of all three speakers and driven off a modern source sounds quite good actually almost HI-FI only lacking a little in the lows and highs.
 
Oldest in use are some Infinity Qe's from circa 1978. Oldest speakers in the collection is a toss up between AR-2ax's and Dahlquist DQ-10's, both of which are in various stages of restoration.
 
I think the oldest ones that I have that I've actually seriously used for a length of time are my Altec Bolero "B"'s. These have the 406Z woofer and the jewel-like 3000G tweeter.
They don't look like much but when I hook them up and play them for someone, the predictable first words out of their mouth are "You selling those?"

There is no higher praise than desire.

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Tube Radio said:
You selling those :D
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I get tempted some times when I look at all of the piles of speakers around here, but there are a lot of other things that would go first.

I'm a chronic speaker swapper. It's an unusual week when I listen to the same pair for 7 days straight. Lately I've been listening to these Linn Isobarik DMSs nonstop with no desire to switch to something else. I'm not a Linn fan but these just work great in this room (big, dead) with the music I listen to (Neko Case, at the moment). It's a good thing that the Linns worked out because they're heavier'n a dead mule and it would be a real hassle to pack and ship them if they had to be sold.
 
budkor said:
Mine is 1972 Mordaunt Short MS400 and a couple of Dynatrons from 1977. They are all original - not modified or upgraded.
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A twist on your question that I think would be maybe more interesting...

"What are your oldest speakers currently in use or owned by you THAT YOU PURCHASED NEW"

Another twist that might be interesting..."What is your speaker quotient?" ( how long have you owned said speakers?)

Meaning... I've got a pair of LaScalas. I bought them when I was 19 and I still have them (great shape too!). I'm now 49 so I've owned them 30 years, OR, put another way, I've owned them for 62.22% of my life!!!

I've also got a pair of Electrovoice "D's" that I bought new when I was 18 so I've owned them for 31 years, or 64.58% of my life

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Coytee said:
A twist on your question that I think would be maybe more interesting...

"What are your oldest speakers currently in use or owned by you THAT YOU PURCHASED NEW"

Another twist that might be interesting..."What is your speaker quotient?" ( how long have you owned said speakers?)

Meaning... I've got a pair of LaScalas. I bought them when I was 19 and I still have them (great shape too!). I'm now 49 so I've owned them 30 years, OR, put another way, I've owned them for 62.22% of my life!!!

I've also got a pair of Electrovoice "D's" that I bought new when I was 18 so I've owned them for 31 years, or 64.58% of my life

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I still have the Rogers LS3/5As that I bought new in 1978 but the last time they were used was as a demo at AK-Fest 2003 I think.
 
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