What the heck are these?

[ejfud]

Anybody with info on these funky looking bad boys?

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ele/257629942.html

 

[Army]

No idea Gary, but man they are funky look'n!

 

[wilke87]

I just saw them also , trying to search internet found nothing on them , I was just going to ask the same question:scratch2:

 

[ejfud]

One of use should go get them for a look see.

I did email for contact info, we'll see.

 

[sydspirit]

He has them posted on E-Bay too. I have been watching them. They are ESTranslator's made by BMT manufacturing. I couldn't find too much about them.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...MEWA:IT&viewitem=&item=180070163868&rd=1&rd=1

 

[ejfud]

Our own clmrt is the current high bidder.

I thought I'd seen them somewhere before.

 

[rickr15]

Amazing.
A seller giving an honest review.

 

[doucanoe]

Pretty funky indeed. Look at the the left side of the ribbon panel, is that the guys reflection? spooky!

RC

 

[thedelihaus]

I'd be a bettin', experimentin' man, and I'd be driving those home tonight if I was closer.

Worst case, they could be re-sold for close to what you paid for 'em, and at woorse, a very generous donation to Goodwill...

 

[Pyrrho]

If I lived within 100 miles of them, I would go take a look and listen. How many opportunities do you ever expect to have in your life to audition those speakers? $50 is cheap for a pair of speakers; they would have to be dreadful to not be worth that. Now, if you already have too much stuff cluttering your home, you may wish to simply pass...

 

[ejfud]

I emailed and have not heard back.

I can never pass up a strange pair of speakers.

 

[cincy]

I emailed and have not heard back.

I can never pass up a strange pair of speakers.

I'm with you.:yes:

 

[Arkay]

I hope an AKer gets these and posts a review. Sounds like they aren't much to listen to, but as large Ribbons (?) with a big woof-woof perhaps they could be decent with a bit of tweaking and the right system driving 'em? Maybe, more likely not... but only a good listening test will tell.

Sometimes odd or little-known speakers can surprise you. I have yet to see a second pair of Tardis "Sound Field Projectors" beyond the one pair that sold here last year, but they actually sounded very good. Judging from the size, weight, design/construction and the amount of solid wood, etc... used in them, they were probably too expensive new to have sold many or become common or well-known. Not quite the same thing as what is being sold here, but equally odd/unusual. Fun to find such things and/or to hear them!

 

[wineslob]

You never know, they may not have the "sizzle" that the seller confuses with "good" speakers. They might be very neutral.

 

[ejfud]

They are sitting in the basement. I'll post some pics tomorrow.

The guy had every model of DLK's in his house. Including a very nice pair of 4's. Dang those things are big.

PS- Colin if you want these let me know. He gave me a good deal and I really have no use but to play with them.