portnoy
AK Member
Went to look at a CL advertised "custom japanese console" today
http://easternshore.craigslist.org/fuo/4351360586.html
If you saw a picture of these speaker cabinets w/those dimensions, what would you guess might be driving them? Would you drive an hour to have a peek at them?
The young man selling the console had "bought" it from the original owner of the house that he bought three years ago. The widow's husband had been stationed in Japan circa 1963 and had brought it from there.
There was no turntable, amp, receiver, reel to reel or any other gear except the two speaker drivers and.... a Garrard Headshell.
.... and the speakers were -- 12 inch Round Red Alnico Magnet foam (rotted) surround Wharfedales.
As much as I like wharfedales, and I know foam surround 12" Round Red magnet Wharfedales are not that common, I just don't have room for another piece of furniture.
When I saw the general shape of the cutout of the wood behind the speaker grills, and the overall dimensions of the speakers, I was thinking... 15" Altec, E-V, RCA, something.
I had to thank the guy for showing them to me, and no I didn't offer him something for the drivers only. Hopefully someone will need some very large speaker boxes with some better than average 12" wharfedales in need of refoaming.
http://easternshore.craigslist.org/fuo/4351360586.html
If you saw a picture of these speaker cabinets w/those dimensions, what would you guess might be driving them? Would you drive an hour to have a peek at them?
The young man selling the console had "bought" it from the original owner of the house that he bought three years ago. The widow's husband had been stationed in Japan circa 1963 and had brought it from there.
There was no turntable, amp, receiver, reel to reel or any other gear except the two speaker drivers and.... a Garrard Headshell.
.... and the speakers were -- 12 inch Round Red Alnico Magnet foam (rotted) surround Wharfedales.
As much as I like wharfedales, and I know foam surround 12" Round Red magnet Wharfedales are not that common, I just don't have room for another piece of furniture.
When I saw the general shape of the cutout of the wood behind the speaker grills, and the overall dimensions of the speakers, I was thinking... 15" Altec, E-V, RCA, something.
I had to thank the guy for showing them to me, and no I didn't offer him something for the drivers only. Hopefully someone will need some very large speaker boxes with some better than average 12" wharfedales in need of refoaming.
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