illinoisteve
Super Member
Who is running good or restored [Allied] Knight speakers, particularly 1960-early 1970s models? Who else has owned some of these before.
There are a smattering of threads/posts (some recently) about this brand, both sold complete and in some cases as kits, by Allied Electronics. Many of those threads are of the what the heck are these, should I have passed up these, look what's inside these, and how do you fix these varieties--some with few responses, some with discouraging responses. Though a few comments are more positive.
I'm wondering what currently active AKers might have both experience and some kind of appreciation (even if largely historical) about the variety of speakers offered under this brand during the period mentioned????
Here's a link to a page from the 1964 Allied catalog, describing a speaker model that clearly is trying to fulfill a variety of musical and decor needs:
http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs/1964-230/pages//171.jpg
Stereo was still new. The question of how to fit two speakers, separate from one's record player somewhere in the living room was an issue on customer's minds. How do you make a big sounding speaker system that is still compact? Maybe the "Thin-line" 2275 was the way..... Hmmm?
I hope current and former owners of Knight speakers will offer a lot of specifics and even pictures about theirs.
There are a smattering of threads/posts (some recently) about this brand, both sold complete and in some cases as kits, by Allied Electronics. Many of those threads are of the what the heck are these, should I have passed up these, look what's inside these, and how do you fix these varieties--some with few responses, some with discouraging responses. Though a few comments are more positive.
I'm wondering what currently active AKers might have both experience and some kind of appreciation (even if largely historical) about the variety of speakers offered under this brand during the period mentioned????
Here's a link to a page from the 1964 Allied catalog, describing a speaker model that clearly is trying to fulfill a variety of musical and decor needs:
http://www.alliedcatalogs.com/catalogs/1964-230/pages//171.jpg
Stereo was still new. The question of how to fit two speakers, separate from one's record player somewhere in the living room was an issue on customer's minds. How do you make a big sounding speaker system that is still compact? Maybe the "Thin-line" 2275 was the way..... Hmmm?
I hope current and former owners of Knight speakers will offer a lot of specifics and even pictures about theirs.
