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[Butcher 703]

Hello chums! 

 

I'm bored. In the doldrums. I'm adrift in the horse latitudes of hifi collecting. 

 

At the moment I await a call from Pier One about my spot on the "etagere" list (their bloody churched-up version of "oi! 'ere we've got some rolling metal shelves and aint they just perfect for audio, like?"), as said shelves become available once the store wares are depleted. I've quite the representative sample of audio equipment piled up here waiting for shelf space - Carver, Adcom, Nakamichi, Sumo, Hafler, Denon. And I've yet to find a proper deal on good speaker cables for seven pair of speakers out of the nine here. Still, something else is missing...

Ah, I know - I haven't purchased any components for at least three weeks, except for a couple of receivers and maybe a preamp (a very hazy memory involving a caravan park and an Adcom GFP-565) . I certainly haven't found any good speakers in a very long while. The auction site is no help, as shipping cost for large heavy loudspeakers become a vicious animal that cannot be assuaged except at great personal cost, so that leaves CL. Searching there has become fatiguing, with every search returning results that are, in large part, absolute dung.

 

I'm sure you know that of which I speak: each search term entered gets a response populated by two rows of relevant ads and the rest of the results, pages of them, are ridiculous garage detritus that is completely out of phase with your search term in both the letter and the intent. Plastic fantastic home theaters in a box, orphan center channels, white van speakers with misleading names, and things of that ilk present themselves regardless of the term. And these ads persist for months as its the same group of bloody sociopaths posting the same enormous "KEYWORDS:" list in their ads, and they all apparently copy the list from each other.

 

I'm not against keywords, see. I don't mind finding a Canton pair when I'm searching for KEF. That makes sense. Yes, I understand that if I search for a Thorens TD145 turntable I just might be interested in the Radio Shack Optimus Speakers with the smashed in tweeter domes (does not affect the sound one bit!) and the Goldstar AM/FM/Cassette receiver (all buttons work! includes photocopy of manual and AC cord!) to go with that platter I want, but please, I don't want to see it when I'm searching for Hafler preamps or a Nakamichi Dragon (after all, that Goldstar has its own cassette, and I'm certain that the Nakamichi would just be redundant if I'd bought your Goldstar). 

 

I had occasion recently to stop in at a proper record market, as I was searching for something appropriate from the last great American troubadour, the amazing and genuine Mr. Tom Petty. (My sole objection to the colonies leaving the UK is that now Mr. Petty cannot be knighted, more's the pity.) After finding a suitable double LP (which also helps justify the polished rosewood Denon turntable that somehow appeared upon the console beneath the television in our main room), the store owner - who I always regale with tales of my latest audio deal, showed me what he'd recently gotten set up - a very nice pair of Infinity Kappa 9 towers. The amp slayers of legend. 

 

I personally prefer most anything I own over anything from Infinity, but I admit these sounded very nice, especially with a Sunfire Cinema multi-channel amp cracking the whip on them. Quite dramatic looking they are at nearly 5 feet tall, about 8 stone, yet only a foot or so deep, in oaken cabinets with fluted sides of the Doric order. I was quite intrigued. Veritable monuments, though not so imposing and monolithic as my Polk SRS, which have provided my main listening room a decidedly ancient and mysterious look. Soundhenge, if you will. (Although I am a bit fed up with the Celts that are forever trying to stop by at the vernal equinox for "a chat, and a bit of belladonna, aconite, and mistletoe over mead". Of late, they've resorted to posing as itinerant Feng Shui consultants. "Oh no, this house, the energy is all wrong. What you need is this very large wicker horse placed near the fireplace, just so. And in fact, if you're willing to leave for a week in late June or December, we promise we can bring complete balance to your home!" Nice artwork, but they're such silly prats.)

 

So now with those Kappas (Kappi? Kappae?) breaking the ice and shaking me out of my Sargasso of audio despair, for the past few days I've been slowly warming to the idea of looking outside of my normal comfort. Instead of B&W, Canton, KEF (I own beautiful vintage examples from all three firms), I would start browsing things that I had normally overlooked. Perhaps I should look at Klipsch and Infinity? Maybe Advent and AR? Or perhaps I should go past that and look at planar-magnetic, at electrostats?  Magnepan, Apogee, Martin Logan, Acoustat? 

 

Thus began my new approach, using those brands for searches, whereupon I found an incredible fringe benefit: one greatly reduces the ever-present tag cloud nuisance one finds in every ad, if one searches for higher-end kit. Apparently many of those miscreants lack the brand awareness needed to put the more esoteric names in their tag clouds. What a wonderful feeling, when I typed "Apogee" and got absolutely nothing, even in a statewide search. Sure, I had no relevant results, but I was also completely free of the visual spam that results from heavily-clouded audio ads. It was peaceful, a rest for my eyes and my tag-damaged psyche. I kept on. I tried "Sonus", and got exactly 3 results back, including their very nice Fabere loudspeakers. No tag monsters. Very soothing. The journey continued. Martin Logan and Thiel return a few drops from the most savvy and experienced rainmakers, but It isn't until I type "Klipsch" or "Infinity" that I finally land back in that big wet swamp full of weeds and keyword tags, as those brands, though much vaunted in certain models, still sell loads of mass-market trash with their names on it. Interesting. 

 

In any case, our hifi store back in the 80s was cabinet-only, so I never had lengthy exposure to panel speakers the way I have had with much of what is now in my house. My SRS came from my store in 1985, and aside from having been almost completely rebuilt, they're largely the same, if that makes any sense. My B&W small towers have been here since 1998. My Cantons and KEFs are very similar to what we sold in the store. I have decades of experience with them all. But I've only walked past panels, never bothered to put any time in with them. I've already found some bewitching deals on a few but I don't know if they'd be worth bringing home. I've also found some Kappa 7 and Kappa 8 pairs in fine shape. Should I branch out? Should I stick to what I know? What say you all? 

 

[Sk1Bum 11,416]

I am very happy with my Martin Logans ESL's, Infinity RS-IIIa's, Carver Amazing Platinums, and most likely the Polk Series II Monitor 10s. I'm waiting on parts to install RodH's custom crossovers on the Polks.

 

I found all but the Martin Logan's within a 3 hour radius on craigslist. The Martin Logans were floor models at my local Best Buy.

 

I can help you with filtering the chaff from your craiglist searches. One of the search checkboxes is search titles only. Checking that box eliminates the impact of keywords unless they're embedded in the listing title.  

 

Searching for Klipsch will still return an almost unmanageable list. The only Klipsch models that I'm interested in are the La Scala's, Belle's, and Cornwalls, so my Klipsch search looks like this:

 

la scala | lascala | belle | cornwall

 

I hope that helps, and good luck with your search!

[PhilDent 1,963]

Regarding Electrostatics, For a while I was running a pair of Innersound Eros (mkIII?) They sound nice, but are big and power hungry.  I think the big downside to these speakers is that they have a very narrow sweet spot ~11".  In order to enjoy these speakers to their full potential, you can't even think about moving your head.

 

If you're willing to sit in the sweet spot, have lots of power on hand, and not concerned about WAF, then an Electrostatic like this could be a viable option for you.

 

Where are you located? I had the impression that you were in the UK.

Edited July 1, 2020 by PhilDent

[kve777 6,888]

 

I have been on the speaker search for over 20 years. Owning almost all of the popular ones by Klipsch, Infinity, JBL, Polk, AR, KEF, Mission, Mirage, Carver, ADS, Realistic, Bose, Magnapan and many many more. Sometimes I've had multiples of each. Several years ago I settled on one brand, Snell. Quite happy was I for a long time. Last year I was intrigued by a newcomer, Tekton. Bought a pair of Pendragons and haven't looked back. What did my journey teach me? I do not like ribbons nor horns very much, but truly enjoy soft domes. If you can say something similar, try the Tekton's. Truly a great design. Vintage is no longer a good word to put with speakers in my book.

[Skip 96]

I you want a bookshelf speaker, I really enjoy my Polk LSI-9's. Amazing sound for a small speaker.

[AndrewJohn 10,465]

9 hours ago, Butcher said:

Hello chums! 

 

I'm bored. In the doldrums. I'm adrift in the horse latitudes of hifi collecting. 

 

At the moment I await a call from Pier One about my spot on the "etagere" list (their bloody churched-up version of "oi! 'ere we've got some rolling metal shelves and aint they just perfect for audio, like?"), as said shelves become available once the store wares are depleted. I've quite the representative sample of audio equipment piled up here waiting for shelf space - Carver, Adcom, Nakamichi, Sumo, Hafler, Denon. And I've yet to find a proper deal on good speaker cables for seven pair of speakers out of the nine here. Still, something else is missing...

[...]

 

Probably one of the more effective OCCD-enabling devices..., those Pier One racks.  I think I was the first to mention them, here.  Alas, Pier One in my area, is gone. as are more racks.  I'm pretty private about things..., but here's a peak..., not including the lion's share of Carver gear in action elsewhere in the house.  Love the mobility of these racks..., I put large speakers on furniture dollies, the smaller ones, to give them mobility. A pare of Pardigm's on dollies in the back center (hard to see).  It's all for sale! 😉 

 

[Butcher 703]

10 hours ago, Sk1Bum said:

I am very happy with my Martin Logans ESL's, Infinity RS-IIIa's, Carver Amazing Platinums, and most likely the Polk Series II Monitor 10s. I'm waiting on parts to install RodH's custom crossovers on the Polks.

 

I found all but the Martin Logan's within a 3 hour radius on craigslist. The Martin Logans were floor models at my local Best Buy.

 

I can help you with filtering the chaff from your craiglist searches. One of the search checkboxes is search titles only. Checking that box eliminates the impact of keywords unless they're embedded in the listing title.  

 

Searching for Klipsch will still return an almost unmanageable list. The only Klipsch models that I'm interested in are the La Scala's, Belle's, and Cornwalls, so my Klipsch search looks like this:

 

la scala | lascala | belle | cornwall

 

I hope that helps, and good luck with your search!

 

On the Monitor 10 - I believe that was on the short list for most popular Polk loudspeaker at our store, along with the 12(A, I believe) and the SDA 1A. Actually, it may have been on the top of the list. Oddly, everyone who bought them had the same opinion, that they lacked deep extension, punch, and imaging, yet they still sold well. That was the Monitor 10B in the mid-1980s, and you're speaking of the II series, so I wish I could do an A/B with a pair of each and see what changed. 

 

Thank you for the advice on the title-only search. I experiment with that from time to time, yet I find that I've actually missed deals because of the people who simply put "hifi stereo system, complete!" as a title. Those are the people I really enjoy shopping amongst, because there is a greater chance for a deal. They generally fit into two groups. The first are the folks who received the system from someone else (gift, inheritance, work benefit, etc) and as such they really don't place any collectable value on it, i.e. they aren't going to act like they have the missing arms from the Venus de Milo. The other group are those folks who simply want to sell the system and be done, rather than put each piece on red velvet and curate it for me by quoting glowing reviews in their ad. But since its grouped under "nice stereo system"  I don't find it with a title search, then I happen to find it accidentally, three weeks after that complete Nakamichi  Stasis 7 system with all the remotes sold for $900 (listed for $1000 but the person took the first offer), and the person who posted the ad is so un-involved that they forgot to take the ad down. 

 

Of course, as I type this I realize that I could select titles only, and then try searching with the words "complete" and "system". Ah, how wisdom increases with age and experience. 

 

2 hours ago, AndrewJohn said:

 

Probably one of the more effective OCCD-enabling devices..., those Pier One racks.  I think I was the first to mention them, here.  Alas, Pier One in my area, is gone. as are more racks.  I'm pretty private about things..., but here's a peak..., not including the lion's share of Carver gear in action elsewhere in the house.  Love the mobility of these racks..., I put large speakers on furniture dollies, the smaller ones, to give them mobility. A pare of Pardigm's on dollies in the back center (hard to see).  It's all for sale! 😉 

 

 

Yes brother, you were the one to tip us off to these magic shelves, and I am grateful. I've reserved two each of the three and four foot carts, and one of the six footers. I look forward to the day when I can roll them around my home, fully laden with wonderful audio gear, like great siege engines to make war on silence. I believe perhaps that was what Leonardo was trying to do when he made his war sketches, but they were sadly misinterpreted. 

Now I have to figure out what he really intended the trebuchet for. 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2020 by Butcher

[Butcher 703]

3 hours ago, kve777 said:

 

I have been on the speaker search for over 20 years. Owning almost all of the popular ones by Klipsch, Infinity, JBL, Polk, AR, KEF, Mission, Mirage, Carver, ADS, Realistic, Bose, Magnapan and many many more. Sometimes I've had multiples of each. Several years ago I settled on one brand, Snell. Quite happy was I for a long time. Last year I was intrigued by a newcomer, Tekton. Bought a pair of Pendragons and haven't looked back. What did my journey teach me? I do not like ribbons nor horns very much, but truly enjoy soft domes. If you can say something similar, try the Tekton's. Truly a great design. Vintage is no longer a good word to put with speakers in my book.

 

I've not heard any Snell's but from what I understand they're out of business, yes?

Pendragon...  I like that name. Ok Kev, I do believe I will search for a pair from that brand. 

 

2 hours ago, Skip said:

I you want a bookshelf speaker, I really enjoy my Polk LSI-9's. Amazing sound for a small speaker.

 

I would believe it. My very first Polk want was the Monitor 5jr, of which yours are a distant cousin. I presently have a pair of RT5 here which are perfect for working with receivers and IAs, as they are much more efficient. My 40x2 watt Proton drove them really well, much better than my DM602. 

[Dadvw 2,877]

1 hour ago, AndrewJohn said:

 

Probably one of the more effective OCCD-enabling devices..., those Pier One racks.  I think I was the first to mention them, here.  Alas, Pier One in my area, is gone. as are more racks.  I'm pretty private about things..., but here's a peak..., not including the lion's share of Carver gear in action elsewhere in the house.  Love the mobility of these racks..., I put large speakers on furniture dollies, the smaller ones, to give them mobility. A pare of Pardigm's on dollies in the back center (hard to see).  It's all for sale! 😉 

 

All the gear pictured is for sale?

[AndrewJohn 10,465]

2 hours ago, Dadvw said:

All the gear pictured is for sale?

 

Why yes.  I'll deal.

 

The junk found it's way to the dumpster..., or was it a trebuchet, that launched them for skeet one day at the club?   (Serioiusly, we regularly launch hard drives for target practice... 😉  )

[fxbill 471]

What is it on the next to bottom of the far left shelf? Appears to have possibly a single tube standing up and sockets on the top? ( or my imagination...)!

[Dadvw 2,877]

5 hours ago, AndrewJohn said:

 

Why yes.  I'll deal.

 

The junk found it's way to the dumpster..., or was it a trebuchet, that launched them for skeet one day at the club?   (Serioiusly, we regularly launch hard drives for target practice... 😉  )

Well, I just threw away 2 drives I could have shipped to you....😉

Do you have an M4.0t in that stack?

[4krow 6,605]

I should have kept my JBL's and never listened to another speaker.

[kve777 6,888]

3 minutes ago, 4krow said:

I should have kept my JBL's and never listened to another speaker.

Which JBL's? 

[4krow 6,605]

I got very lucky and bought used 4343 for a song. The reason that I say lucky is because they didn't sound right at all when I auditioned them at the sellers house, but inside my head I knew that it was best to keep my mouth shut and take them. As you probably know, these can be biamped. Turns out, the switch on the back of the speakers was in the wrong position. Bingo, and a smile.

[Brian_at_HHH 2,691]

Ah, my good @Butcher, you, sir, are in exquisitely fine form, today!  Fantastic entertainment, and so absolutely on the mark.

 

I can't claim to have had the luxury to hear too many speakers, so I can't answer with authority, but from what I have heard, and what I've been told by people that I trust, versus those who claim to be golden eared, but really have tin cans with gold spray paint.

 

The various types of planars are certainly worth considering, but they bring with them many new quirks.  Those can run from odd and abusive impedance curves, needing decent subs to supplement them, or just an understanding they can sound a bit different, but very good.  

 

@kve777's suggestion of the Pendragon's is one that I keep pondering.  Just beware that the company name is Tekton  (not tektRon), and Pendragon is just the speaker model - one of many.  They are at https://www.tektondesign.com and are surprisingly affordable.

 

Also an option are the open baffle units.  Witness some of the Carver designs that cover both the ribbon and open planar designs, and by all appearances, provide excellent sound.

 

In short, don't restrict yourself to cabinet units.  Sample the other flavours, if only for fun, and to help stave off the audio component acquisition withdrawal symptoms.

 

Keep having fun with it, no matter what you do.  

[Rob 5,985]

Has anyone ever use Peavy PA speakers? There is a post on FaceBook Marketplace and this guy looks like he has a garage full of band equipment for sale about 45 minutes from me. Lots of speakers!!!

Edited July 2, 2020 by Rob

[4krow 6,605]

Rob, Be afraid>> be very afraid. Terrible things can happen to the most innocent of speakers by roadies, angry band members, and half deaf sound board guys, ALL who have drug issues.

[Rob 5,985]

11 minutes ago, 4krow said:

Rob, Be afraid>> be very afraid. Terrible things can happen to the most innocent of speakers by roadies, angry band members, and half deaf sound board guys, ALL who have drug issues.

 

That was a good one @4krow. 😂  But I know what ya talkin about. 

[kve777 6,888]

Most PA speakers are made for sound reinforcement, a whole different set of parameters than for home stereo. I've tried to adapt many, just never could get them to sound right. Tend to be "Shouty", in your face, because you are too close. Now, if your listening room happens to be 150' on a side, go for it! I had Klipsch LaScala's that sounded their best from 1/4 mile away. While I was in a rowboat, on a lake. Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water, really nice!

[AndrewJohn 10,465]

14 hours ago, fxbill said:

What is it on the next to bottom of the far left shelf? Appears to have possibly a single tube standing up and sockets on the top? ( or my imagination...)!

 

That's a pizza box.  not just any pizza box, but one that was used to ship a set of 15" woofer surrounds for these rare speakers... 

 

I have a pair of these, pretty rare, NIB, I opened the box, after picking them up from an estate.  Not one single UV ray had hit the walnut finish.  They are exceptionally nice to look at, and much bigger than the images imply, below.  That woofer is 15".  The only thing they need is these surrounds..., trying to find time to put them on...  (pictures below from internet.  Mine are still in their original boxes...)  The folklore around these is that these were one of the last Avery innovations, prior to Sanyo acquiring the company, and ruining it to make black POS components for Kmart.

 

 

Edited July 2, 2020 by AndrewJohn

[Rob 5,985]

2 hours ago, kve777 said:

Most PA speakers are made for sound reinforcement, a whole different set of parameters than for home stereo. I've tried to adapt many, just never could get them to sound right. Tend to be "Shouty", in your face, because you are too close. Now, if your listening room happens to be 150' on a side, go for it! I had Klipsch LaScala's that sounded their best from 1/4 mile away. While I was in a rowboat, on a lake. Deep Purple, Smoke on the Water, really nice!

 

Then the Peavy's would sound just like my V15E CV's.

[Heathkitua1 34]

On 6/30/2020 at 10:31 PM, Butcher said:

Hello chums! 

 

I'm bored. In the doldrums. I'm adrift in the horse latitudes of hifi collecting. 

 

At the moment I await a call from Pier One about my spot on the "etagere" list (their bloody churched-up version of "oi! 'ere we've got some rolling metal shelves and aint they just perfect for audio, like?"), as said shelves become available once the store wares are depleted. I've quite the representative sample of audio equipment piled up here waiting for shelf space - Carver, Adcom, Nakamichi, Sumo, Hafler, Denon. And I've yet to find a proper deal on good speaker cables for seven pair of speakers out of the nine here. Still, something else is missing...

Ah, I know - I haven't purchased any components for at least three weeks, except for a couple of receivers and maybe a preamp (a very hazy memory involving a caravan park and an Adcom GFP-565) . I certainly haven't found any good speakers in a very long while. The auction site is no help, as shipping cost for large heavy loudspeakers become a vicious animal that cannot be assuaged except at great personal cost, so that leaves CL. Searching there has become fatiguing, with every search returning results that are, in large part, absolute dung.

 

I'm sure you know that of which I speak: each search term entered gets a response populated by two rows of relevant ads and the rest of the results, pages of them, are ridiculous garage detritus that is completely out of phase with your search term in both the letter and the intent. Plastic fantastic home theaters in a box, orphan center channels, white van speakers with misleading names, and things of that ilk present themselves regardless of the term. And these ads persist for months as its the same group of bloody sociopaths posting the same enormous "KEYWORDS:" list in their ads, and they all apparently copy the list from each other.

 

I'm not against keywords, see. I don't mind finding a Canton pair when I'm searching for KEF. That makes sense. Yes, I understand that if I search for a Thorens TD145 turntable I just might be interested in the Radio Shack Optimus Speakers with the smashed in tweeter domes (does not affect the sound one bit!) and the Goldstar AM/FM/Cassette receiver (all buttons work! includes photocopy of manual and AC cord!) to go with that platter I want, but please, I don't want to see it when I'm searching for Hafler preamps or a Nakamichi Dragon (after all, that Goldstar has its own cassette, and I'm certain that the Nakamichi would just be redundant if I'd bought your Goldstar). 

 

I had occasion recently to stop in at a proper record market, as I was searching for something appropriate from the last great American troubadour, the amazing and genuine Mr. Tom Petty. (My sole objection to the colonies leaving the UK is that now Mr. Petty cannot be knighted, more's the pity.) After finding a suitable double LP (which also helps justify the polished rosewood Denon turntable that somehow appeared upon the console beneath the television in our main room), the store owner - who I always regale with tales of my latest audio deal, showed me what he'd recently gotten set up - a very nice pair of Infinity Kappa 9 towers. The amp slayers of legend. 

 

I personally prefer most anything I own over anything from Infinity, but I admit these sounded very nice, especially with a Sunfire Cinema multi-channel amp cracking the whip on them. Quite dramatic looking they are at nearly 5 feet tall, about 8 stone, yet only a foot or so deep, in oaken cabinets with fluted sides of the Doric order. I was quite intrigued. Veritable monuments, though not so imposing and monolithic as my Polk SRS, which have provided my main listening room a decidedly ancient and mysterious look. Soundhenge, if you will. (Although I am a bit fed up with the Celts that are forever trying to stop by at the vernal equinox for "a chat, and a bit of belladonna, aconite, and mistletoe over mead". Of late, they've resorted to posing as itinerant Feng Shui consultants. "Oh no, this house, the energy is all wrong. What you need is this very large wicker horse placed near the fireplace, just so. And in fact, if you're willing to leave for a week in late June or December, we promise we can bring complete balance to your home!" Nice artwork, but they're such silly prats.)

 

So now with those Kappas (Kappi? Kappae?) breaking the ice and shaking me out of my Sargasso of audio despair, for the past few days I've been slowly warming to the idea of looking outside of my normal comfort. Instead of B&W, Canton, KEF (I own beautiful vintage examples from all three firms), I would start browsing things that I had normally overlooked. Perhaps I should look at Klipsch and Infinity? Maybe Advent and AR? Or perhaps I should go past that and look at planar-magnetic, at electrostats?  Magnepan, Apogee, Martin Logan, Acoustat? 

 

Thus began my new approach, using those brands for searches, whereupon I found an incredible fringe benefit: one greatly reduces the ever-present tag cloud nuisance one finds in every ad, if one searches for higher-end kit. Apparently many of those miscreants lack the brand awareness needed to put the more esoteric names in their tag clouds. What a wonderful feeling, when I typed "Apogee" and got absolutely nothing, even in a statewide search. Sure, I had no relevant results, but I was also completely free of the visual spam that results from heavily-clouded audio ads. It was peaceful, a rest for my eyes and my tag-damaged psyche. I kept on. I tried "Sonus", and got exactly 3 results back, including their very nice Fabere loudspeakers. No tag monsters. Very soothing. The journey continued. Martin Logan and Thiel return a few drops from the most savvy and experienced rainmakers, but It isn't until I type "Klipsch" or "Infinity" that I finally land back in that big wet swamp full of weeds and keyword tags, as those brands, though much vaunted in certain models, still sell loads of mass-market trash with their names on it. Interesting. 

 

In any case, our hifi store back in the 80s was cabinet-only, so I never had lengthy exposure to panel speakers the way I have had with much of what is now in my house. My SRS came from my store in 1985, and aside from having been almost completely rebuilt, they're largely the same, if that makes any sense. My B&W small towers have been here since 1998. My Cantons and KEFs are very similar to what we sold in the store. I have decades of experience with them all. But I've only walked past panels, never bothered to put any time in with them. I've already found some bewitching deals on a few but I don't know if they'd be worth bringing home. I've also found some Kappa 7 and Kappa 8 pairs in fine shape. Should I branch out? Should I stick to what I know? What say you all? 

 

 

 

 

Pair those with a Carver m1.0t and prepare to be stunned!!

Edited July 2, 2020 by Heathkitua1

[CT-Seven 764]

Polk 🤣🤫

[Butcher 703]

9 hours ago, Heathkitua1 said:

Pair those with a Carver m1.0t and prepare to be stunned!!

 

Well, as soon as someone comes up with a replacement main board for my 1.0t I do believe I'll accept that challenge.  My second store was a dealer for that brand, as well as Energy, Paradigm, Triad and a few others I've long forgotten. 

 

But bloody hell, what is that thing on top? Is that supposed to be a tweeter? It looks like a variable capacitor tuner from an old military radio. 

 

1 hour ago, CT-Seven said:

Polk 🤣🤫

 

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