My first pair of speakers from Water’s Wholesale in Mason City. Ran them off my folks Magnavox AstroSonic console to our basement. Homemade cabinets and working tweeters, I loved my own first pair. Wish I still had them but fun seeing this.
@speakeradventures
10 ай бұрын
Hey, thanks for stopping by. Man, how cool to have been able to go out and just buy speakers as such. I never had that chance, but ebay works some. It does have a nice tone to them, and not many watts are needed to make big sound. Bass is very warm, however The tweeter on this is blown.
@brigittehazelmyer605
6 ай бұрын
I currently have a very "nice" pair of Oakton CA-12's mfg date 22nd week of 1961. I love how they look and sound, Eventually I'm going to use them in my radio room as the speakers for my 1961 Trio (Kenwood) stereo tuner (tube), and amplifier (tube).
@speakeradventures
6 ай бұрын
Very nice. They will produce a nice tone with tube gear. Im just getting into tube audio. Woukd be neat to see your set up when they are installed. There is something about vintage speakers, that to me sound great. They do have a very cool look to them with the blue cone and basket.
@jenonika966
Жыл бұрын
One of the wire to the tweeter is broken. You can not connect the whole spectrum, the whole sound to the tweeter with out a capacitor, you burn it if you do so.
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
That is true. It will fry the tweeter. I was testing to see if it was already broken which it is. Someone else mentioned that the old cap gave out frying the tweeter
@tigerelectronics5966
Жыл бұрын
What a beauty! And incredibly efficient too! That speaker is one I would love to use with my DIY tube amplifiers. I bet that old paper capacitor has shorted or gone severely leaky, killing that poor tweeter with too much bass :(
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
I have to agree. This speaker was never used until I got it. This one was the blue that made me get it lol. I too feel it has a nice warm tone and only needs a few watts to sound good with good bass. U know your vintage speakers. Bet your spot on as to what fried the tweeter. I want to change it out but it will ruin the appearance.
@LionWithTheLamb
Жыл бұрын
When I got a set of NOS in Box mid 90's coaxial 6x9 speakers I changed the capacitors out on them. They were some of the last Sony Mobile ES to have paper cone, paper tweeter, and cloth surround. It's only 20w RMS but they have a 92Dbm sensitivity so they're plenty loud and very clear sounding.
@speakeradventures
10 ай бұрын
@Stepside1986 that would be awesome to hear and see. I've never seen a paper cone Sony rear deck speaker before. Only the poly cones. I prefer paper honestly. Warmer tone to them. Do u still have them. Thanks for stopping by.
@PocketOperatorGuy
Жыл бұрын
Another blue bell and magnet. Really nice! It looks very well built. I bet it would sound really nice in a cabinet.
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
Blue is like my favorite color. This one does sound good too. It was new old stock however, the tweeter is not working.
@westelaudio943
Жыл бұрын
Maybe the tweeter got overloaded because the cap leaked too much low frequency content into it. Paper capacitors are usually deteriorating by now and should always be replaced. A shame, because this would be a very good coaxial system, especially with the crappy cap replaced by a real crossover tailored to the two drivers. Maybe a different cone tweeter of the same size can be installed though.
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
I would bet your right. Have repaired vintage radios and every time it's those paper caps that cause issues. Does stink as the sound it produces is nice and warm. Good low end just not a lot of watts. I have a Jensen 3 inch tweeter that looks similar thst would fit.
@brigganthewolf1461
Жыл бұрын
Very cool, I've seen these on ePay but can't exactly justify the prices they're asking. Plus I don't exactly have the room to store multiple 12's. Surprising bass response though.
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot. It was the blue cone that made me buy it lol. I like vintage speakers I feel they have good sound. I like the bass vintage speakers produce. But I feel you...they do take up space and prices have become absurd. If u find one at a decent price get it. It's a nice sounding speaker. Thanx for stopping by
@jimmycake7143
Жыл бұрын
Hi, got a 10" peavey NOS and noted the cone does not move much, the paper is glued down right to the metal frame- no surround is that normal?
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
Hey there. Hmm strange indeed. Can honestly say I've never seen that on a big speaker. It sounds as if it's used as a big midrange or tweeter. Old tweeters from the 50s did that with no surround. While it works it distorts the sound with no surround. Do you have a video of it?
@jimmycake7143
Жыл бұрын
@@speakeradventures its a full range
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
@@jimmycake7143 jukeboxes used big full range speakers like what yours sounds like, I have a pair of 12s. Full ranges usually have a whizzer cone in the center. Your surround would be normal for a big full range as the excess cone movement with bass notes would make high notes sound wobbly. I can make a video about those if u like.
@jimmycake7143
Жыл бұрын
@@speakeradventures OK thanks BTW nice Job cleaning AC condenser.
@speakeradventures
Жыл бұрын
@@jimmycake7143 welcome. Thanks so much man. Appreciate that.
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