[Boatanchors] Boatanchor Speakers

[Carl]

I do the same as Roger except the wood part. This weekend at the 2 day 
Nearfest meet I picked up a pair of PM-23's for $25 and 30, R-46 for $50, 
and a R-42 for $60.One for a NC-240D was also $30. All were above average 
shape. I didnt see one large 30's or 50's and later National.

But there were several good radio and transmitter buys.

Roger how about building a couple of R-12T's, I need at least 3-4! Another 
SX-17 came home today which makes 3 but for $30 and with the crystal and a 
good meter scale I was more than happy. I can make 2 fully restored ones out 
of the 3.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Singley, Rodger" <rbsingl at ilstu.edu>
To: "Bill Stewart" <cwopr at embarqmail.com>; <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 7:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchor Speakers



Bill,

I do everything except pay super high prices for speakers.  Whenever I see a 
good price on a vintage speaker speaker for one of the major brands I buy 
it; for example I just bought 3 "restorable" NC-173 receivers at a hamfest 
to get the two matching National speakers ($75 total).  I also do 
woodworking and I have made some wood replica speakers for some of my older 
Halli receivers.  Later this winter I am going to try to build a replica of 
the RCA floorstanding speaker that was sold to go with the AR-77 receiver I 
have awaiting restoration.  For the simpler style speakers you don't need 
extensive woodworking equipment or skills and low cost MDF works just fine 
for later spraying with vintage style crackle and wrinkle finishes.

Hamfests and garage sales are both good sources for drivers (old stereo 
speakers) and if you don't care about looks they generally sound fine as 
they are with vintage gear.  Of course in some cases you will need a 
matching transformer.

Even as more radios are parted out there still are less speakers than there 
are radios so expect the prices to stay high (at least on Ebay).

Rodger WQ9E

-----Original Message-----
From: boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net on behalf of Bill Stewart
Sent: Sat 10/17/2009 6:05 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Boatanchors] Boatanchor Speakers



I wonder if you guys have this problem...several BA receivers, such as the 
Hammarlunds, Nationals, Hallicrafters, etc, (which sound so great on the big 
10" speakers like the Hali. R-46), without its matching speaker or any other 
type. I have watched speaker prices go out of sight, especially on Ebay, 
over the years. I would really like to get a few more large size speakers to 
use on some of my old receivers (I don't mind using a National speaker with 
a Hammarlund receiver, etc) . I have used smaller size speakers, but they 
just sound tinny to me. Luckily, I accumulated a few over the years, but not 
enough for the pile. Do you all just bite the bullet and buy the speakers at 
the high prices... pick up anything you can find, whether it matches or not 
(which works ok for me)... or do you rig up a switching arrangement to 
switch different receivers to a particular speaker. If so, what kind of 
switching do you use as far as speaker loads, switching, etc. Any caveats 
which should be considered?



I still can't get away from the 1950s/1960s speaker prices...usually in the 
teens, for the matching speaker, on many of those 10 inch jobs. And yes, I 
know, the dollar has fizzled, but....



Thanks and 73

Bill, K4JYS



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