[Boatanchors] Boatanchor Speakers

[Carl]

On the benchs where I do auto and AC operated tube radio repairs I use a 3 
way with a 12" still mounted on its wood board and no enclosure. Right off a 
yardsale driveway ages ago.  I have an identical setup on both benches and 
even a single ended 6AQ5/6V6/7C5 has more than enough power to create 
excessive sound.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "manualman" <manualman at juno.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 12:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchor Speakers


> On some of my receivers, I take the detector output and feed a $5 Bogen
> hamfest amplifier (pair of 6V6's) which feeds a hamfest $5 3 way
> bookshelf speaker (tweeter, midrange, and 10 inch woofer). Don't need any
> matching speakers here. Most of them to me are not pretty, have poor
> quality, and cost too much. A mini-box, with a six position switch on the
> input side of the Bogen, direct the inputs.
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
>
> On Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:05:41 -0400 (EDT) Bill Stewart
> <cwopr at embarqmail.com> writes:
>>
>>
>> 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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