[Boatanchors] New speaker installed in National cabinet sounds great

[Philip (KO6BB)]

  Hi All,
A couple weeks or so ago I started a couple threads about what speaker 
(10 inch) to get to replace the badly damaged one in my National 
Cabinet, to be used with my NC-183.

I finally settled on the Weber 10" Alnico as it seemed to be about the 
closest thing to the original that is made today (and about half the 
cost of the Jensen 10" Alnico one. At $45.00 (includes shipping from 
Musician's Friend) it isn't cheap, but I feel it's worth it. To recone 
the old one would be ~$40.00 plus shipping both ways and it was somewhat 
rusty.

My only concern was that this speaker is sold as a replacement speaker 
for Vintage Guitar amplifiers in the 10Watt or so class and I wasn't 
sure how it would sound for voice and general radio use.  As it turns 
out, I had nothing to fear.  It sounds very good.  The sound is full, 
but not boomy like a "woofer" would be, and while I can't measure the 
response, seems to have sufficient treble to produce those 5KCs 
heterodynes from adjacent shortwave stations well when the Xtal filter 
isn't engaged ;-)

While I don't have a National factory speaker to compare it to, I would 
say that this is a VERY good substitute for it and I'm happy with the 
results.  It fits well with no cabinet modifications, while a little 
deeper than the original, it's not so deep that the "bell" protrudes 
from the back of the cabinet.  Speaking of the "Bell" in the picture it 
looks like plastic, but it's actually a good solid metal one and the 
speaker appears to be well made (it's American made).  Electrically it's 
also a very good match for those PP 6V6's in the NC-183.

You may see the speaker (and buy if you need to) here (I have no 
financial interest in Musician's Friend). . .
http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Weber-Speakers-Signature-Series-Alnico-10S-15W-10-Speaker-?sku=660019&rec=product_A

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73 de Phil,  KO6BB
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RADIOS:
Yaesu FT-2000 Xceiver for "hamming" and LF Beacons.
National NC-183 16 Tube General Coverage.
Zenith "American" Royal-7000 Transoceanic Portable.
Zenith "Taiwan made" 7000-2 Transoceanic Portable.
Radio Shack DX-380 digital portable.
6 Hz Audio filter, Tunable LF Pre-amp for NDBs.

ANTENNAS: 88' Long balanced dipole.
"Mini-Whip" (active antenna) for LF.

Merced, Central California, 37.3N 120.48W  CM97sh