[Boatanchors] OT EV Aristocrat cabinet

[Bob Young]

I just checked ebay for an Electrovoice Aristocrat cab and the cheapest one I saw was 350.00 unloaded, with EV speaker one is going for 500.00. Those old large bass reflex cabs are quite expensive nowadays.

Bob 
KB1OKL


> Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2015 18:22:31 -0500
> From: ranchorobbo at gmail.com
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Embarrassing Rookie Question
> 
> I am not sure what your goal is, but if it is to have nice booming
> audio from that p.p. output stage, then it is hard to beat an old bass
> reflex wood cabinet with a 12 inch full range speaker.  You can find
> old speakers such as that at hamfests.  Look for Jensen, CTS (the made
> them for a number of manufacturers such as Zenith) RCA or GE.  The
> "bass" speakers in old stereo consoles were these with a simple cross
> over network that sent the high frequencies on to other elements.
> But, with nothing on them but the secondary of an output transformer
> they work fine up to 12 kc and are perfect for ham and SWL radio use.
> They can be had at hamfests for $3 each.  Bring an ohm meter to test
> the coil resistance.  With a good coil and visible cone inspection you
> are good to buy.
> A speaker like that in an old Electrovoice Aristocrat cabinet with a
> baffle port opened will sound fantastic compared to the matching metal
> box speaker most manufacturers sold.  Then you can leave the
> transformer in the NC200 cabinet.   You can find cabinets at hamfests
> or on craigslist.   A liittle work with murphy oil soap and Old
> English polish and you'll have that distressed old buzzard look that
> goes great with a vintage set (in my opinion).
> 
> 73
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
> 
> 
> >
> > I just picked up a beat-up NC-200 today as my latest project. I don't have the speaker, so is it OK if I work on this radio with headphones, no speaker, and the 6V6s removed?
> > Once I get this set working well, I plan to fabricate a new speaker by taking a traditional speaker in a metal box, installing a push-pull output transformer in the box, and making a cable ending in a five-prong plug. I recently did that with a Patterson PR-12 and it worked out very nicely. I doubt that I'll get lucky enough to find the proper National speaker at any hamfests this year.
> > As always, thank you for your help.
> >
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