[Hallicrafters] Why is the R-42 speaker so expensive?

[Julian Bunn]

ROTFLMAO!

Actually I am doubly embarrassed since I got the wrong end of the stick and
was thinking I had an R-42, whereas in fact I have an R-46.

Julian

Bob Young wrote:
> Nicotine is an excellent damping material and audiophools have been 
> known to pay as much if not more for nicotine drenched speakers as 
> they do for black beauties.
>
> Bob
> KB1OKL
>
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 07:03:44 -0700
> From: "Ian" <ianwebb5 at comcast.net>
> Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] Why is the R-42 speaker so expensive?
> To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
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> And then there's the fact that over all these years the wiring and 
> speaker
> itself has become "oxygen depleted" which makes the sound more mellow,
> faithful, robust, and ...you supply the superlative... and therefore 
> would
> be something for which the audio nutz would pay a premium price    :)
>
> Don't you think in addition the build up of nicotine on the grill and 
> cone
> would provide a additional item that would provide unmatched fidelity
> (proven in quadruple blind studies) and make for a much higher price than
> any mere mortal would pay for it????
>
> Ian, K6SDE
>
>
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