[Hallicrafters] Enquiry about R-42 "The Reproducer" , etc

[Clemens Ostergaard]

Thank you Bill and Carl and Bill and Lloyd for very enlightening replies. I
also gather that many R-42 units have had the speaker replaced, and that
the PM-23 is best in the scarcer large-magnet version.

Thanks,

Clemens

On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 11:50 PM, Carl <km1h at jeremy.mv.com> wrote:

> The R-42 is the correct one and the R-45 is the rack mount if you intend
> to go that way.
> The R-44 is the cheap one for the SX-43 and uses a 6x9" automobile
> speaker.....think Hammarlund sound.
>
> While the PM-23 is an earlier speaker it is 12" and can really handle the
> PP 6V6's very well. I have 2 R-42's and about 8 PM-23's here in use on all
> brands because they sound good.
>
> All but the R-45 are fairly common on Ebay and the PM-23 shows much more
> often there and at hamfests.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clemens Ostergaard" <
> clemenso at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 5:04 PM
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> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Enquiry about R-42 "The Reproducer" , etc
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>
>   I am sure this is the very best place to ask the following question:
>> What
>> are the chances of finding the speakers meant to be used with the
>> Hallicrafters SX-42? I.e. the R-42, the R-44 or R-45? And is it worth
>> making the effort? At the moment I am using one of the excellent circular
>> Hammond transformers  to convert from the 500 ohms to a 4-8 ohms LS and
>> that sounds great. But of course it doesn't exactly look authentic. Even
>> so
>> the "Darth Vader" speaker seems somewhat removed from Raymond Loewy's
>> amazing design. The rx is from my year of birth and as my son said "Excuse
>> me Dad, but it does not look like that". :-)
>>
>> Any comments on availability and 'suitability' of the three speakers?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Clemens S.Ostergaard
>> Aarhus
>> Denmark
>>
>> PS. Where should the serial nr. be on the SX-42?
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