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

[Carl]

I dont believe there is any magnet difference in the PM-23. Some have a removable cover and others dont.

Carl


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Clemens Ostergaard 
  To: Carl 
  Cc: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net 
  Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 3:33 AM
  Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Enquiry about R-42 "The Reproducer" , etc


  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>
    To: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
    Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2011 5:04 PM 

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



      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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