[Vintage-Audio] Re Speakers From Yesteryear

Fri Jul 12 23:24:00 2002

>From a stereo/separation/soundstage point of view, horns
suck. The path length and therefore the phase delay is
different for every frequency. This messes with the sound
stage. Great mono though. Depends on just what is important
to you.

Wbob

JM/CO wrote:
> 
> I have a pair of Electrovoice "Regency" folded horn enclosures that I bought
> used in 1969. Somewhere in the mid-1970s I acquired a pair of Tannoy
> "silver" 15 inch drivers. I still use this system, and am still very happy
> with it. Extremely efficient, and great bass. I use a modern pair of ribbon
> tweeters in small enclosures sitting on top, as none of the old speaker
> designs had particularly good high end. I run this rig off of four channels
> of McIntosh tube amplifiers which are fed by an electronic crossover unit
> set to 8Khz.
> Chuck N1LNH
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Date: Friday, July 12, 2002 9:52 PM
> Subject: [Vintage-Audio] Re Speakers From Yesteryear
> 
> >
> >
> >Now let's get serious and talk about speakers. I mean 'REAL' speakers from
> the
> >fifties, sixties and seventies. The high quality ones with five+ pound
> magnets
> >and heavy die cast frames. What did you use for speakers? If you could have
> >afforded them back tehn, what would you have used and why?
> >
> >Anyone use folded horn designs? True bass reflex?
> >
> >What was the numero uno (number one) type of speakers for the average
> stereo
> >devotee then? J.B. Lansing? Electrovoice? Acoustic Research? Or?
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
> >Duane Fischer, W8DBF
> >
> >
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