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Vintage HiFi and high Efficiency Speakers from the 50's and 60's
A note by Marc Rising Star ©2006 ultraelectronicactive.com.. These kinds of speakers are ideal for vaccum tube amplifiers and receivers, as designed when this was the only equipment avaialable. Basically speakers for vaccum tube equipment are quite different from modern equipment. The difference is: In the days of old, output power from amplifiers was precious and in low wattage ranges. Speaker desings were aimed to use this precious energy wisely with high efficiency designs (resolution and detail in sound!), and in the context of using avaialble materials at the time. These materials often were based on natural resources compared to synthetically engineered materials of today. Thus vintage speakers sound quite different than modern ones: warmer and more natural, but at times can be more mid rangy, occasioanlly boom in bass, or lack it. Truely vintage speakers are also not recommended to be used with modern equipment, unless the equipment used with them provides modest output power. Ideally speakers would be able to handle double the amount of rated RMS power of the amplifier that drives them. So: as vintage speakers are designed for low power ranges, vintage speakers are easily overdriven and with too much power and easily destroyed.
Vintage speakers often have a much flatter mid range response and often sound warmer. Vintage speakers are often great for music that uses acoustic instruments, and often they provide amazing detail. More modern speakers in comparisson often provide the experiences of "power" that "blows the listener away", "blows your ears off", or makes windows and doors rattle. These speakers often require a minimum power amount to start unfolding their gifts (Not good to be used with most tube amplifiers!), and also quite often lack the very fine detail within their massive mountains of power. Different Times - Different Designs - Differend philosophy in sound and music listening. Definitely worth exploring - Get a pair of Vintage High Efficiency Speakers!
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HJ.Leak and Co. Ltd - Sandwich Loudspeaker
Vintage STUDIO MONITORS! - Great Sound! - Great for Tube amplifiers!
Voice of Music - Maodel 64 !
Great for Tube amplifiers! - Vintage 50's US made Hi-Fi Speakers
Description: With the "Sandwich" Loudspeaker (circa 1960) H.J. Leak and CO LTD. had considerable sucess in revolutionizing loudspeaker design in the industry by innovating cone materials to produce cone stiffness 200 times greater than conventional paper cones. The resulting cone movement follows the waveform of the incoming signal with great accurately for most detailled sound reproduction.
The "Sandwich" loudspeaker received it’s name due to its diaphragm, which was made from a thick section of expanded polystyrene sandwiched between two outer layers of aluminium.
The Sandwich loudspeaker had considerable success in the professional audio industry, where it was used extensively, and in aplications where listening is critical.
H. J. LEAK & CO. LTD. is Brithish Company out of London, which designed and manufactured specialised audio electronic instruments for the communications industriy. Leak is known for truely professional audio products of the highest quality.
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Features: This model Sandwich loudspeaker is a two-way acoustic suspension system with a 13-inch woofer and a 3 inch tweeter (approximatly), which is crossed over at 900 Hz. The speaker cabinet is damped and sealed at a volume of approximatley 2 cubic feet. The cabinet walls are very heavily damped as well, acording to the sandwhich principle with a thick bituminous lining. The magnet of the woofer is rigidly attached to the rear wall of the cabinet for increasied cabinet rigidity.
Dimensions: (aprox.): 26" x 16" x 11.5"
Condition: The outer cabinets show scratches and dings. The speaker drivers appear in goond condition. Units will be tested as there is interest - please inquire. Overall condition: good (defintely better than fair!)
tLot: 4 Units avilable. Sold in Pairs
Price:>>>Make Your Own Price<<< for the pair, then I will add a $75 packing charge on top of the shipping cost, as it takes a LOT of time to pack these carefully - can be waived if you come and pick these up in person at my door, USA, northern CA, Chico area (no packing / shipping on my end! -Any services other than to open the door and hand you the speakers at additional cost! ) (if too far to drive for you: check into uship.com!)
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Description: This pair of vintage 1950's American made Voice of Music high efficiency speakers is charakterized by its virtually flat desgn - only 5 1/4" deep. This is achieved by a "flat" woofer, which has it's magnet mounted at the inside of the cone. What you will find in this system is natural and realisic sound throughout the range. These speakers are based on a 3 way tuned bass reflex system with a ported tuned card board tube. The exact date of thsi system is unknown to me but I woud date it late 50's early 60's: Thus ideal to be used with vaccum tube amplifiers. These speakers are quite sensivie and produce high volume even if driven only with small single ended 6BQ5 based amplifier. Estimated power rating: 20W. Great vintage sound - own a piece of American made Quality Historic Equipment. Voice of Music was among the top ranking brands if it come sto quality and quality in sound!
Features: 3 Way tuned bass reflex system, 8 Ohms, 20W
Condition: Work nicely and sound great. The cabinets of these speakers are in good condition and clean, but due to their age have minor scratches and dings only visible upon close inspection - Actual items shown in above photo - as with all equipment on my web site! And: please feel free to inquire for larger and higher resolution images.
Dimensions: 19 7/8" (W) x 5 1/4" (D) x 26" (H)
tLot: 2 Voice of Music Model -64 Speakers
Price: >>>Make Your Own Price<<< for the pair, then I will add a $50 packing charge, as it takes a LOT of time to pack these carefully - can be waived if you come and pick these up in person at my door, USA, northern CA, Chico area (no packing / shipping on my end! -Any services other than to open the door and hand you the speakers at additional cost! ) (if too far to drive: check into uship.com!)
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halicrafters
R-46B 50's Speaker Cabinet
•Description: A great cabinet to build a guitar amp! Halicrafters (USA) manufactured HAM radio equipment and this is a systmespeaker form the 50's. This is great cabinet to build a guitar amp or to turn into an extra cabinet by mounting an appropriate 10" guitar speaker in this enclosure. It sounds very nice for guitar!
Condition: Case very clean with signs of use (9 ot of 10) - Currently a vintage 10" speaker mounted which' s voice coil slightly rattles.
Price: $75.00 • Buy •
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