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I'm Alex.
Don't think that B&W used the 14A770 in any of their speakers, the 92390DJ 13x8 was used in the DM3, and I think, but not sure in the earlier P1 and P2.
The 13x8 designated 92390 GF had versions that were triple laminated paper / aluminium, and double laminated paper / aluminium.
I have speakers that contain 14A770 and the 92390, both good units to my mind.
EMI made so many variations on each unit. For example there were 13x8's with just a thinnish paper cone, paper cone with aluminium centre, double laminated paper with aluminium centre, triple laminated paper with aluminium centre, and fibre glass/ paper with an aluminium centre.
Spendorman
Ive added a third picture as my one was a BSR. Its got crafted in ....by BSR. I Probably pictured the wrong one if they used different units. I thought something was odd when posting as the other version ( el cheapo Garrard you say) has a larger silver middle and no controls front left. I just remember it being jerky and rickety but what does a kid want when the muppet album needs playing
And for Macca they were library pictures but we had blue formica and real 70s wallpaper in my bedroom with brown and orange rounded oblongs...lovely.
Yeah it was a basic record player and I like pictures which remind me of the past.
All the best Martin
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Nakamichi DAC-101 In'Car DAC. 2x TDA1541A Single Crown...........Not Hi-Fi ? You've gotta be joking !th.jpg
It's simple really James. Regardless of high spec, no audio component in tended for in car use, can deliver true Hi-Fi in a vehicle. 'Cos the environment of a vehicle will not permit a Hi-Fi sound. You can have loud, impressive, powerful and 'nice sounding', but not Hi-Fi.
The disposition of speaker drive units precludes anything like correct imaging. And, there are hard reflective surfaces all round that produce unfortunate reflection effects. The dimensions of the cabin rule out proper reproduction of bass fundamentals, regardless of perceived bass depth. Also, vehicles are in noisy environments and also generate enough of their own noise for decent SN ratios to be impossible. Hence, although you may like the sound, it can't be Hi-Fi.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
Ah! I think here is where my confusion lay, the last three words of your sentence... ''....in a vehicle....''. I agree, listening in a car is just nice music but not Hi-Fi. But the components can be, if used domestically. My Nakamichi has never been anywhere near a car. It was used as my main DAC, in my home, for 10 years + and is most definitely Hi-Fi. Although I have now come to like NOS DACs and so use it less.
Anyway, we've strayed off topic a little. So back to Elliptical Speakers, if used in a domestic situation I'm sure some in-car types could be made to sound Hi-Fi but as most are 4 OHMS, consideration of crossover components would be needed.
Jim.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!