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joey
22-07-2012, 21:45
So was at the local car boot this morning and picked these up just because they looks interesting and quite old. but No mention of a make on them, The chap i got them from said the removed them from the boxes as they where to big :doh:

heres some pictures, says made in england on them and thats about it! the tweeters are quite deep and really heavy!

The main driver is 10 inch i belive.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/a3420455.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/ddc4e0e9.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/fffda93a.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/b5b7968a.jpg
synsei
22-07-2012, 21:51
The bass drivers may be mid-80's Wharfedale units. I haven't a clue about the tweeters... :scratch:
Dingdong
22-07-2012, 21:54
Goodmans.


Edit: possibly mezzo2.
joey
22-07-2012, 22:12
Goodmans.


Edit: possibly mezzo2.

Ah might be on to something here,

Iv just googled vintage goodmans vintage speakers and this popped up



http://egorca67.users.photofile.ru/photo/egorca67/425256/xlarge/8209781.jpg


but the tweeters arnt the same

and thus also found the model of the orignal ones could be Goodmans Eleganzia II but again the drivers match but tweeters don't !
Dingdong
22-07-2012, 22:24
They certainly look like Godmans drivers, but couldn't say which model.
spendorman
22-07-2012, 22:56
Possibly Radford, made by Goodmans.

But 4 Ohm?
Beobloke
23-07-2012, 08:50
Definitely Goodmans and I would say the bass and midrange drivers from a pair of Goodwoods.
SPS
23-07-2012, 09:01
my understanding is goodmans only sold their better speakers seperately after the late 50's,

i would guess these where made for boxes, so wont be a particular model of driver.
i have a 65 cataloge and price list.... there is no 10" drivers at all.. and the magnet is small for the time to sell seperately.
joey
23-07-2012, 09:08
Definitely Goodmans and I would say the bass and midrange drivers from a pair of Goodwoods.

i think your right there! as didnt think that they could be midrange not tweeters,
walpurgis
23-07-2012, 09:14
So was at the local car boot this morning and picked these up just because they looks interesting and quite old. but No mention of a make on them, The chap i got them from said the removed them from the boxes as they where to big :doh:

heres some pictures, says made in england on them and thats about it! the tweeters are quite deep and really heavy!

The main driver is 10 inch i belive.

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/a3420455.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/ddc4e0e9.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/fffda93a.jpg

http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii204/joestanton4/b5b7968a.jpg

They are definitely Goodmans. I have owned several versions of this ten inch bass driver which were used in various Goodmans speaker systems and the same goes for the midrange unit and they were also used by other maufacturers as OEM units. As suggested, these may be from a Radford speaker as the marked impedance is 4ohm and I believe some of the Radford designs used 4ohm units. There was even an ABR version (no magnet) used in the Goodmans Dimension 8 model.
dantheman91
24-07-2012, 11:26
goodmans mezzo early ones :scratch:
walpurgis
24-07-2012, 16:57
The various Mezzo models did not use a midrange unit and the smaller driver shown is a midrange driver, not a tweeter.
Lionheart
02-06-2013, 08:07
Both drives are from a pair of late 1960's HMV 2406 (Goodmans) Speakers.
Alan
02-06-2013, 09:33
Pretty sure they are from Goodmans Goodwoods or the 2 way Mezzo, going by the cutout on the side of the bass driver.

http://medias.audiofanzine.com/images/normal/goodmans-loudspeakers-goodwood-8886.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wtn04E7t5Xg/T9HgPuz1ucI/AAAAAAAAOVM/eVD20cjtMgE/s1600/Jendo+&+friends+011.JPG
Lionheart
02-06-2013, 09:50
These are my HMV 2406's and they look pretty similar.

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa466/lionheart-uk/hmvspeaker_zps1c79ee1d.jpg

http://i1199.photobucket.com/albums/aa466/lionheart-uk/0023_zpsfce944fb.jpg
walpurgis
02-06-2013, 10:00
Goodmans supplied drivers to no end of manufacturers and those in the HMV cabinets are definitely Goodmans drivers.

By the way, are those Ditton 44s, or late 25s in the photo? I'm guessing 25s (and I spotted that Rogers Cadet at the bottom).
Lionheart
02-06-2013, 10:24
Your right on both accounts, they are 25's with a Cadet II. To my ears the HMV's sound like the Celestions without the thundering Bass you get from the 25's. The HMV's are a really nice sounding speaker once you take out the large slab of foam out and put them on 18" stands, they seem to sound better with valves but are still quite impressive with my Sugden A21 or Quad 303.