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andyrlb
22-05-2018, 07:50
There is a pair for sale near me , knobs on the top are missing. I could have them looking like new but are they popular?
Macca
22-05-2018, 08:05
They are too rare to be popular. Would be an interesting renovation though. if you can get them back to near mint there would probably be a vintage collector who would be interested in having them.
andyrlb
22-05-2018, 08:07
They are too rare to be popular. Would be an interesting renovation though. if you can get them back to near mint there would probably be a vintage collector who would be interested in having them.

Yes I thought they’d make an interesting project


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walpurgis
22-05-2018, 08:56
Worth having just for the bass drivers. The mid will be a little lacking in resolution, but the tweeters are actually pretty good. They'll make a decent sound though. Hope they're cheap! :)

The Japanese go potty over sixties British speakers, but personally, I'd not pay more than say eighty quid.


Oh. And they're probably 15 or 16 ohm and highly efficient, so ideal for use with low power valve amps.
andyrlb
22-05-2018, 09:23
Cheers Geoff , steering clear .
walpurgis
22-05-2018, 09:29
Buy them cheap for the bass drivers. Pair those with cheap compression drivers and big horn flares and you have pretend Altecs! :lol:
andyrlb
22-05-2018, 09:39
£300 !! Sod that and the same for some Armstrong 602’s

Might have the garrard 401 though [emoji39]


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walpurgis
22-05-2018, 09:40
£300? Definitely OTT!
andyrlb
22-05-2018, 09:41
£300? Definitely OTT!

Stentorians ?


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walpurgis
22-05-2018, 09:45
Poor power handling. They can sound nice in the right cabinets, but 'pop' at the slightest excuse! I've done it. :D
walpurgis
22-05-2018, 09:50
If you want something fun to play with, what about these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Sansui-SP-1500-Speakers-Pair-3-Way-5-speaker-60W/232769808801?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.M BE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D50545%26meid%3Df95e6a42b1754cb 6a36ec03be9a78c92%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D 12%26sd%3D263689761357%26itm%3D232769808801&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851
andyrlb
22-05-2018, 09:52
If you want something fun to play with, what about these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Sansui-SP-1500-Speakers-Pair-3-Way-5-speaker-60W/232769808801?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.M BE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D50545%26meid%3Df95e6a42b1754cb 6a36ec03be9a78c92%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D 12%26sd%3D263689761357%26itm%3D232769808801&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

Just yesterday I declined some Sansui x8000’s at £50


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andyrlb
22-05-2018, 09:58
Just yesterday I declined some Sansui x8000’s at £50


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Someone picked up some goodmans ls3/5a’s yesterday at £250 I missed it by about 4 minutes [emoji30]


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Mike Reed
22-05-2018, 11:41
W3s were my first experience of hifi when I went round to a Maida Vale flat to buy a Jason amplifier in about '63/'64. The chap put on The Grand March from Aida; it blew my friend and me away. No going back from there ! They were the top model of the W series, I think.