Quasar Loudspeakers

[icehockeyboy]

Anybody heard of these? Not to be confused with the P.A company.

There’s a pair up for sale locally, the person is expecting £200 unless advised they’re not worth that.

[VanDerGraaf]

German?

Any pictures?

[spendorman]

I have a vague recollection that they were cheaper JBL under a new name, could be wrong.

[Macca]

I have a vague recollection that they were cheaper JBL under a new name, could be wrong.

I think you are thinking of Bolivar.

The only Quasar I can find (other than the pro stuff) are some open baffle kits. http://www.bd-design.nl/contents/en-us/d40.html

[spendorman]

I think you're right. Quasar still rings a bell, can't remember which bell though. Perhaps I've seen Quasar speakers in an old speaker comparison in a Hi Fi magazine

[Macca]

Coud be Quasar is the name not the brand - check out these weird JVC Quasar https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jvc-quasar

[jandl100]

An image of a squiggly 'q' badge came immediately to mind, from back in the late 70s or 80s??! :scratch:

I defo seem to recall Quasar speakers from back then. Moderate sized standmounts. They were quite well thought of??

Maybe. Perhaps.

:wheniwasaboy:

[spendorman]

Well my memory was sort of working. Popular Hi Fi 1976

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4859/44239559390_b204625f2f_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2apiiHY)Speaker test Popular Hi Fi 1976_Page_13 (https://flic.kr/p/2apiiHY) by A60man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41679262@N02/), on Flickr

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4839/32184184488_d5b0cd3203_o.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/R31mLy)Speaker test Popular Hi Fi 1976_Page_01 (https://flic.kr/p/R31mLy) by A60man (https://www.flickr.com/photos/41679262@N02/), on Flickr

[Macca]

The good old days when mags did proper reviews with measurements with a decent graph and on and off axis response measured. Nowadays it's just two pages of waffle about the emotion from the singer's voice :rolleyes:

Anyway, three-way with a 12 inch bass driver, what's not to like?

[jandl100]

He he - rated higher that the Quad 57. :whistle:

[Macca]

He he - rated higher that the Quad 57. :whistle:

So is the Ortofon P45 - whatever that is. And the JR 149 is streets ahead of everything! Which seems...improbable.

[walpurgis]

So is the Ortofon P45 - whatever that is. And the JR 149 is streets ahead of everything! Which seems...improbable.

I remember Ortofon speakers. I think they had about as much impact on the UK market as Lenco speakers did. In other words, even less successful than the ill fated Rank Domus range.

[icehockeyboy]

Thanks guys!

[hard1175]

I listened to a pair of these speakers many years ago at an audio dealer at the back of
Borough market at London Bridge as I recall i think they were an active speaker
They did sound very impressive. For £200 it’s work dipping your toe.

[jandl100]

I seem to recall they did several models.
Which one are you interested in, Craig?

[walpurgis]

If they are anything like these Quasar speakers, I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. Cheap nasty drivers with even nastier plastic 'bling' trims around them.

http://i68.tinypic.com/2ns2p1d.jpg

[jandl100]

Urk.
Yes, well - if they're like those modern horrors then don't bother.
If they are of the older late 70s persuasion then give them a listen if you can.

[hard1175]

These look nothing like the ones I listened to.
These look like something Del Boy would sell out the back of his
Three wheeler.

[Firebottle]

Those look shite.
White cone anyone - must be good :mad::fingers:

[Macca]

I thought it was shiny dustcaps that were the harbinger of crapness?

Some JBL have white cones.