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andyrlb
08-08-2023, 08:05
Morning all,
Does anyone know what this driver could be ? It’s 14” long and in a pair of large diy cabs.
Picked them up this morning before work so I haven’t had a chance to open them up .

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willbewill
08-08-2023, 08:14
Certainly look like EMI, I'm sure Geoff can give you more info

https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?67216-Selling-rare-EMI-14A-770-series-14-quot-x-9-quot-bass-mid-elliptical-drive-units-Superb!
donmarrese
08-08-2023, 08:26
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/186016232115?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LR_vRGoOTTy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=exC9GG8eTQK&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY EMI,
See pics here ..


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andyrlb
08-08-2023, 08:38
So I won’t be renting the below deck yacht anytime soon [emoji1787]


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walpurgis
08-08-2023, 08:50
Certainly look like EMI, I'm sure Geoff can give you more info

https://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?67216-Selling-rare-EMI-14A-770-series-14-quot-x-9-quot-bass-mid-elliptical-drive-units-Superb!

Yeah, looks like EMI 14A/770N or related unit. Nice drivers with synthetic rubber surrounds and cast alloy chassis, power handling was around 25 watts if I recall. (I think I still have the original EMI driver brochure somewhere :))

Those shown in the ebay Monitor Audio listing appear to have had something horrible done to them, the thin aluminium central 'sub-cone' has been butchered I suspect.
andyrlb
08-08-2023, 08:52
I will give the speakers a listen before stripping them as they may sound pretty good .
Here’s one tweeter ( with the pushed in dust cover sadly)

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walpurgis
08-08-2023, 08:54
Earlier KEF T27. The dome may be persuaded to pop out.
andyrlb
08-08-2023, 08:55
I’ll get the vacuum on it later but it doesn’t look fixable.


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walpurgis
08-08-2023, 08:57
I’ll get the vacuum on it later but it doesn’t look fixable.


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Warm it a bit with a hair dryer first.
andyrlb
08-08-2023, 08:59
Warm it a bit with a hair dryer first.

Didn’t think of that , cheers Geoff


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andyrlb
08-08-2023, 09:01
Quite big speakers…

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230808/356d49f6978d0d7366632d9467a133df.jpg
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walpurgis
08-08-2023, 09:27
They look about 38" high and 15" wide. Nice cabinets with removable baffles, ideal for a project if they don't work well. EMI elliptical + T27 was a popular combo circa 1970.
andyrlb
08-08-2023, 11:19
Yea break so I thought I’d take a peek at the EMI ..

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20230808/3743e0e872ec3a60172293f7a172ee85.jpg
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walpurgis
08-08-2023, 12:07
Crossed my mind that those cabinets would suit a pair of ten inch Tannoy drivers rather nicely :).
andyrlb
08-08-2023, 12:20
Crossed my mind that those cabinets would suit a pair of ten inch Tannoy drivers rather nicely :).

I might list them for free otherwise they’ll be in our skip soon


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