Any of you clever chaps heard of Brahms speakers?

[Mike Reed]

I think this thread is becoming a babbling Bruch and I feel a movement coming on.........Pity I'm so Bizet at the mo. doin' me Chopin.

[spendorman]

I have been offeed a pair but can't find anything about them anywhere. They look like reasonably well built jobbies, the pair in question are floor standers. Can't find anything on t'internet, believe they are 1970's - the grille material looks very similar to the original Spendor stuff. If anybody knows anything about them I would be delighted to be enlightened.
Dave.

Could they be Tannoy DCs in Pye cabinet, seem to vagely remember something like this.

[Vinyl Grinder]

I have been offeed a pair but can't find anything about them anywhere. They look like reasonably well built jobbies, the pair in question are floor standers. Can't find anything on t'internet, believe they are 1970's - the grille material looks very similar to the original Spendor stuff. If anybody knows anything about them I would be delighted to be enlightened.
Dave.

Hi Dave
Bells are ringing in my head but don't seem to remember 'Brahms' loudspeaker.If you have a pickie to Purcell my way of em, might un Ravel some brain cells.I can see why paul thinks they're Pye with relation to the Mozart amplifiers etc...But honestly my mind's gone blank! This is not good for my street cred i know..A pickie might help.

[greenhomeelectronics]

No, not the tantric shagging Sting variety of Police, the Constabulary Police, The ones that told me to sod off when I phoned them last night :-)
Can't think why :-)

[greenhomeelectronics]

Sounds like they may be Pye in the sky. Sorry. I should be getting them on Wednesday will take a piccie and post it.
I will have a look see if I can see what units are inside them as well. watch this space.....

[greenhomeelectronics]

Right, well I got the speakers today, they came in their original boxes which gave more info. They are Brahms Buckingham's. Brahms appear to have been based at Rochester airport in Kent. The cabinets looked really nice but the bass driver foam surrounds have all gone. The cabs are lined with foam and appear to be well made but the drivers all look like they were made in a toy factory, might explain why the company has disappeared in to oblivion. I don't think they are worth repairing, which is a shame as the cabinets do look pretty decent. I might have a dig around my extensive speaker collection and see if I have some drivers to put in there if I get bored.
So now you know, thanks to all those that responded, even the ones with the crap puns :-)

[spendorman]

Even though the drive unnits look like "they were made in a toy factory" what about some pics.

Some early Elacs and Celestions look like that, but sound quite nice.

[greenhomeelectronics]

Spendorman, I had to pass them on quickly, my workshop is piled to the ceiling at the moment so I am having to move some stuff on as quick as possible.
Dave.

[spendorman]

Hi Dave, I know the feeling. There must be a magnetic hot spot here, so many speakers!!!