Bargains on ebay? (Part 2)

[walpurgis]

Of course there will be exceptions. Like the Amstrad EX300, from their 'Executive' series.

Pretty decent if I recall. They didn't pack up until you put at least three watts through them.

[Macca]

I had some similar Amstrads which a mate who lodged with me for a couple of months left behind.

Used them for a while as surround speakers on my TV system. I used blu-tak to block the holes in the cabs where mice had eaten through at some point in the distant past, must have been stored in a shed or garage.

As with all Amstrad they eventually went to the skip.

He also left behind 4 computer monitors, I sold three and kept the Sony Trinitron for myself. That was almost 30 years ago and it still works.

[Pigmy Pony]

I used blu-tak to block the holes in the cabs where mice had eaten through at some point in the distant past, must have been stored in a shed or garage.

Amstrad should have known their speakers would end up in a shed, shows a lack of forward thinking. If they'd designed them with reflex ports they could have saved the mice a job. And saved you the price of blu-tak, which must have ruined their appearance somewhat.

I think Peter Belt wrote an article about the acoustic properties of mouse shit.

[Lawrence001]

Pretty decent if I recall. They didn't pack up until you put at least three watts through them.

Yes three real watts would blow them as they could only handle 250 watts (PMPO)

[Beobloke]

Usual rule of the thumb is that the more writing there is on the speaker, the worse it will be.

That rule sits in tandem with the Beobloke 'Shiny dustcap' rule.

Quite correct. Frequency response graphs on the front panel are also to be regarded with grave suspicion...

[Macca]

Quite correct. Frequency response graphs on the front panel are also to be regarded with grave suspicion...

Indeed. I've found a strong correlation between that and them not bothering with a proper crossover.

There was that weird period from late 70s to early 80s where they took old designs that were absolute tat even ten years previously, dressed them up with some writing, graphs and LEDs to look 'Techy' and then sent them right back out again.

[Pigmy Pony]

I sense a bit of Amstrad bashing going on here, and I really don't know why - take this for example, you're getting so much for your 300 quid, to expect it all to work is just nitpicking.



Bargain prices these days. Checkout this Ebay listing! Description says it "delivers a classic sound quality that is perfect for low-fi enthusiasts". What more could you want?

https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai=...BAgIEAs&adurl=

[Macca]

I know that well, back in the '90s one of my student lodgers had one. I think it did all work but it was terrible. Truly terrible.

£299 was quite a lot of money then, too. I suppose at the time it was still the cheapest option if you wanted a rudimentary recording studio, problem was he didn't.