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[icenine]

I found a Brother laser printer for $8.95....I installed the Linux drivers so it is recognized but the toner light is on. If I get it to work I will let my daughter take it with her to college. Laser printers kick the crap out of those bubble jet printers.

I bought a non-working Vostok Russian Komandirskie watch for $5. It looks cool and has a neat sort of art-deco dial with a big red star at the 12 position.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by nailer

The sealed midrange and tweeter are cool. I'm guessing a stereo store's in house brand.

I hadn't heard of that concept before (sealed drivers). From a quick read, it looks like they allow for closer quarters in the speaker enclosure. The drivers were certainly packed in the enclosure on these.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0A...ew?usp=sharing

[donquixote99]

The '328' at the beginning of the second number on the woofer is what's called an EIA code. Referring to a list of such, I find the woofer was made by Utah, generally considered barely a mid-fi brand, though your speakers may vary. The rest of the number might be a mfg date, but it looks to be partially missing.

Those are alnico-magnet drivers, and as such are considered wonderful rare vintage technology of the past by some, for no good reason that I know of.

The sealed-backs on the mid and tweeter are to isolate their cones from back-pressure from the woofer. It's a necessary thing, though on mids a can or box enclosure is often used.

I suspect bass will be their Achilles heel. But they should be fairly high-efficiency, giving big sound with a 15 or 20 watt vintage receiver. Might actually be a good match with a low-power tube amp.

[d-ray657]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

The '328' at the beginning of the second number on the woofer is what's called an EIA code. Referring to a list of such, I find the woofer was made by Utah, generally considered barely a mid-fi brand, though your speakers may vary. The rest of the number might be a mfg date, but it looks to be partially missing.

Those are alnico-magnet drivers, and as such are considered wonderful rare vintage technology of the past by some, for no good reason that I know of.

The sealed-backs on the mid and tweeter are to isolate their cones from back-pressure from the woofer. It's a necessary thing, though on mids a can or box enclosure is often used.

I suspect bass will be their Achilles heel. But they should be fairly high-efficiency, giving big sound with a 15 or 20 watt vintage receiver. Might actually be a good match with a low-power tube amp.

Thanks for the information. From the first listen, I think that they should be worthy of a little elbow grease and a new set of caps. Howard's Feed & Wax has done wonders for a few old cabinets around here. It appears that they have the old accordion surrounds, so no need for replacing those. Maybe I'll have some time for that around November.

[icenine]

There is a Stax SR-44 at the Salvation Army for $250. It would be $125 for because of the 50% discount. Looks complete. Worth it?

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by icenine

There is a Stax SR-44 at the Salvation Army for $250. It would be $125 for because of the 50% discount. Looks complete. Worth it?

Does it come with the adapter?

[Pio1980]

No. Electet series should be cheaper, plus the elements supposedly lose effective charge after they've aged. Not without a trial at a much lower price.

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[icenine]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Does it come with the adapter?

The box with speaker connections? Yes.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

No. Electet series should be cheaper, plus the elements supposedly lose effective charge after they've aged. Not without a trial at a much lower price.

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Thanks!

[icenine]

My co-worker found some Altec Santana l s on base yesterday for $4.
Testing them now at work here at the MIC.