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Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale

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Posted on March 26, 2015 at 12:01:46
thetubeguy1954
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 These are without a doubt the nicest looking unrestored RCA cabinets I've ever seen! If I had the $$$$ I'd buy these cabinets and the very best pair of RCA, LC-1A, 15", fullrange speakers I could find. Then I would sit back and allow myself to bask in the glorious music this combo would provide.

Though I fully realize we all have different likes & dislikes in audio. For me ---{and I'll wager many more folks here as well}--- these would be viewed as a final, lifetime speaker purchase. You might feel differently, and that's ok, but at the very least, you owe it to yourself to check these beauties out for yourself...

I'm listening to: Jump In The Water by Jump In The Water





Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)

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RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 26, 2015 at 19:43:23
Oface
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 I would save the $$$ and have someone make replicas, and have more $$$ to find those rare RCA's..... Just saying.


I remember someone made some, maybe a year or two ago and they looked pretty good.

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 26, 2015 at 21:33:21
gilmorneau
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 I don't think you'd be much money ahead to have replicas made.

The woodwork is difficult and time consuming to duplicate (particularly the louvers). I have rebuilt a pair of these cabinets, so have some experience with them. My project was partially documented on this very forum a while back.

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 27, 2015 at 05:06:00
bcguitar
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 Did you ever finish those cabs yet? I did not see a picture of them painted.

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 27, 2015 at 07:32:01
gilmorneau
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Yes, they're finished. Photo attached.

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 27, 2015 at 15:02:39
lokie
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 That guy gets a hold of some primo cabinets. I think they make some themselves, but most of the pictures look authentic.

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 27, 2015 at 18:29:11
bcguitar
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 Wow, they're gorgeous.

 

Very cool, did you see the matching turntable?, posted on March 29, 2015 at 09:17:59
Craiger56
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 What a combination that would make.

 

Awesome!, posted on March 29, 2015 at 09:40:58
Craiger56
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 I would love to build a period correct room around those.

Thank you

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 30, 2015 at 05:14:06
lokie
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 Beautiful.

RCA is the peak of American Industrial art, at least in the electronics field.

Here's the phono that would look quite comfortable next to those speakers.






 

Beautiful! (nt), posted on March 31, 2015 at 10:03:33
Crazy Dave
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Yet another thing I want that I can never afford! ..., posted on March 31, 2015 at 10:06:01
Crazy Dave
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 With a Gray Research 108 too!


Dave

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on March 31, 2015 at 18:40:04
thetubeguy1954
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 I agree with you Gil! Besides, I believe the cost differences between having replicas properly made and buying these almost mint cabinets, would be almost nil! So "if" I had the available $$$$$ to purchase these genuine RCA cabinets and a pair of LC-1A drivers. I'd just want to have the genuine cabinets holding the genuine drivers! If one is going to do something, do it RIGHT.

I'm listening to: Make Someone Happy by Sophie Milman (meow)




Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)

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Gil's Absolutely Beautiful Pair of RCA Cabinets, posted on March 31, 2015 at 18:44:30
thetubeguy1954
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 Gil all I can say is WOW! Are those replicas or restored RCA cabinets?


I'm listening to: Make Someone Happy by Sophie Milman (meow)




Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)

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Oh Yes It Would! (nt), posted on March 31, 2015 at 18:45:46
thetubeguy1954
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I'm listening to: Make Someone Happy by Sophie Milman (meow)




Thetubeguy1954 (Tom)

Central Florida Audio Society -- SETriodes Group -- Space Coast Audio Society
Full-range/Wide-range Drivers --- Front & Back-Loaded Horns --- High Sensitivity Speakers


 

RE: Gil's Absolutely Beautiful Pair of RCA Cabinets, posted on March 31, 2015 at 21:35:59
gilmorneau
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 They're restored originals. If you do a search here you should be able to find some 'in progress' pictures I posted a while back.

Reproducing these cabinets accurately would be challenging. The louvers especially would require some custom milling. But if you can find a pair of originals, and the louvers are all that's salvageable, you can repro the rest given enough determination. luckily, the louvers are made of solid stock, and are usually fine. The rest of the cabinets are made from a combination of veneered lumber core and traditional plywood, and they almost always have moisture damage (peeling + separating issues).

Thanks for all the kind words--they really did turn out nicely.

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on April 1, 2015 at 14:18:19
Crazy Dave
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 If I had a pair of LC-1A drivers, I'd be very happy to listen to them in plain plywood boxes.

Dave

 

Those are *gorgeous*!!, posted on April 4, 2015 at 10:26:40
rlw
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 Wow, what a labor of love that must have been. The end result is spectacular, I'm quite envious!!
-RW-

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on April 5, 2015 at 18:19:09
EduardG
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 While the cabinets are indeed pretty, they can be easily reproduced at a local cabinet making shop - at a fraction of the asked price.

 

RE: Beautiful Pair of RCA MI-11401 Cabinets For Sale, posted on April 5, 2015 at 19:37:40
gilmorneau
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 Not so easy....see my post below. Not impossible, of course, but certainly not cheap to do accurately. I've had these type cabinets apart and put them back together. Not a simple project.

 

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