In Reply to: RE: MOMENT OF TRUTH posted by Awe-d-o-file on December 9, 2014 at 15:13:23:
The seller had a Harmon kardon Citation II and HK tube preamp hooked up to a Thorens.
It didn't take me very long to realize these speakers are apecial! These have the AA networks rebuilt with sonicaps.
I didn't notice the dispersion of either the mid not tweeter to be an issue, but I was right at the point of an equilateral triangle. Bass had an effortless quality to it which I am
Not familiar with. It doesn't go deep but it sounds very clean at all volume levels and sort of fast. I am sure this must be one reason people like horns.
Carrying them to the truck was a reminder of how huge these speakers are! It was like moving a pair of washing machines!
Anyway now that I have them I am going to re-read all the advice here, and keep my eyes open fo certain things. (Altec 311 horn maybe?)
The seller said these are from 1981, but mine have alnico magnet EV-T35s and the AA crossovers. Is this consistent with age?
I got home late last night and had no time to get them set u
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