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RE: Electro-Voice Regal lll

Posted by CraigI on January 11, 2017 at 16:57:21:
I hooked-up the one speaker that is still intact to my RCA tube console and gave it a good listen. It does sound much better than when I had it hooked-up to the Marantz receiver in the office. Does it sound better than the RCA? As I said before, I like the sound of the RCA. The RCA is not your typical console with left and right channels in the same cabinet. It is not boomy like others I have heard from the 60's & 70's. It was one of the first (1958) if not the first to offer a stereo option. It could be purchased as a single mono/stereo unit with the option to add on a second speaker cabinet to allow it to do stereo.

The console is a little more open/airier in its sound. The EV is more powerful with punchier bass. The EV does have that box sound; the RCA less so. I do like the EV and I am more excited to complete the restoration.

I really appreciate your wisdom regarding the other upgrades I listed and I completely understand what you are saying about "it's not worth the money or effort to do all those things with those speakers unless you just want to see for yourself what each "improvement" may or may not do." As I said before this is my 1st DIY project. It's a learning experience for me and it's a hobby/project for me to do during the Minnesota winter. I have already refinished the cabinet and will replace the grill cloth and caps. I probably will add some foam liner and fill just to see what happens.
Thanks again to DaveV, Paul and all that have contributed.