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Posted on November 13, 2014 at 16:14:47
Cpectrum
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Howdy folks

Have you ever had any experience of Spectum audio inc. from Toledo ?
They made some pricey and pretty good loudspeakers during the 80's and 90's until they suddenly disapeared on the market.
I guess the company was founded by Richard Safran in the 70's and then supposedly run by Eric Johansson and Larry Perault. (Some of them working with Bose and Boston Acoustics in modern time.)

I would like to hear about your impressions, memories and view pictures of any of the 13 loudspeaker models or even single woofers and tweeters they ever offered.

I'm curious about what happend and why the logo changed and almost anything about the company. But of course most of all, pictures of the models.

 

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Same name Speakers marketed out of Hong Kong, posted on November 13, 2014 at 21:53:11
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By The Radio People Ltd Chatham Road in the 70's/80's--also very good Sonically.

Des

 

RE: Spectrum loudspeaker models, posted on November 15, 2014 at 17:28:43
Cpectrum
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Hi Des
Hong Kong, Canada, US, Germany...
There are quite some companies using similarities of that name yes.
Do you remember any of the modelnames of the Spectrum's you have seen?
I can namedrop some of them; 1000, Mini Monitor, Ultra Monitor, Aurora, Mod 2200, 106, 108, 208, 410, series E...

 

RE: Spectrum loudspeaker models, posted on May 22, 2017 at 16:33:24
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Aurora 2 / Aurora ii. Still Own a pair bought in 1985 or 1986
Also found- Point Source Series Models 108CD and 208CD - from...

http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/spectrum-loudspeakers-from-toledo-ohio-ring-any-bells.121045/

 

RE: Spectrum loudspeaker models, posted on March 12, 2020 at 06:05:31
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Hi,

I purchased a set of Spectrum 208A about 30 years ago, mail order, from a audio house in Grand Rapids, MI. (On advice from a friend that stemmed from a local review of them. Don't recall the reviewer but he paired the 208As with NAD 7220 PE receiver.) These were a two-way, bass-reflex speaker vented posteriorly. I ended up acquiring both for around $500.00. The tonality did not match the price tag. Deeply structured bass ... great imaging; reproduced well a variety of musical genre. Highs could be a little forward but I wouldn't call it brash ... surprising!! I'm having both refurbished in Saint Louis.

 

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