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Tell me again what those elaborate cheap speakers were called...

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Posted on November 3, 2024 at 00:38:36
Mushroom Soup
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Tell me again what those elaborate cheap speakers were called...
You know, those late Sixties-Early Seventies Asian "hi-fi" speakers that were comprised of a light cabinet and at least a half dozen lo-fi speakers on the baffle....there's a name for that genre....

 

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RE: Tell me again what those elaborate cheap speakers were called..., posted on November 3, 2024 at 04:49:05
The Dill
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White Van speakers?

 

RE: Tell me again what those elaborate cheap speakers were called..., posted on November 3, 2024 at 05:06:01
hutmacher
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I believe they were called "Kabuki" speakers. Not sure about the spelling.

 

RE: Tell me again what those elaborate cheap speakers were called..., posted on November 3, 2024 at 07:40:24
Mushroom Soup
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Kabuki! That's it, thank you!

 

RE: Tell me again what those elaborate cheap speakers were called..., posted on November 3, 2024 at 10:48:02
musetap
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Bitchin'?

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What is Kabuki? Alex, I'll take "Xenophobic Audio Forum Nicknames" for $1000, now, please (nt), posted on November 3, 2024 at 12:50:09
mhardy6647
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enn tee
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