Dynaco A25 [message #15231] |
Wed, 08 March 2006 19:40 |
Manualblock
Messages: 4973 Registered: May 2009
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Illuminati (13th Degree) |
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They over at SEAS are building them again. You can buy a kit. Nice old sound from the way-back. Inexpensive too.
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Re: Dynaco A25 [message #15235 is a reply to message #15234] |
Mon, 20 March 2006 09:32 |
Manualblock
Messages: 4973 Registered: May 2009
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Illuminati (13th Degree) |
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Actually I do have the link and the price. They are selling for just about 260$ for the bare kit without cabinets plus shipping. Thats the two drivers each /the crossovers and the stuffing for the aperiodic vent. They are upgraded from the originals and still use the ten" woofer crossed low over to the tweeter. If I didn't love my Pi's I would buy these in a second; make that a New York Second! But the Theater 4's are pretty hard to beat; although I have yet to try the mods Fred suggested.
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I found it [message #15241 is a reply to message #15239] |
Tue, 21 March 2006 12:25 |
akhilesh
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Illuminati (3rd Degree) |
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The woofer has 89 db eff. The excel tweeter (the premium deal) has 93 db sensitivity. Based on the freq slopes of the drivers, I'd assume the crossover is a 2-way first order with some attenuation for the highs. I am sure it would sound ok. My guess is eff would be 89 db for hte unit, and it should sound pretty good with a 10-20 watt tube amp. The price including cabs is around 750 pound sterling, which is close to what, a grand here? PLus shipping? Sounds like a good deal for someone looking for a moderately eff unit. -akhilesh
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IMO, for the $$$, stick with a used pair.. [message #15246 is a reply to message #15243] |
Mon, 27 March 2006 10:17 |
marc-homeslice
Messages: 5 Registered: May 2009
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With a cap upgrade, numerous posted tweaks to a simple 1st order xover, the original - darn good 8" woofers, i would just spend the maybe, $100 and grab a used pair. You can upgrade with the new tweets (recommended Seas and Morel tweeters for about $50 [try Madisound] and some basic xover modification (you can bypass the tweeter attenuation pot altogether if you like, plus a few other tweaks) you would get some nice high frequency extension. Check out all the posts at both Vintage & Speaker forums on Audio Asylum for more info -- it has been discussed many times over there. They were so popular that you are bound to find a local pair in nice shape on eBay within, say 3 months and you won't have to worry about shipping. But hey, i'm a vintage head -- to me there is some voodoo magic with what makes the Dyna A25s sound so natural.. they had no business sounding as good as they did back in their day - they'd sound even better with a slightly increased enclosure size (that would be a really worthwhile project, using the original drivers, with maybe just a twweter replacement and building new cabs). Seas makes great drivers.. so they may sound great -- i just wonder if they'll improve upon the old magic and the orig. with the new tweeters sounds brilliant (i run some in my office system).
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