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Anyone have info on these? [message #73566] Fri, 10 August 2012 22:08 Go to next message
gofar99 is currently offline  gofar99
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Hi Everyone, I've had these around for some time and thought I might be able to put them to use but can't find any hard data on them. I ran the tests to determine the TS numbers and found that they are different. I suspect age has caused the change and one either has a more supple support structure or the other one that is more rigid. Ideas on getting them to match are welcome.

TS data

Speaker A / Speaker B
Fr 28.4 / 41.0
Qms 6.46 / 10.85
Qes 0.40 / 0.87
Qts 0.37 / 0.80
Re 5.8 / 5.8

They are 15 inch co-axials. They came from Lafayette Radio/Electronics sometime in the 60's or 70's. The only number is 21-47254W on the baskets.

LRE had some from several manufactures I believe incl Goodmans, Jenson, Utah. A web search didn't turn up anything in this size and configuration.
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Good Listening
Bruce
Re: Anyone have info on these? [message #73568 is a reply to message #73566] Sat, 11 August 2012 10:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gofar99 is currently offline  gofar99
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Clearly from Utah as there are similar ones on ebay. Still no clue on what the "factory" parameters were. Nor any ideas on how to get them to match. I have considered that they may need to be broken in after sitting for years. Perhaps just feeding in a signal near the resonance points for a few days at low level. Ideas are always welcome.

Good Listening
Bruce
Re: Anyone have info on these? [message #73571 is a reply to message #73568] Sat, 11 August 2012 20:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Yes, I thought I recognized those too, but I'm not familiar with them.

But sadly, I think if the parameters are off like that, you'll probably need a recone. Old speakers sometimes have stretched or sagging suspensions, which can't be "massaged" back to life. I mean, they'll make sound, but they won't be right.

Re: Anyone have info on these? [message #73575 is a reply to message #73571] Sat, 11 August 2012 21:55 Go to previous message
gofar99 is currently offline  gofar99
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Hi, yes, but probably not worth the cost. Right now they are buzzing away on an amp and signal generator. I'll see tomorrow if there have been any changes.

Good Listening
Bruce
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