[Destroysall]

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On the other hand, Destroysall, I would RUN and put down $100 for those S-510's if they look as good in person as they do in the pics.

Those are words of inspiration, Skylab. I'll definitely need to make the two hour drive there ASAP then.

 

[PhoenixG]

Annnnnnnnd I bought them. As suspected, the woofers were Rolas. Now I'm on the hunt for S-710 woofers. I'll put up pictures and impressions once I have time to thoroughly test them out.

 

[Skylab]

Nice guys!

Phoenix, I think the HPM-700 woofers also fit but need to check that.

 

[SpeakerBox]

First post to this wonderful thread.  Thought all you vintage speaker people might recognize the woofer in my speakers:

 
Trouble is that they are 35 years old (give or take) and have followed me around since college.  Unfortunately over the years they have been damaged, first when my Amber amp blew lunch and warped a voice coil and again when my 1st NAD M15 let out a loud white noise like  pulse that cracked a woofer also took a tweeter out.  So need to decide if I will get another pair of B139s off of Ebay or move to a more modern driver that will tolerate the enclosure size and still provide the .707 system Q I am getting now (very flat - tight response).  Decisions - decisions!

 

[GrindingThud]

 

[GrindingThud]

http://compare.ebay.com/like/221162114457?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar
http://www.t-linespeakers.org/drivers/B139_substitutes.html

First post to this wonderful thread.  Thought all you vintage speaker people might recognize the woofer in my speakers:



Trouble is that they are 35 years old (give or take) and have followed me around since college.  Unfortunately over the years they have been damaged, first when my Amber amp blew lunch and warped a voice coil and again when my 1st NAD M15 let out a loud white noise like  pulse that cracked a woofer also took a tweeter out.  So need to decide if I will get another pair of B139s off of Ebay or move to a more modern driver that will tolerate the enclosure size and still provide the .707 system Q I am getting now (very flat - tight response).  Decisions - decisions!

 

[SpeakerBox]

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http://www.t-linespeakers.org/drivers/B139_substitutes.html

Yes, have been to that link and have had to eliminate those drivers from contention for one reason or another.  Thanks, though.

 

[Skylab]

I have to say, those are very cool looking!

 

[SpeakerBox]

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I have to say, those are very cool looking!

Thanks - Skylab.  The only thing in the box are the B139s (no port), some bracing, crossovers, and lambs wool (great for damping).  The mid and tweeter are on the top as a separate unit and are physically time aligned to the woofers.  I use linkwitz-riley xovers which still benefit fro time alignment.

 

[SpeakerBox]

 
Bad picture - but here are my Advents in the man cave.  Got them for $30 of Ebay with local pickup about 5 years ago.  Sound fantastic!   The Fisher console id my father-in-laws (he lives with us now).  Just re-tubed it and it sounds very good (approximately 50 years old).

 

[MattTCG]

I got some Pioneer HMP 100's today on a local pickup knowing that they might be too big for my man cave. If anyone is interested before they go up on CL shoot me a pm. I'm in the Atlanta area. 
 
Would trade for smaller vintage speakers. 

 

[ev13wt]

Technics totl from 1977. SB-6000

Almost finished with the entire selection of totl gear from technics of that year. Technics 1977: RS-1506 // 2x SE-9060 // SU-9070 // SH-9010 // SH-9020 // ST-9030 // SB-6000

Living room today:

Living room before the pro series:

Only missing the turntable sl-1420 and THE DAMN HEADPHONE of that year. I've been trying to find it for ever. I don't even care how it sounds, I just want it.


Bedroom setup now with SL-BL3: totl 1977 tuner 9600 and 8600 integrated.

Recording playlists from computer to R2R.

 

[Silent One]

Nicely executed. 

 

[PhoenixG]

I'm a dead man if I pick these up, but I have my eyes on these.
Recognize them?

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Spoiler alert
Stacked McIntosh XR 7's. As in, 4 of them. Just 5 hours away in Jacksonville. 520 lbs of speaker muscle that just want me to want them. They're taunting me with how close-ish they are. If there's anyone driving from Jacksonville to Pensacola, message me. I'm drooling over these things.

 

[ev13wt]

Nicely executed. 

Thanks man!

I'm a dead man if I pick these up, but I have my eyes on these.
Recognize them?


[rule]Spoiler alert
Stacked McIntosh XR 7's. As in, 4 of them. Just 5 hours away in Jacksonville. 520 lbs of speaker muscle that just want me to want them. They're taunting me with how close-ish they are. If there's anyone driving from Jacksonville to Pensacola, message me. I'm drooling over these things.

Don't stack speakers, soundstage and instrumentation will suffer.

Get all 4, pick out the 2 nicest and sell the other 2.