oztayls Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Trying to identify some vintage Richters. The moniker is ORXXX. Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muon* Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Got pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper() Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Sounds like richter oracles. I desired these greatly in about 1994 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalspec Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) There's quite a comprehensive review of the Oracles by Louis Challis @ Sound Insights here if of interest. July 1987 from the look of it : https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0060.pdf https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0061.pdf https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0062.pdf https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0064.pdf Edited February 26, 2020 by Dalspec 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztayls Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 1 hour ago, Dalspec said: There's quite a comprehensive review of the Oracles by Louis Challis @ Sound Insights here if of interest. July 1987 from the look of it : https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0060.pdf https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0061.pdf https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0062.pdf https://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-AUSTRALIA/IDX/Archive-ETI-AU-IDX/IDX/ETI-1987-07-OCR-Page-0064.pdf Many thanks for the links! I could not find any info on these Oracles so this is great and much appreciated! I picked them up today and they are in great condition, so a bargain for $50 I think. I’ll hook them up this evening and put them through their paces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalspec Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 $50?! Wow, what a score. Let us know how they sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztayls Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Dalspec said: $50?! Wow, what a score. Let us know how they sound Unfortunately, one of the tweeters wasn't working. I pulled it out and sure enough, she was dead. Now I have to consider what happens next. There may be a spare tweeter for sale somewhere, I'll have to search. If not, I'll need to consider a suitable closely matching replacement, and obviously then, it's for two of them. It's a Phillips, made in Belgium. Bugga! Otherwise, the "good" speaker sounds great and has surprisingly good bass for its size. Edited February 26, 2020 by oztayls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper() Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 26 minutes ago, oztayls said: Unfortunately, one of the tweeters wasn't working. I pulled it out and sure enough, she was dead. Now I have to consider what happens next. There may be a spare tweeter for sale somewhere, I'll have to search. If not, I'll need to consider a suitable closely matching replacement, and obviously then, it's for two of them. It's a Phillips, made in Belgium. Bugga! Otherwise, the "good" speaker sounds great and has surprisingly good bass for its size. I think i sold mine about 6 months ago (with Stands) for about $120. May be difficult to find a tweeter, but i've also had the Harlequin and Wizards of a similar era and they probably have the same tweeter. The wizard were better than both but a noticeable margin (and i think they were around $200). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztayls Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, Snapper() said: I think i sold mine about 6 months ago (with Stands) for about $120. May be difficult to find a tweeter, but i've also had the Harlequin and Wizards of a similar era and they probably have the same tweeter. The wizard were better than both but a noticeable margin (and i think they were around $200). 2 minutes ago, Snapper() said: I think i sold mine about 6 months ago (with Stands) for about $120. May be difficult to find a tweeter, but i've also had the Harlequin and Wizards of a similar era and they probably have the same tweeter. The wizard were better than both but a noticeable margin (and i think they were around $200). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oztayls Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Just now, oztayls said: 3 minutes ago, Snapper() said: I think i sold mine about 6 months ago (with Stands) for about $120. May be difficult to find a tweeter, but i've also had the Harlequin and Wizards of a similar era and they probably have the same tweeter. The wizard were better than both but a noticeable margin (and i think they were around $200). I still have my Wizard Mk1s, and I can’t bear to part with them. Tomorrow I’ll check to see if the drivers are the same. If so I think I may just part these out for spares. I hate doing it, but it may keep somebody’s Wizards going at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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