Sansui77 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 Just picked up these tonight. Will give some better pics later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansui77 Posted May 15, 2015 Author Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) 40 years old & due for Sansui77 restoration [emoji3] Edited May 20, 2015 by Sansui77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loksta Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Sony AMP-8 Speakers @ 10,000 back in 1979 More info http://www.thevintageknob.org/sony-APM-8.html Interesting are they ribbons ?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loksta Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 Wow some nice vintage gear there guys Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loksta Posted May 16, 2015 Share Posted May 16, 2015 infinity deltas with kappa video mkii surrounds and centre Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansui77 Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 Interesting are they ribbons ? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes sure are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tygersmoke Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Yes sure are. APM-8s? No, they're not. APM = accurate pistonic motion. Regards, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansui77 Posted May 17, 2015 Author Share Posted May 17, 2015 APM-8s? No, they're not. APM = accurate pistonic motion. Regards, Phil Yes your right, my mistake. Interesting speakers though. Look different too which i like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tygersmoke Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Yes your right, my mistake. Interesting speakers though. Look different too which i like. Yeah, it's a damn shame what Sony has become, I have a real soft spot for their golden age gear. I still have two pairs of speakers and numerous components from a time where they bothered. Regards, Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1&B2 Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 (edited) Personally, I haven't yet delved into the world of vintage speakers but I did hear a pair of Polk Audio Monitor Series 11 T a few months ago and thought they sounded amazing... Edited May 18, 2015 by B1&B2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansui77 Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 This is the reason why you need to recap 20+ year old Hi-Fi equipment including speaker crossovers!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAH BLAH Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equaliser Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Random Pic Those are 30inch EV woofer drivers. There is/was one on ebay USA for about $3k. Good luck finding a second one though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddles 63 Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Added to my Vintage Polk Audio collection last night with these mint condition SDA-CRS + speakers. They are a credit to its original owner. Apart from some dust they are literally as new. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzobinx Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 quick question I wonder if anyone knew of any gale gurus in Melbourne ? Just picked up some gale gs401a and in need for some service spam this thread as well per Fez suggestion . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass13 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 It seems I'm a vintage speaker fan too, my Bose 601 III, had these for 30 years, they are a little dusty..I'm still using them on a daily basis......hook these up to a powerful power amp and/or in my case mono-blocks, and they sing very well, IMO at least. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansui77 Posted June 5, 2015 Author Share Posted June 5, 2015 (edited) I thought i would make some back savers [emoji3] Something to transport my heavy speakers. Edited June 5, 2015 by Sansui77 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelossus Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 I thought i would make some back savers haha. Something to transport my heavy speakers. They look great! I did something similar for my larger speakers but didn't think to mount the wheels on the base giving you a more concealed appearance. Will definitely be doing that on my next set. Great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sansui77 Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 Thanks Kelossus. They came up pretty good. So much easier to move and store them. Well worth it. I might make a single flat base to transport my large Sansui amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nevenkab Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Mystery Speakers Unsure whether I should have begun a new topic but as those favouring old-school are likely to look here... I picked up some vintage bookshelf speakers the other day for very little. I am unable to get into them apart but they are quite heavy: 5.7kg; Veneered in a pale timber; apparently front ported two-way with an offset mid-range of approx. 140mm and a port and treble of about 75mm in the opposite corners. They are 385mmx270mmx250mm. Cable is of the very thin "door-bell" type ending in one case in a two pin plug. It looks like something, (possible metal tags; hangers?), have been removed from the rear leaving a 15mm hole and two screw holes. The only feature that may help identify the manufacturer are the badges affixed to the fabric covered grilles: a stylised 4000 or possible 40000. No luck searching the 'net. Does anyone have an idea as to what they are? It's only curiosity on my part as they have cleaned up well and look good now that they've been oiled: even passing the WAF! I was also after some ideas on how to get them apart as the grilles seem solidly fixed and removing the only two screws, (centrally located at the rear), seems to achieve nothing. I would like to change the cables. They seem a good match to the little Pioneer SA500a that has felt a bit neglected lately: fairly sensitive, (with too much volume for me and the room!) and suited to less bass heavy styles, particularly jazz and classical. I'm happy with the purchase, just curious as to their origin... Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Muon Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 This is the reason why you need to recap 20+ year old Hi-Fi equipment including speaker crossovers!! I replace those "Fire Crackers" when ever I come across them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N@qOyQ@tSi Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 My beautifu vintagel Diatone DS-5000s from 1982 one of the best speakers I have ever heard. I like them more than my Yamaha NS-2000. The boron mids & tweeters are fantastic and the play frequency band is a very impressive 20Hz to 60000Hz. The Diatone engineers who designed these speakers should be running the world.... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPete9 Posted November 21, 2015 Share Posted November 21, 2015 (edited) I am sure they sound great, but man they look Coooool!!! Edited November 21, 2015 by JPete9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N@qOyQ@tSi Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 Thanks JPETE9 yeah they are what I always thought speakers should look like. My NS-2000 are pretty sexy too! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Equaliser Posted November 22, 2015 Share Posted November 22, 2015 The Diatone's go for a fair bit in the Japanese hifi market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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