A bit of a long shot but...

....I wonder if anyone here can identify these speakers by looking at
them? I purchased them cheaply from an auction a few years ago. I /have/
opened them up before but I'm afraid that I can't remember much about
them. They had a couple of large capacitor type things inside (they were
bolted in place and the bolts were loose, so I had to hand tighten them
to stop the speaker from cutting out at volume).

http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker1.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker2.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker3.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker4.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker5.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker6.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker7.jpg

Obviously, they are floor standing and three way. They are a bit short
of my hip in height.

Prior to this, I only had experience of budget hifi bookshelf speakers
and various dodgy wooden cased two way speakers from 70's all-in-one
'music centres' purchased from car boot sales.

They are the best sounding speakers that I have had so far. Comparing
them to friend's systems, these speakers sound great. In particular,
drums sound very 'real' and full.

I'm just curious to know what they are and how they sound compared to
other (more expensive) speakers. Apologies for the low quality of the
photos.

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On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:51:55 -0000, killermike
wrote:

...I wonder if anyone here can identify these speakers by looking at
them? I purchased them cheaply from an auction a few years ago. I /have/
opened them up before but I'm afraid that I can't remember much about
them.

They remind me of cheap Russian speakers that were around in the
70s/80s. From memory, I think that they were part of a system sold by
Woolworth. (That well-known hifi retailer :-)


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On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 19:51:55 -0000, killermike
wrote:

...I wonder if anyone here can identify these speakers by looking at
them? I purchased them cheaply from an auction a few years ago. I /have/
opened them up before but I'm afraid that I can't remember much about
them.

They remind me of cheap Russian speakers that were around in the
70s/80s. From memory, I think that they were part of a system sold by
Woolworth. (That well-known hifi retailer :-)


Perhaps then, I am fortunate that there is no manufacturer marking :-)

Thanks for the reply.

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In article ,
killermike wrote:
...I wonder if anyone here can identify these speakers by looking at
them?

They look a bit like those from a Rigonda Radiogram.

Can't say I've ever come across decent speakers without a makers name or
identification somewhere, though.


Thanks for the reply.

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...I wonder if anyone here can identify these speakers by looking at
them? I purchased them cheaply from an auction a few years ago. I /have/
opened them up before but I'm afraid that I can't remember much about
them. They had a couple of large capacitor type things inside (they were
bolted in place and the bolts were loose, so I had to hand tighten them
to stop the speaker from cutting out at volume).

http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker1.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker2.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker3.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker4.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker5.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker6.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker7.jpg

Do they live in the garden, or do you allow them inside the house as
well?

I see in pictures 4 & 5 they appear to be protected with barbed wire?
Any significance?

In article ,
says...
...I wonder if anyone here can identify these speakers by looking at
them? I purchased them cheaply from an auction a few years ago. I /have/
opened them up before but I'm afraid that I can't remember much about
them. They had a couple of large capacitor type things inside (they were
bolted in place and the bolts were loose, so I had to hand tighten them
to stop the speaker from cutting out at volume).

http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker1.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker2.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker3.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker4.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker5.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker6.jpg
http://www.unmusic.freeserve.co.uk/speaker7.jpg

Do they live in the garden, or do you allow them inside the house as
well?

I am attempting to bring Dr Who back to our screens but I have to keep
costs low. Also, I have to avoid copywrite so the Doctor is going to be
fighting against late 70's no-name floor standing speakers instead of
Darleks.

I see in pictures 4 & 5 they appear to be protected with barbed wire?
Any significance?


The puny barbed wire of earth won't stop them!

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