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colorlaser

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  1. I posted a pic of the cross-over. I especially like the use of cotton string to hold some of the components together. Hahaha! The use of newspaper to keep things from shifting was... ingenius? I am thinking the builder was a kick-*** skilled cabinet maker, but not so much on the electronics.
  2. I opened the "bass enclosure" to find a 15BWK, down firing. The horn above is an 848HF. The T-35 that (I believe) one would expect is not there. Instead, they used two Magnavox S-332 drivers, which I assume to be tweeters. They are cross-wired from a single pair of wires from the cross-over, so it is really a three way cross-over with a "double tweet." Photo of cross-over attached. Micamold capacitors. Some GE components, and some unlabeled coils? Difficult to see, much less get good pictures, with everything mounted in the box. I would have to disassemble the cross-over to get it out of the box. Which will have to happen eventually I suppose. Also, I did discover the input connectors. Unfortunately, I also discovered a loose wire so I am not going to try to test this until I have that resolved. Could I maybe just use a generic three-way cross-over to test it? I am thinking now that I will just part it out, but if it sounds really great (HIGHLY doubtful) I would reconsider..
  3. Can't figure out how to get more than one picture per post. In this photo you can see (barely) three drivers at the top... One horn and two standard. I believe there is a woofer in the enclosure below - those wires must go somewhere! Gotta take it apart and I hate to, but no choice I guess. Everything I read says the Georgian has only three drivers rather than four. What am I not understanding? This was built in 1956 or early 1957 - the crossover box had 1957 newpaper in it. New York Times (for the curious). I looking it over, it appears that all components are properly connected. No loose wires etc. What I CANNOT figure out is where to connect the speaker wire. I'd like to know if they unit works at all. Info and suggestions appreciated! And if you have one like it, I am in the market!
  4. Hi folks, got this speaker in a trade. My plan was to find a matching one and rebuild them. Now I believe it may be a custom home build, hence impossible to match... at least cosmetically. My first step is to figure out what I have. For this I beg your assistance.
  5. Jeez louise I am picking up a lotta Cornwall praise here. Am I getting the full Heritage sound to which I am entitled with my Belles, or am I supposed to trade them in for the Cornwall? BTW Rock and Roll is SUPPOSED to make your ears bleed. Led Zeppelin; what else is there?
  6. As it happens, I checked the Belle info from Klipsch and they agree with y'all that the Heresy is the deal. I was REALLY hoping somebody would tell me that the RC-7 would work. Anybody willing to go out on that limb? "And if smile, give me some bad news, Before I laugh, and act like a fool"
  7. I have some Belles that I wouldn't give up for anything. It is time (o.k., way past time) to build a home theater. I need the scoop on the best center and rear channel to go with the Belles. The room is fairly small... about 15x20, so three more giant speakers is absolutely out of the question. Recommendations for amplification etc. would be welcomed as well. I'm using a 26 year old 120 watt Yamaha amp. At 1 watt the volume is simply overwhelming. What amps emphasize great sound at fractions of a watt?) BTW, these were bought used in 1976 for $1000... and he threw in a Pioneer turntable. They have less than 500 hours on them since 1977. As far as I can tell, they sound perfect. (You should hear Led Zeppelin at 50 watts. Drop the needle and run!) Do I need to get them serviced? Thanks from an old hippy.
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