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If you ever get out closer to Buffalo and can make it a shorter ride, I'm interested.

I wonder if that would be close enough for them to see me give them the finger. What a waste of resources.

What’s the goal of arraying these in a residential setting? Line arrays are a directional tool and there are trade offs. For directivity to be affected, you’d need a way bigger array, though as mentioned you’ll get some horn coupling from the bass bins. The lobing you’ll get from the HF horns will likely jack things up more than anything else. You’ll get less even frequency response than a single speaker, and the minimal narrowing of the vertical dispersion attained is probably not going to worth it. Then again, it’ll look wild, and may not sound very different in your room. No harm in trying, though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I had some interest for some "best I can do tonight" quality pics. I'll still post better ones during the day if they're still available. https://share.icloud.com/photos/0hO7pAdmpxZGeZI5lZx2UKq5w

$200 delivered in the US for the pair. Both made in Blackburn. One 1967, the other 1968. Bottom halo, double mica up on top. Brown base. I've been sitting on these so long... but priorities... Looking to raise some cash to put into my production rig, and Black Friday deals are over soon. NOS pairs on eBay will cost over $300 to your door, and online dealers even more. These have the reputation of being one of the finest rectifiers ever made. I have not used them except to test in my basic tester. My recollection is that they were represented as testing very strong, as new and my tester corroborates this. I actually recall them being NOS, but upon looking closely at them, that's not the case. I do know I wouldn't have bought tubes this expensive without a high level of confidence. They were going to go into a pair of Heathkit W5M that I planned to have restored but sold off years ago. Stock pic for tonight - they are this style and factory code. I'll get pics up tomorrow when I have some light. Getting this up to take solid offers or even "dibs" messages pending pics because there are no issues. Bases are tight, pins straight. They're beautiful.

Yorkville put them in a mid-size front loaded box with the back wave horn loaded. One of my VTC line array early adopters bought 12 of them cause they didn’t like our 2x12 tapped horn. The first show in the US they were used on was a rap artist named Young Jeezy or something at the hockey arena in Dayton, OH. You know that moment at a general admission show where the headliner comes out and the crowd rushes the stage? They said that happened, but when the bass first hit, it stopped the crowd in their tracks. They had the subs stacked on their sides 6 over 6 along the front. One guy’s job was to watch them and replace the broken heavy duty ratchet straps they were secured with. They broke numerous straps. The office section of the building had just been remodeled. All the pictures fell off the wall, along with loads of ceiling tiles.

That B&C 21 is serious. Yorkville used that in some subs. First to mass market, I believe.

Right on! He’s a super humble, nice guy too. I met him at the VTC Elevation series product launch when I was point for the brand in the US. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The story I heard about its origin is that Danley was tasked with designing a subwoofer to use in studying elephant rumble communications across long distances.

Why do you ask?

Sold!

interesting! That's just the rack/motor though... I sold off my vinyl years ago to be more nimble in the world so it's been a while.

man, the good ones are tough to find used. I remember looking for ages for a used one. I finally just broke down and bought the VPI 16.5. Great machine.

Replied! I don’t think they will work in your MA2275. They are not a direct replacement for KT88. Unless your amp can take multiple tube types, I don’t see that they will work for you.

https://share.icloud.com/photos/0KisQtj6PgOBdAKEtNOTT626A Photos here! Full resolution at the iCloud link above.

I have a matched quad of these that I bought around 2005-6. Auditioned briefly in Mc30, and put away. No issues, just did not suit my preference in my system at the time. They probably have less than 10 hours on them. $90 shipped in the the US - willing to ship elsewhere for additional cost. Paypal or Venmo. This is right about half the cost of new from what I'm seeing. I welcome offers as well to keep these off ebay. Pictures to come.

Lack of clarity in the mids & highs. Audible distortion.

I haven't heard any switching Crown. Just the Micro and Macro-tech and original XLS (XLS actually are switching, I think, and sounded better than the -techs to me), if I am recalling correctly. They sound hashy even in pro sound applications. Bulletproof, though.

I've popped in here and there over the years. Last week I perused my post history. Man, I used to like to argue, but there's also a lot of examples of people helping each other out and caring about each other too. I've learned so much here. It's by "chance" that I came in. My boss at the time was moving his late father's stuff to storage in our company box van and some kid smacked into it pretty hard. Totalled. There were '76 Khorns in it and I bought them back from insurance. Research on what the heck they were led me here... and the rabbit hole opened. Some of what I learned here was helpful in my later work in pro audio and dealing with forums that talked about the company I worked for... so much. I have deep affection for this place and the people I got to know back then. I've still never met a Crown amp my ears like, but I still haven't heard anything in the studio category.

I had a pair of RB75 ages ago. Ran them on a Scott 299C with NOS RCA 7591A. I couldn't get into them. I had Klipschorns at the time too. But also nearfield studio monitors. I think maybe they weren't a great match with the Scott - tried all kinds of positioning adjustments and just couldn't engage with them. I didn't have the same issue with inexpensive nearfield studio monitors. They were on cheap stands, so maybe that was the issue... I either bought them from or sold them to jt1stcav. Man, that was a long time ago.

I like Mark a lot. He and I were frustrated by some similar things back then... only he had the technical chops to make that frustration more legitimate! He was always very generous with me when I asked him questions about the Paragon 12A I had, as well as the early Blueberry, even though I bought it used. I'm glad to hear his name and that he retired happily. (And hopefully that's true about the $$)

working on the ebay listing now. shoot me a message if you're even thinking about this... Lots of VRD users here have been curious about trying some legit 350B. They do not require matched sets. If that's an obstacle for you, let me know and I can hold off listing them if you want to consult with Craig.

I met my goal to make the investment that I wanted to make, but these are still available - when I let go, I like to stay let go. Shoot me any questions or offers - If they don't go here soon, I'll likely just throw them up on eBay and ship them to Japan. If you want them and there's something in your way, talk to me and I'll do what I can to make it work for you. Also, sorry my signature got massive yesterday. I just posted a new song and wanted to add a direct link, but it embedded a huge Soundcloud player. Nobody needs that...

There's some singles on ebay right now. I hear you, though. I usually prefer to buy all at once. Craig wanted to get his hands on some of these back when I first bought but by the time I was selling he wasn't around much, if I recall correctly. It would be cool to have some posts about how they sound in the VRD. You're welcome to make me an offer on these 3 or the pair. I'd love to keep them in the "family" - I know your experience with them would benefit others here too.

Please let me know if the pics don’t work right. I’ve never used iCloud sharing like that. I googled and it should work. I do have these offered elsewhere, but they are still available.