SpeedLimit Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Someone can sell to me a pair of vintage Altas sound corp pd-5v drivers. Have someone of you any informations about these drivers ? Have these the same bandwidth than the now product of pd-5vh ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The tag says PD-5V Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 but i think, they are perhaps the earlier product of the pd-5vh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 does someone know if they have a good sound ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 2 minutes ago, SpeedLimit said: but i think, they are the earlier product of the pd-5vh WOW , these are old , the tag says --PD-5V , but From ATLAS SOUND --Brooklyn NY ---ATLAS Sound moved to Texas -----long time ago -----so these drivers are very old indeed - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 but i find nothing about them on the net. The seller is very far from me ..and i can't test them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 3 minutes ago, SpeedLimit said: does someone know if they have a good sound ? I just spoke with Atlas on the phone , they do not have access to the database for the older PD-5V given Covid 19, but they will be back in their offices towards the end of the summer -and they could answer by then -Sorry , but that's the best answer I can give you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 ok ... if the coils are not out of order, i think i will buy them .. i hope they are working, and if not, then, i will open a museum 😀 RandyH000, thank you .. if you can have the specs of these drivers, I take them happyly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 -- this is very ---very old stuff -- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 so old ?? i hope they have phenolic diaphragm and that they are working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 ----Oui Mr ----Klipsch utilise le PD5VH-K55V depuis 1961----- ces 2 drivers , du modele PD-5V sont donc anterieurs de la date de 1961 vu la forme du bidule - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 On radiomuseum, i have read that it could probably be about year 1965, near my birth year !! so it seem to be very old i don't think that Klipsch used them .. or better said, i have never seen klipschorns or other models from klipsch with these drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT88 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Atlas offers similar looking drivers still today. I would take care if the old drivers in your picture have transformers built-in, therefore the big housing at least in their current line up if you have a look at their page below, and if a driver with a built-in transformer is that what you need May be I am wrong and the reason to have this huge housing was different regarding the old drivers in your pic.. https://www.atlasied.com/loudspeakers-horn-loudspeaker-drivers-compression-drivers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 1 hour ago, SpeedLimit said: On radiomuseum, i have read that it could probably be about year 1965, near my birth year !! so it seem to be very old i don't think that Klipsch used them .. or better said, i have never seen klipschorns or other models from klipsch with these drivers I own some Klipsch K55V units ---from the 60's --they are the regular k55V with push pin terminals- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 You know nothing about them. Why would you pay money for something you know nothing about? Take this over to the historical section. I bet Jim Hunter knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 The OP Lives on FRENCH Reunion Island and is limited to buy everything , locally ,or pay , very hefty prices for shipping, duties and taxes - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 Not part of the EU? EDIT: Just checked, yes, they are part of the EU. He should have access to all kinds of quality compression drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT88 Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 And B&C or Faital products should be even cheaper made in Italy than in the US. Good used Atlas also is no problem, also the new ones are not overpriced in the EU if purchasing from EU dealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 i will try to explain you how it is on my little island. (sorry i use google translate to help my poor american spoken) Yes, i am in the European Union but in an ultra-peripheral region. It is a island as others in the European Union that have an economic delay. To compensate for this, the European Council has put in place a tax system to promote local products and prevent imports less expensive than local productions. I know, we do not produce locally speakers but taxes hit everything that comes from elsewhere to get back into the pockets of the town halls and local institutions. To return to the Atlas Sound PD-5V, the person does not sell them very expensive. I just told myself that would be interesting to test them on my clones scala. As I see, you are not very interested in testing other speakers. The drivers are indicated in 16 ohms. I guess there is no transformer in it, you do not think so? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 7 hours ago, RandyH000 said: The OP Lives on FRENCH Reunion Island and is limited to buy everything , locally ,or pay , very hefty prices for shipping, duties and taxes - Yes, you are right RandyH000, it is exactly what you say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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