John Warren Posted December 26, 2000 Share Posted December 26, 2000 I have attached a few pictures of a recent acquisition, a University C 15W woofer. The speaker is shown on the right. For commparison purposes a Klipsch K 33 (1982) is shown on the left. The C 15W incorporates a 6lb 4oz Alnico V magnet, total motor assy 17 lbs. At that time only the Tannoy 15" dual concentric contained more Alnico V magnet material than the C 15W. The dual 50 watt voice coils are aligned by two spiders. The frame is cast Al and the overall weight of the speaker is 27 lbs. Some "vintage" EV woofers were heavier but the weight was do to iron not magnet. Fs around 25cps. Designed for theater applications the unit was also found in the famous "Classic" low-boy/high-boy exponential horn developed by Abraham Cohen at University. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shock-Late Posted December 26, 2000 Share Posted December 26, 2000 This beast is awesome, John!!! It's a pity to see how ugly and "plain" are Klipsch woofers. It's the same thing with my TESLA alnico woofers: they're so beautiful (tough obviously not as beautiful as this one) that I'm sad i have to sell them to get the money for a pair of K33E...wich just look SO cheap...Hopefully, in a klipsch, the woofer is hidden!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Klappenberger Posted December 26, 2000 Share Posted December 26, 2000 John, I would like to know why that big woofer has 4 electrical connections. Do you know why? Al K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frzninvt Posted December 26, 2000 Share Posted December 26, 2000 Al, as he stated in the first post the woofer is a dual voice coil hence 2 inputs, one set for each coil. ------------------ If it's too loud, your too old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Klappenberger Posted December 26, 2000 Share Posted December 26, 2000 DAAHHH!! I think I HAVE been sniffing to much lead vapor! Dumb question! Al K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Warren Posted December 26, 2000 Author Share Posted December 26, 2000 Shock-late k 33 looks ugly but does a decent job in the k-horn. would rather see a cast rather than the stamped frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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