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@bertroost1675 22 сағат бұрын
I want to add something. It seems most people use this amp connected to entirely wrong speakers. They seem to use small, low efficiency speakers. I suggest big high efficiency speakers. Last night I connected the amp to my Klipsch Heresy speakers and they sound excellent. I know most people are not going to use a $20 amp with speakers like these but if you have Heresey's try it out.
@AudioThrift 19 сағат бұрын
I'd like to try that, actually.
@federicozamacona7394 23 сағат бұрын
Excelente equipo
@k9yk 4 күн бұрын
Listening to your review of Minimus 7 speakers on a pair of Minimus 7 speakers. Also, these are simply the best speakers for voice reproduction. I'm a Amateur Radio operator and use these exclusively on all of my radios. There is no comparison for how much better these sound than any of the speakers produced by Icom/Kenwood/Yaesu for their radios and they cost WAY less.
@johannes4553 4 күн бұрын
When you take the drivers out of the box and put them back in, do you have to use some kind of glue or something else?
@AudioThrift 4 күн бұрын
No, they're just held in with the four screws. If you wanted to seal them more you could add a foam gasket but it's probably not necessary since they didn't have one to begin with.
@johannes4553 4 күн бұрын
@@AudioThrift Okey thaks! I have old speakers and I was thinking of putting on new caps.
@bsanchez3563 6 күн бұрын
Please note that the power requirments of the cigarette lighter are not as great of high draw wiribg connected or capable of handling hifher loads than say the car or truck outlet for as such probably best not to plug older or high load devices like that player into a cigarette lighter if bot ph the cig lighter and power outlet for car outlets or a newer vehicle like ford escapes thatvhave a ac household outlet built into them for phone chargers.. assuming those can handle the load either.
@AudioThrift 6 күн бұрын
Good point. Pinning this for others to see.
@scottjohnson921 7 күн бұрын
I feel like this is video geared for 10 year-olds LOL
@AudioThrift 7 күн бұрын
It kind of is to some degree. I don't mean to sound condescending to anyone but you'd be amazed how many grown adults have no idea how to even put a tape in a tape player, much less do anything with it. I had a bunch of cassettes at work that I used to let clients play and I constantly had to explain how to insert the tape to people who had never seen one in person before. ...so in a sense, you're right. That's the point.
@CivilDefenceCanada 11 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing. I saw a set of these for sale but the seller wanted a lot more than what you paid all-in and were in as-found condition. One note: Take a look at the Howards line of wood restoration/rejuvenation products instead of Old English. Will get a surprising result!
@AudioThrift 11 күн бұрын
Ooh... I'll look into that.
@ronbokje6213 12 күн бұрын
got myself a set of Beovox Penta speakers and after seeing your video I think I will replace the capacitors,. they sound nice right now but maybe better when I replace them. Use to own the beovox MS 150-2 and always regret selling them. the bass poort was in the underside and by moving the speakers on the stand back of forwards you could control the bass.
@RC-gf8cs 12 күн бұрын
I got brand new 2013 901 on stands with equalizer..sounds great .at times i must jiggle the tape monitor source small button on equalizer as chnl on either side can b diminished..they sound great...also got 2013 cinemate2 with flr bass.for tv ..great
@harryjones5260 14 күн бұрын
in the uk the original format was with a long grey speaker wire with the two pin plug, prewired through ther back of the speaker cabinet. but those speakers had amazing tolerance. with no other speakers to hand i once 'borrowed' my dads and put 600 watts through them for 6 hours, after chopping the wires. like in weird science, i had them back before he was, and he never noticed.
@dhpbear2 15 күн бұрын
These speakers remind of if ADS that sold in the late 70s. They sounded much LARGER that they were (~ 5"x7"x4"). Very unusual! They had high-excursion woofers.
@babalooey100 17 күн бұрын
Resenting the Japanese had nothing to do with racism.
@shodan6401 17 күн бұрын
We had a pair of those EXACT speakers that we took on trade, and they never sold for as long as I was there. I did not like them. But I am shocked at how good the inductors are in the crossover. Really quality parts. Bravo, B&O.
@kevindowning1969 17 күн бұрын
I recently scored a set of S75s at a local auction house (no stands unfortunately) and I immediately swapped out the inputs with new binding post/cups like you did. They sound fantastic, but I think I am going to swap the caps like you did. Thanks for the video!
@AudioThrift 17 күн бұрын
That's exciting! Good luck!
@6-Iron 18 күн бұрын
Explaining how to hook up a speaker to an amp is a bit remedial.
@AudioThrift 17 күн бұрын
I don't disagree... but having spent the past seven years tattooing and talking to people under 25 about this stuff, its necessity is very real. Not judging, mind you... but uh, a lot of kids haven't even seen a bare wire connection, much less know what to do with one. 🤷
@6-Iron 17 күн бұрын
@ Good point. My daughter (20) still refers to my system as “the speakers”.
@Markbot1999 18 күн бұрын
Those are in immaculate condition. You scored big time.
@watchjoseph 19 күн бұрын
Have you seen a Panasonic Take'nTape portable cassette recorder like one I was gifted as a kid in 1978? It was white plastic (with the black plastic handle if I recall) like the square model but rectangular rather than square? I haven't seen it anywhere.
@AudioThrift 18 күн бұрын
I'm not familiar with that one. Sounds cool though.
@johnnewcomb5162 20 күн бұрын
I have the Yamaha CR2020 and it sounds awesome, the Best $25 dollar find that I have found.
@CajunReaper95 20 күн бұрын
For soldering I recommend using flux!
@AudioThrift 20 күн бұрын
Always.
@erosmyers 21 күн бұрын
i was working as sous chef at Beardsley's restaurant in Northampton < AM early 70's and the owner replaced his dinning area & Bar stereo system and i notices a pair of B & O 1270s sitting on shelf in downstairs pastry chef area. so i asked the owner what he was going to do with them, I said i don't know if they still work but i'll give you $25 for the pair. at the end of my shift he said just take them . I stlll have them in my living room they sound great. i always loved AR , EPI, and JBL and i had a large pair of Advents. I miss my Sherwood Receiver
@GrantSpencer-Purple-Circle 22 күн бұрын
I used to use these in the 70s and 80s for low-end background music system installations. We'd also install 100 volt line transformers inside them so they could be used in public address system and regardless of which application they were used in, I was always impressed with their sound quality.
@oldphrt 22 күн бұрын
A 4 ohm capacitor. Now that IS rare!
@bl4558 22 күн бұрын
Off axis. Paper tweeter. Simple butterworth x-over. While I have used butterworth in some designs I would expect more from Bose or any other speaker that calls themselves high end. Those paper tweets can get no cheaper. Too cheap to incorporate a fuse into the design so they let the end user do that. What a horrible design executed with the cheapest components Bose could source.
@bl4558 22 күн бұрын
Have had many over the years. The earlier versions with the aluminum tweeter plate are the ones to get. When my mother-in-law passed a couple years ago I had a chance at the wood versions. I passed on them as I have also owned the Paradigm Atom. There is no comparison.
@yvesboutin5604 24 күн бұрын
Dude! Certainly one of the greatest video I saw on the subject! Very informative but understandable by the layman. Thank you!
@AudioThrift 23 күн бұрын
That’s very kind!
@LouisGonzales-o2h 24 күн бұрын
Hello Audio Thrift. I've always loved audio stuff. I drive a school bus for Los Angeles Unified School District and one of my parents gave me a Pioneer SX 939, it powered up, but no sound. So I had Mr. Howard from The Audio Specialist here in Valley Village and it come back sounding incredible !! Since then I've been on the hunt for vintage audio. I'm going to bid on a Sansui 221 from Goodwill....hopefully I'll win it.
@AudioThrift 24 күн бұрын
Good luck! It's a good little amp!
@janinapalmer8368 24 күн бұрын
This is the forerunner of the KEF Coda which used a T27 and a simple 2nd Order XO in a 4.26 litre cabinet
@sunilpatkar9294 25 күн бұрын
Sir I hv KEF Cresta 1 with Fosi v3 and Fosi pre amp .. the sound is Fantastic... Today , which other make or KEF's own model would sound similar or better in your opinion? Thanks in advance
@AudioThrift 24 күн бұрын
Unfortunately, I don't know much about modern stereo equipment. If anyone knows, I welcome suggestions.
@giogio4833 25 күн бұрын
Currently picked up a pair of toshiba ss 320w for £20 in a junk shop...from around 72 I think....best pair of speakers I've had so far
@bunkie2100 25 күн бұрын
Just a note, there aren’t two tweeters, but two midranges. Both the midranges are from Phillips (from the Netherlands, but probably made in Belgium), the cone model was quite common in various speakers from the early 1970s. The paper dome midrange was introduced around 1973 or so. The tweeter is a very common (for the period) Peerless tweeter made in Denmark (and, later, in India). Lots of speaker companies used this tweeter including Polk, Cizek and others. The dual midrange design is really uncommon as there is a lot of overlap between the two. I didn’t get a good look at the woofer, so I can’t say that I recognized it, but it was, possibly, a Phillips or SEAS unit.
@thomasschafer7268 25 күн бұрын
😮but you should have the money for 2 solen air inductors and a mundorf elko.
@nikitataksist 25 күн бұрын
please do some equalisation on sound from the mic, sounds disturbing
@10010Linus 25 күн бұрын
1:55 is that "dice bowl" uranium glass? 👀
@AudioThrift 25 күн бұрын
No, I wish. It's just generic green glass.
@10010Linus 25 күн бұрын
@@AudioThrift also thank you for your videos, i find them very interesting and informative, ive recently "thrifted" (bought on "tradera", basically "swedish ebay") a set of zachry EM-8 speakers (uses drivers by coral) and the few videos of yours ive seen so far has encouraged me to attempt to recap them, now i just have to figure out what value caps i need lol
@AudioThrift 25 күн бұрын
Best of luck! I'm sure you can do it. There's probably a manual around somewhere that specifies... and if not, hopefully the caps have their values written on the sides. I usually order from Parts Express.
@10010Linus 25 күн бұрын
I've just opened one of the speakers and the tweeter seems to be using a polyester film capacitor (text on it reads "ERO 2.2k100-j1") so I don't think I have any reason to recap this as polyfilms tend to last a really long time from some quick googling
@andykeena8767 25 күн бұрын
This is a hobby I have been into for a few years and love it. But have selling stuff I love and get attached to. Until I find something else.
@Cartier_specialist 25 күн бұрын
I have a pair just like yours. Just so you know if I'm not mistaken those connectors will accept the tips of most banana plugs. I'm going to get mine out and hook them up in my bedroom system just to confirm that so if I don't come back and edit my comment the connectors will accept banana plugs.
@ThomasArmbruster-r8g 25 күн бұрын
Is till have several pair. The Minimus 77's are much the same with a smidge better bass response. Radio Shack used to half price them once a year and I'd buy a couple pair just on general principles. I used a pair in my recording studio as a "real world" reference and they worked pretty well.
@Sunnbobb 25 күн бұрын
Tip: 99 percent isopropyl alcohol will release those hot glued crossover parts.
@AudioThrift 25 күн бұрын
Good tip. Pinning this.
@kevinpatrickmacnutt 25 күн бұрын
Now that you have your first pair, you will start seeing these everywhere. I currently have four pairs. A wood pair, a black pair, white pair and a black pair branded RCA when Radio Shack took on that branding. That said quite a few of these in addition to the one I have now many have passed through my hands over the years as I would buy them for next to nothing and would give then away if someone needed a good small pair of speakers. Funny enough I took the black grills and put them on the white pair and vice versa which I think looks pretty cool. Ironically I had a set hooked up to a Sansui 221 like yours in my office at work at one point.
@AudioThrift 25 күн бұрын
I LOVE them hooked to the Sansui. It's kind of wild how good that sounded for what they are.
@smwsmwsmw 25 күн бұрын
The larger dome is a midrange (used as an "upper midrange" in this design), not a tweeter; it's a classic Philips AD0210. The smaller cone is a lower midrange or, in Infinity parlance, a "midbass coupler".
@andreasu.3546 26 күн бұрын
No highs, no lows, must be broken vintage B&Os.
@AudioThrift 25 күн бұрын
Hehe.
@NathanOakley1980 26 күн бұрын
You hit peak audio performance…. Listen near-field and you basically have the best performance any person can achieve… But only if you add a sub. 🎉
@dieseldragon6756 26 күн бұрын
Man, you did an _amazing_ job with these! I used to own a Beogram CD-X (B&Os first model of CD player) and it was a beautiful piece of kit. Being digital CDs _shouldn't_ sound any better on high-end equipment compared to everyday brands, but _something_ about it seemed to make playing Bal-Sagoths back catalogue on it even more epic than usual! 🎸💿🤘 I keep throwing ideas around for YT videos of my own, though my eclectic tastes - Everything from French high-speed trains through data forensics to HVAC and plumbing - Make it hard to pin down any one subject to focus on. Regrettably I also had an _extremely_ problematic upbringing of faith - All of the Leviticus, none of the Jesus 📖✝⛓ - Which has completely destroyed my confidence in every area, seemingly making YT projects an impossibility for me. Heck; Thanks to a heavily enforced Lev. 19:28 I'm still a blank canvas even at this stage in my life, and I absolutely can't bear that. 🥺 (Gotta say though, your ink is absolutely _amazing._ I am envious as fc🇬🇧! 😍💯🤘)
@AudioThrift 26 күн бұрын
Thank you. I appreciate that. I'd love to get my hands on a Beogram CD player... I've never even seen one in person.
@dieseldragon6756 25 күн бұрын
@@AudioThrift I was _„Lucky“_ in picking mine up for £5,- from a car-boot sale, but that _„Luck“_ was short-lived: I was forced to move to a very small flat about six months later and had no choice but to sell it on grounds of limited space. 🥺 But yeah, they looked really nice. They were made to fit in with the early 90s BeoMaster(?) main system (One makes a cameo in _Home Alone_ (I think) where it's speared by a large flying icicle) and the complete set-up visually resembled the control desks on the bridge of the _USS Enterprise,_ right down to the touch-sensitive illuminated controls. Never learned how those worked, but they were a world apart from the usual capacitive touch-buttons of the era. 😇 If you ever spot one, definitely grab it if it doesn't have an _Audiophile grade_ price hung off of it! At this point in time though they _will_ need maintenance to bring them back to life; Mine had a cranky enough door mechanism after only 14 years, and I could imagine the caps and PSU being pretty shot after such long times in storage. ⚠
@dieseldragon6756 25 күн бұрын
@@AudioThrift I was _„Lucky“_ in picking mine up for £5,- from a car-boot sale, but that _„Luck“_ was short-lived: I was forced to move to a very small flat about six months later and had no choice but to sell it on grounds of limited space. 🥺 But yeah, they looked really nice. They were made to fit in with the early 90s BeoMaster(?) main system (One makes a cameo in _Home Alone_ (I think) where it's speared by a large flying icicle) and the complete set-up visually resembled the control desks on the bridge of the _USS Enterprise,_ right down to the touch-sensitive illuminated controls. Never learned how those worked, but they were a world apart from the usual capacitive touch-buttons of the era. 😇 If you ever spot one, definitely grab it if it doesn't have an _Audiophile grade_ price hung off of it! At this point in time though they _will_ need maintenance to bring them back to life; Mine had a cranky enough door mechanism after only 14 years, and I could imagine the caps and PSU being pretty shot after such long times in storage. ⚠ Also, YT: This is a reply to the creators reply, which I have the right to post here. It is immune to your unjustified, comment deletions against LGBT users under applicable equality statute. Thankyou. 🧑⚖
@ThinkingBetter 26 күн бұрын
It probably beats all Bluetooth speakers in existence.
@ColvinAvianBreadline 26 күн бұрын
Love your videos and new subscriber today! I run good ol Cerwin Vegas!
@AudioThrift 26 күн бұрын
Thanks! Good ol Cerwin Vegas! 😁 Can't beat the red circle!