Any experience/opinions on Spica TC-50's?

Timothy Smith
Timothy Smith Posts: 764
edited January 2011 in Vintage Speakers
I recently bought a used pair of Spica TC-50 "cheese wedge" speakers".

Always read good thing about them.

Really like what I hear so far.

I did need to replace both original tweeters (one was bad) with (now) available replacements from Madisound.

Running on stands with a small Cayin 30 wpc tube integrated with a HSU STF-2 subwoofer to help the bottom end.

One reviewer called these "the best speaker for the money ever", not sure if I would go that far.

Has anyone else ever owned, or heard these before?

Thanks!
Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited January 2011
    E-Mail Ponnie Smith,,he is a Spica Guru,, he visits this forum ocasionally,,lemme' know if you have any problems getting in touch with him.

    PonMan is his screename
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited January 2011
    Hello,
    I've owned the TC-50 speakers for well over 20 years and love them. Put them on good stands and they'll only be limited with what's connected to them. Way back when, I mounted two small "L" brackets on the back of the cabinets and added Decca ribbon tweeters as "super-tweeters". Recently I've been using a classic Fisher 500C with them, but in days past I've used a CJ MV75a with fine results. A nice ARC D51FB, or ARC D100, or Amber Series 70, or Quad 303 would be nice to find with them.
    I hope you enjoy them very much.
    Cheers, Ken
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,967
    edited January 2011
    Ken,have any pics of the 500c ? Brings back some memories. Did you update the guts ? They were pretty sweet sounding from what I can recall and hard to come by today.
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited January 2011
    My uncle had a pair of those speakers back in the day. He also had a Spica sub. I remember them siting on stands beside his Marantz HD88's.
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited January 2011
    Hey Tonyb,
    Here's a shot I took today, sorry about the dusty glass. I had a problem, a few years ago, with the selenium rectifier and found a pretty cool kit that replaced it and all the power supply filter caps. It was a nice kit with PCB and parts. I had to repair the off/on volume control, the off/on part wasn't working. Once I took it apart and put it back together it seems to be fine.
    I keep an eye out for a wood cabinet, but haven't found one when I have the money to buy it.
    Enjoy, Ken
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited January 2011
    The Spica's were interesting little speakers.The unique crossover and slanted baffle made them a true minimum phase design which is a rarity.The TC60 was even better with it's Vifa drivers vs the Audax units used in the TC50's IIRC.
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