Allison Model 2's

Cayuga
Cayuga Posts: 480
edited October 2011 in Vintage Speakers
These Allisons are a part of last weekends grab, I've got them in my office powered by a Dynaco Mk-3. Now that I've had some time to play these, I think mhardy was on the money with his statement "If you like the Polk sound, you'll like these". The Allisons have a very nice warm sound and the Dynaco seems to be a nice fit for them. I took my AR 3A's out of play at the office and they may stay out of play with these Allisons.
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  • drumminman
    drumminman Posts: 3,396
    edited October 2011
    Sweet! I remember Allisons from back in the 70's. Those look to be in great shape.
    "Science is suppose to explain observations not dismiss them as impossible" - Norm on AA; 2.3TL's w/sonicaps/mills/jantzen inductors, Gimpod's boards, Lg Solen SDA inductors, RD-0198's, MW's dynamatted, Armaflex speaker gaskets, H-nuts, brass spikes, Cardas CCGR BP's, upgraded IC Cable, Black Hole Damping Sheet strips, interior of cabinets sealed with Loctite Power Grab, AI-1 interface with 1000VA A-L transformer
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited October 2011
    They're in very nice shape, it's hard to find these with grills.
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited October 2011
    Extremely forgiving is a word I would use to describe Allison's.

    Those look great. Enjoy them.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited October 2011
    Joe08867 wrote: »
    Extremely forgiving is a word I would use to describe Allison's.

    Those look great. Enjoy them.
    heh, you should add this recommendation to this thread...
    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?125574-Poor-quality-music

    The original Allison series is indeed pretty forgiving, now that you mention it. Well put.
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited October 2011
    Is forgiving a good thing? I know it's good in golf clubs.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited October 2011
    Sometimes better than "brutally honest" when it comes to loudspeakers. I don't have a big problem with polite-sounding loudspeakers; some of them I like a whole bunch, in fact.
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  • inspiredsports
    inspiredsports Posts: 5,501
    edited October 2011
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited October 2011
    Thanks for the feedback
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited October 2011
    Those look SWEET! Enjoy!

    How about a pic of the turntables I missed out on :)

    James
    2 Channel/HT:
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  • Cayuga
    Cayuga Posts: 480
    edited October 2011
    Pycroft, I sold the Denon table and I'll post a picture of the AR ES-1
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited October 2011
    Loved my Allisons for years and bought them new. Ex wife got them when we split up.
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