antique speakers....questions HELP PLEASE

boston1450
boston1450 Posts: 7,673
edited April 2012 in Speakers
hello all. i have a chance to buy OLD sony speakers. probably 1970's.....look like 2 units. bottom is big. looks like....15 inch on bottom. then above 2 8inch woofers.......top box which comes off. there is 2 mids possibly with a tweeter in middle. undernieth them there is 2 horns....possible logo undernieth them.....they didnt know what they were. they had them for over 20+ years or more....both have seperate grill coves in mint condition....should i buy these. im not a sony guy. but they look old and very attractive. my wife says there ugly. any thoughts....i have pictures but not sure how to show others. if in great condition what is vintage sony worth or will recievers destroy them. . any feedback is thankful
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    if i was to purchase these i would put them in a bedroom where the kids have grown n moved out. needing a little information weather to save my money or just buy them. im not a sony guy at all. maybe itll be waisting my money if there junk. looks can be different from a cell pic. are the old antique looking sonys a better quality than the newer ones. not sure ive ever owned a sony before.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2012
    Pics would help. Or at least a model number.

    There are some older Sonys that are actually very good, but "only" a few! There are a number of people here who could identify them.

    cnh
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    sorry. its not a tweeter in middle. it looks like a dial. i tried to zoom in. no luck. i was wrong. its def a dial.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    its on maine cl now
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    hope thats not breaking any rules. if so im sorry
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2012
    I'll take a look. I'm pretty sure you're OK there!

    Back in a moment!

    cnh
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  • lanchile
    lanchile Posts: 560
    edited April 2012
    I would not buy that old speakers. if you are going to use them on your living room, get some nice Polk Rti speakers and you will be happier for sure!
    Make it simple...Make it better!
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited April 2012
    I wouldn't bother with those. They're what people often call "kabuki speakers", see quote:


    ""Kabuki Speaker = Japanese made speakers from the 60's through the 70's that had a minimum 15" woofer, a minimum 4-way cross-over, at least 6 individual drivers, in a box that is less than 3 cu ft or weighs less than 50lb's.
    For those wondering about the origin of the term, it had to do with the limited bandwidth and tinny sound that chracterized the first versions of these speakers. As a friend said "You can play Led Zepplin though them and it comes out sounding like Kabuki music".


    cnh
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    thank you oh oh so much. sometimes looks can overwhelm me. i will not buy them. thank you
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    i tried looking online. i read about that too. thats why i came here. im so glad too have youall to guide me
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    i have sda2b's in my living room. im good there. lol. yest i bought my daughter some klipsch kg4 1985 with onkyo stereo. tape player. cd player for 75.00 i jumped on that. today i saw these. phew. i have never owned sony. i owned same system for over 15 years n it got passed down to kids. now i went to old polks. im a happy person. so i dont know. if it looks good dont be fooled. thank you all
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    i questioned myself when i noticed they also had a post for a rca reciever also. oh well. wife would love youall too. then again i think she would love to give away all my speakers too.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    i kinda feel ashamed to be asking questions like these. but i am very thankful for feedback. not knowing can be expensive where i would of drove 70 miles south to check them out. a double PHEW
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,328
    edited April 2012
    Its only a single phew since you didn't bring them home...a double phew would be dealing with the wife a something you didn't like
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    now thats funny. but you are definetly 100% correct. dont believe me ask her. shes always right....thats what i say. YES DEAR......thanks a bunch.....be safe yall
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,989
    edited April 2012
    So - referring to 1970s loudspeakers as "antique" just makes me feel old :-)

    Strictly FYI, Sony - perhaps more than any of the other Japanese massmarket consumer electronics brands, made an astonishing array of poor to lacklustre loudspeakers... with a couple of "statement" pieces thrown in. Generally speaking, ALL of the Japanese brands made some good loudspeakers, but these were very seldom imported into the US. The Japanese market was (and is) far pickier about the quality of loudspeakers than is the US market (or at least, so the Japanese electronics giants seem to assume).

    For example, most 'murricans would think of something like this when they though about "Pioneer speakers"...

    Pioneer_CS-99a_web.jpg

    or even this :-P

    Pioneer%20CS_903.JPG


    But Pioneer also made this...

    model2401twin.JPG

    (but don't look for those at your local Best Buy or Walmart...)


    There's a great Japanese website that gives us in the ROW (rest of the world) some insight into the Japanese products that didn't make it to the US's shores. www.audio-heritage.jp

    The OP may wish to peruse the Sony speakers at:
    http://www.audio-heritage.jp/SONY-ESPRIT/speaker/index.html
    http://www.audio-heritage.jp/SONY-ESPRIT/speaker/index2.html
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    thanks again. i looked there still on there too. they were 100.00 in mint condition from what the email said. but ive never owned a sony speaker. i owned a set of old kenwoods for years. they were 300 watt and i cant remember any more info. i sold them. later i wished i hadnt. they never failed me. they were 70's model. i did a porch job n i saw them. the guy gave them to me as it interested me so much,as i was born in the early 60's. so old things i seem to be attracted to old speakers....
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    when i landed the sda2b,s in mint condition for 300.00 im now in heaven. my next project is in progress
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,464
    edited April 2012
    Just wait until you land on Magnepan...
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    cant wait till the kidos get out of college so i can have fun. then now the grandchildren from oldest. i guess it never ends
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  • transmaster
    transmaster Posts: 428
    edited April 2012
    Good thing you didn't get them. I don't remember any Japanese speakers of the time being worth a damn. They looked incredible with woofers the size of manhole covers but an AR speaker 1/5 the size blew them away.
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  • jgscott
    jgscott Posts: 10
    edited April 2012
    The Technics SB 7000 series was not bad.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    today i bought some mint mirage om10 speakers in original boxes with manuel for 150.00 from original owner. i didnt ask anyone before i bought them. i just paid the man.
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,673
    edited April 2012
    the big old looking sonys are still for sale. i can remember back in the early to mid 80's. i saw some like these. i remember they were shiney. looked cheap. but never heard them. im glad i didnt drive 70 miles to look at these. i have drove 100 miles to see junk. i hate when that happens. but with me,that happens....thank you all for feedback n take care
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