Pioneer CS77a beautiful walnut cabinets with perfect latticework grills

Dabutcher
Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
in Vintage Speakers
Just picked up a pair with near perfect walnut cases and perfect latticework grills. Ebay has them selling for lots of money. $100.00 to $400.00. Reviews do not favor them much? I can only one to play. Very large intricate crossovers for how old they are? Anyone know the scoop on these? My Monitor 10a's have perfect cabinets and vinyl. Maybe if these are Kabuki speakers I could swap the tens into these beautiful cabinets and and have looks that match the sound? As always thanks for your thoughts on these. D
MIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?”
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,133
    After reading your signature line I'm wondering why on earth would you be messing with these things? Trying to get good sound out of them is an excercise in futility. Yes they may have nice looking cabs but don't let that fool you............it's their one and only redeeming quality.
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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
    edited February 2015
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    Thanks. They just look so clean and classic!
    MIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?”
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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,639
    Those are super clean. Very nice. Years ago i had a pair of Kenwoods & they looked similar & they were great speakers & rocked. Back when all i cared about was how loud they would go :smile:
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    Dabutcher wrote: »
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    Thanks. They just look so clean and classic!
    I remember these speakers from back around '71 or so? Definitely before the HPM days. Anybody remember if Radio Shack rebadged the CS77A to sell in their store?

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  • Dabutcher
    Dabutcher Posts: 2,596
    Thanks for the help. Listed them on CL and sold for $150 in less than 24 hours. All the best. D
    MIT Magnum MH-750, Monster HTS 5100MKII, Sony 77" Class - A80CJ Series - 4K UHD OLED,PS4, Def Tech 15” sub,LSIM 706c, Sunfire Signature Grand 425 x 4,Parasound hca 120, LSiM 702 x 4, Oppo 103D, SDA SRS 1.2, Pioneer Elite SC63 , Pioneer Elite BDP-05 “Why did you get married if you wanted big speakers?”
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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,133
    edited February 2015
    Wow those didn't last long. What happened? At any rate you did good to send them on their way for 10 times what they're worth and now you also have a reference point of how bad a speaker really can sound.
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