Scott 208D Speakers

audiobliss
audiobliss Posts: 12,518
edited May 2004 in Speakers
Hey, y'all;
I wonder if any of you remember me. Anyways, I was at a salvation army type place and they had a few sets of speakers. Among them was a pair of Scott 208D speakers. They looked pretty nice; they have a 1.75 inch tweeter and an 8 inch woofer. I have two days to return them if I don't like them. Have any of you ever heard of Scott speakers?? Are they any good?? What about these?? Should I just keep them for $25 a pair?? I'd really appreciate some quick input. Thanks!
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2004
    Hey, I've been really impressed with how responsive y'all usually are, and I really hope that everyone will jump on this thread; I only have 2 days I can return them. Then again, it was only $25. Thanks in advance for the info. ;);)
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2004
    Thus far, I haven't been able to find out anything about them on the web; I'll keep looking. I'm going to try to post some of their pictures, but this is a first so it may not work. :D

    Here's a pic of one of the speakers:

    [IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Pictures\My Speakers\IMG_0175[/IMG]


    Here's a close-up of the label on the front:

    [IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Pictures\My Speakers\IMG_0174[/IMG]


    Here's a close-up of the woofer:

    [IMG][/img][IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Pictures\My Speakers\IMG_0176[/IMG]


    Here's a close-up of that weird-looking surround:

    [IMG][/img][IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Pictures\My Speakers\IMG_0179[/IMG]


    Here's a picture of the sticker on the back; it just talks about wires, phasing, and speaker placement:

    [IMG][/img][IMG]C:\Documents and Settings\user\My Documents\My Pictures\My Speakers\IMG_0180[/IMG]


    Has anyone ever seen a surround like that?? Is that ok?? What do you guys think?? Thanks!!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2004
    Well, those pics didn't show up too well, did they?? :D Can anyone tell me how to post pictures?? I sure can't figure it out.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
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    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
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    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2004
    Would it be possible for me to put the pics in a zipped folder and attach the folder?? Man, I can't figure this out...
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited April 2004
    I've inspected the surrounds a little now, and I'm really disappointed. They really seem to be made of leather, and they 'rip' wherever I touch them. They are really, umm, soft, and wheverever I push on them, it will rip. Now, the bass really sounds good and the woofers don't move much at all. Is it really bad for the surround to be like that?? Could I replace it?? Could I just buy a new woofer?? Or, should I just return them tomorrow (my last day to return them) and get my $25 back?? Thanks.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited April 2004
    Manufacture Years: 1982 - 1990
    Retail
    MSRP: $250.00
    USED: $37.00
    Wholesale
    Mint: $21.00
    Average: $12.00

    Looks like you paid a lil more than avg, but even if they sound good, do you want speakers that are falling apart by just touching them?

    I'd return them, if they will take them back with damage they didn't have when you left with them.......
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited May 2004
    Brett,
    Thanks a lot for the replie. I don't know how much longer they'll last, but I've fallen in love with them. The amount bass they put out is really amazing!! They put out more than my dad's speakers, and they have 2 8" woofers!!
    Where did you find that information on the Scott speakers?? I've looked all over the internet (I thought) and couldn't find a thing on them. I'd really love to know where you found that out. I heard that some of Scott's stuff are collectors items....could these be??
    I've thought that when the woofers finally go I would buy some 8" woofers from Radio Shack. Would that work? Where else could I buy woofers? And, if these could be worth something, I might want to stop pushing 'em so hard.
    Thanks a lot!!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
    In Use
    PS3, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Plex, Amazon Fire TV Gen 2
    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
    Klipsch RF-82ii, RC-62ii, RS-42ii, RW-10d
    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited May 2004
    I don't have any idea about the collectability of those speaks. If ya like the way they sound, then keep them, but replacing an 8" OEM with an 8" Rat Shack driver isn't going to produce the same results. The pricing came from Orion Bluebook......
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  • dam
    dam Posts: 9
    edited May 2004
    the sourounds on your speakers is foam not leather you can buy a kit to replace the sourounds from parts express or speaker city they both have web sites i did an old set of epi 100 from the 1970s and there as good as new now . the kit comes with the souround foam ,glue ,dustcaps and instructions for around 12 dollars . i did mine in a few hours
    system includes polk sda
    crs ,velodyne uld 15 sub,adcom gfa 555 amp and gfp 555 preamp and yamaha souround amp for center and rear channels
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