Norman Labs....Garage sale find.

gwh
gwh Posts: 1,451
edited March 2005 in Speakers
Bought these at a garage sale today for $27.06 (sales tax). Did I do any good?
Seem to be in excellent physical condition, a little dirty still, I’ll have to put a good cleaning on them when I get time.
Probably hook them up early next week and see how they sound (receiver boxed up due to a room remodel).
Norman Laboratories Model 8.



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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited March 2005
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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited March 2005
    Those cabinets look good. I remember seening some Norman Lab speakers at pawn shops in OKC, but I never listened to them. Let us know how they sound.
    Tschüss
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2005
    Looks like a cool find!
    Never Forget
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  • jdhdiggs
    jdhdiggs Posts: 4,305
    edited March 2005
    Originally posted by gwh
    Bought these at a garage sale today for $27.06 (sales tax). Did I do any good?
    [snip]
    Probably hook them up early next week and see how they sound

    That's when you'll know. If they cost $1 or $500, if they sound good to you, you did well.

    If you meant to try and turn these, well, I don't know about that... ;)
    There is no genuine justice in any scheme of feeding and coddling the loafer whose only ponderable energies are devoted wholly to reproduction. Nine-tenths of the rights he bellows for are really privileges and he does nothing to deserve them. We not only acquired a vast population of morons, we have inculcated all morons, old or young, with the doctrine that the decent and industrious people of the country are bound to support them for all time.-Menkin
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited March 2005
    People seem to like them.

    http://www.audioreview.com/PRD_120263_1594crx.aspx
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2005
    Early 80's, $450/pair.

    The have their following. Should sport the sought after Phillips 1" dome of the era.

    Cool speakers.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited March 2005
    If you meant to try and turn these, well, I don't know about that...

    I’ll probably pass these along at some point since I really have no room for them.
    What made the deal really sweet is they were at an estate sale run by one of the local professional outfits who know what they have and get premium dollar for the goods.
    I think I got over on them this time.



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  • gwh
    gwh Posts: 1,451
    edited March 2005
    Russ,
    Thanks for that info.
    I know you dabble in the older/vintage speakers, any recommended cleaner for the cabs. & drivers?
    I’d hate to screw them up with some crap my old lady has.



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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited March 2005
    You need to ask Jesse (F1Nut) about wiping the cabs down with any special. A little windex is all I usually use.

    You can 'dust' the surround with a towel wet with Windex to, if they are rubber.

    Cheers,
    Russ
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  • Airplay355
    Airplay355 Posts: 4,298
    edited March 2005
    soap and water lol
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited March 2005
    Unusual to see a manually resettable, circuit breaker in a design...
    More later,
    Tour...
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