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dlothamer
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this lady gave me these speakers for free, but there is no marking on them, they sound awesome though, very crisp and clear and very rich, the speakers themselves are very heavy, they have the square magnet which i am not familiar with, i know that these are not polks but i dont know where else to turn for help the number on the back of the woofers is 433 8039, there is no markings on the speakers themselves, they have the hard wire screws on the back, i typed the number on the back of the sub to maybe get an idea of what they were but i couldnt fine anything on them
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My guess is they are some form of kit speaker. The drivers have butyl surrounds and that's a good thing for longivity. The tweeters look to be piezo. Circa 1980's perhaps.
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I believe that's an alnico magnet, from the 70's, maybe 80's.
I would post this on Audiokarma.org, someone there may be able to help you."He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
thank you for your help i found out more about them, they are essex united model 500 speakers, so i guess not as good as i wished they were but not as bad as i thought they were, o well they are going on the internet for sale, thank you guys
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Man you got them on ebay fast:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-1970's-Essex%2FUnited-3-Way-Tower--Speakers_W0QQitemZ350236289723QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20090806?IMSfp=TL090806192002r24155
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'05 HSU VTF-3 Sub (Original OEM)
'20 HSU VTF-3 Sub (three more, 100% cloned)
'93 Carver TFM-35
'88 Carver M-1.0t
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'88 Adcom GFA-555 (upgraded/restored)
'88 Adcom GFA-555 (a second one upgraded/restored)
'05 Onkyo DV-555 media
'89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix
'89 Fosgate 360 Digital Space Matrix, internal surround amp bridged to drive only a center channel
'91 Kenwood Basic M1D Amp
'89 Pioneer Laser Disc media
'89 Sony SuperBeta HiFi media
One PGA2310 based custom built remote volume control
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Four Polk TSi-200's
Four Polk TSi-100's
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Now that your intentions are obvious, boy are those things ugly!
I wonder how they figured out that driver placement. Did the engineers play pin the tail on the donkey?"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
this lady gave me these speakers for free, but there is no marking on them, they sound awesome though, very crisp and clear and very rich, the speakers themselves are very heavy, they have the square magnet which i am not familiar with, i know that these are not polks but i dont know where else to turn for help the number on the back of the woofers is 433 8039, there is no markings on the speakers themselves, they have the hard wire screws on the back, i typed the number on the back of the sub to maybe get an idea of what they were but i couldnt fine anything on them
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Now that your intentions are obvious, boy are those things ugly!
I wonder how they figured out that driver placement. Did the engineers play pin the tail on the donkey?
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Not the same ones as in his picture. But very ugly still.SDA-1C (full mods)
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for 1 those are not my speakers in the pic, and 2 i sure hope ur not calling me an ****#****% dude, and 3 they were free speakers,
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At that price it's a shame you couldn't get two pair.
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ill give you my pair for 10
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Insert foot into mouth.
"He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
that might be a good place for it
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The drivers look decent (although the piezos are screechy unless properly crossed-over; despite the mfgr. claims to the contrary). The woofer in the second photo was made in the 39th week of 1980. 433 is an EIA mfgr. code for Cleveland.
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for 1 those are not my speakers in the pic, and 2 i sure hope ur not calling me an ****#****% dude, and 3 they were free speakers,ill give you my pair for 10
At least you can count pretty well.
10 what?
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Not the same ones as in his picture. But very ugly still.
Okay, I take it back. They are not as much ugly as different. If I really think about it some SDA's are configured pretty strangely as well and some people who are used to conventional looking speakers may find them "ugly". The SDA 3.1's come to mind. Welcome to the club. Some people here are very sensitive because very often newbies show up and ask a couple of rudimentary questions but the real purpose is to sell their goods. This place is called "Club Polk" because it is just that....a club for Polk enthusiasts and audio junkies in general; but the fact that there is a flea market area where stuff can be sold by and to club members leaves it open to possible abuse from so called "new members" who frequently join only to sell goods. I hope you are not one of them and are in fact a Polk enthusiast like the members who posted above. They are only trying to keep the club real. Welcome.SDA-1C (full mods)
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Welcome to CP dlothamer! If you stick around, you might get hooked-up and might want to get away from the free bees and try some of the great Polk speakers some of the wealthier members on this board might have to offer at great pricing :cool: Hey, free bees are priceless and can provide you with an economical way of toying/learning about speakers!
Enjoy!
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They might as well have ,the results would likely be about the same.:D
I wonder how they figured out that driver placement. Did the engineers play pin the tail on the donkey?Testing
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I'm thinking this might be a another one for the banned list.Sig to be updated after dealing with the insurance company:(:(:(
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I don't see why you're all spazzing out on the guy...he's just looking for info on his speakers.
I don't think he's implied that he wishes to sell them here on Club Polk...just that he is going to sell them.The nirvana inducer-
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actually i have a set of polks that i love they are the studio 10s and i got those for $5.00, they are in mint condition, and they were 1 owner, i wasnt ever going to sell those other speakers on here, cmon now hence the name club polk audio, i just figured that if anyone knew what they were it would be someone on here, and yes i am going to sell them but through the paper or through another website but not ebay, they are to heavy to ship, so if you still want to keep bashing me then go for it, but its only words and if you were a real man about it you would drive up here and get these speakers and then say what you have to say about everything
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Where is "up here" at?actually i have a set of polks that i love they are the studio 10s and i got those for $5.00, they are in mint condition, and they were 1 owner, i wasnt ever going to sell those other speakers on here, cmon now hence the name club polk audio, i just figured that if anyone knew what they were it would be someone on here, and yes i am going to sell them but through the paper or through another website but not ebay, they are to heavy to ship, so if you still want to keep bashing me then go for it, but its only words and if you were a real man about it you would drive up here and get these speakers and then say what you have to say about everything
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I'd be too embarrassed to give those to the guys that mow my lawn. :rolleyes:The first rule of Fight Club is you don't talk about Fight Club
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Those are pretty ugly. I wouldn't even use them as garage speakers. At least we got them identified - Essex speakers huh?
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raidersrule76 wrote: »I'm thinking this might be a another one for the banned list.
Jeez, how about you give a guy a chance before you jump down his throat? He hasn't done ANYTHING wrong or even stretched a rule, let alone broken one. Some of you guys get all bent out of shape just because he is a newb (on here). Lighten up!
dlothamer, welcome to the club. Stick around, we'll help you spend any money you make on your sale, and much much more."Don't forget to change your politician. They are like diapers they need to be changed regularly, and for the same reason." -
its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet,
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Stick around.its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet, "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche -
its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet,
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No No it's not like that lol.Down, Snow, Down!
Still curious where up here and this area is.its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet,
REGARDS SNOWWell, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all
