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  • Clipdat
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    Allison Acoustics IC20
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  • afterburnt
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    Clipdat wrote: »
    Allison Acoustics IC20

    Is they any good?
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  • afterburnt
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    I read up on them thar speakers and they sound about as complicated as wImings. I guess they chose the right name for them. If I were to ever get a set I would put them in the kitchen.
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  • mhardy6647
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    seems plausible. They look like Allison Ones on steroids (or acid, as the case may be).
    Roy Allison had it goin' on, loudspeaker-wise (and IMO, of course).

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  • afterburnt
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    Doc, is Roy Allison "dearly departed"?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,513
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    Yes, he died just a couple of years ago -- 2017 IIRC.
    He was one of the last of the AR gang and, by all accounts, a fine fellow. He lived here in NH, but down on the other side of the state (near or perhaps on the seacoast... yes, NH has a seacoast ;) ).
    EDIT: 2016 https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/roy-f-allison-1927-2016.706039/


    He and Villchur both lived to fairly ripe old ages; there was a great interview with them in... umm... Stereophile (I think).
    EDIT: Yeppers. 2005.
    https://www.stereophile.com/interviews/105villchur/index.html
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  • afterburnt
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    AR gang?
    Seacoast, you sure that ain't Lake Ontario or something?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,513
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    AR gang?
    Seacoast, you sure that ain't Lake Ontario or something?

    Acoustic Research.

    Villchur, Kloss, Allison -- and, by extension guys like Burhoe and, umm, the Avid (later Boston Acoustics) guy... whose name is escaping me at the moment... Andy somebody...
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Sorry if I'm stepping on your toes on this one Bruce, but since the vintage gurus are here I thought I'd ask. What are these?16bc18jdh3fb.jpg

    no idea. Looks like a third-party cabinet; common in the 1950s into early 1960s. Folks bought the cabinet and loaded with whatever drivers they wanted to/could afford to.
    Actually, the non-mitered trim suggests DIY, maybe?
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  • afterburnt
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    la2vegas wrote: »
    Sorry if I'm stepping on your toes on this one Bruce, but since the vintage gurus are here I thought I'd ask. What are these?16bc18jdh3fb.jpg

    No problem no toes. I have no arms or legs, they use me for third base.
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  • mhardy6647
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Sorry if I'm stepping on your toes on this one Bruce, but since the vintage gurus are here I thought I'd ask. What are these?16bc18jdh3fb.jpg

    No problem no toes. I have no arms or legs, they use me for third base.

    Just be glad one leg's not shorter than the other, then folks might call you Eileen.

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  • afterburnt
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    afterburnt wrote: »
    la2vegas wrote: »
    Sorry if I'm stepping on your toes on this one Bruce, but since the vintage gurus are here I thought I'd ask. What are these?16bc18jdh3fb.jpg

    No problem no toes. I have no arms or legs, they use me for third base.

    Just be glad one leg's not shorter than the other, then folks might call you Eileen.

    :#

    Well, I guess that's why they keep calling me Shirley.
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  • rooftop59
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    I don’t know bump
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  • F1nut
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    afterburnt wrote: »
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    Look like a placement nightmare.
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  • BlueFox
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    F1nut wrote: »
    afterburnt wrote: »
    o4z8v84o1att.jpg

    Look like a placement nightmare.

    LOL. I thought the same thing.

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  • Hauntedone
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    What model are these? Help
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  • Viking64
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    Hauntedone wrote: »
    What model are these? Help

    Ones that you probably should buy. 2.3s, although it doesn't appear to have the SL3000 tweeters that the 2.3TL would have.
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  • F1nut
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    Those are SDA SRS 2.3TL's with the original SL3000 tweeters.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Viking64
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    Whoops. :o

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  • F1nut
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    I had mine on. B)
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Hauntedone
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    Simple switch out of tweeters?
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  • F1nut
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    For the RD0198? Yes.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Hauntedone
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    Last question. If in good condition (fully functioning) what are these worth?
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  • tonyp063
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    They are basically worth what someone is willing to pay.
    ebay is the best resource for pricing research
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  • F1nut
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    Whatever the seller is asking.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • Tony M
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    in at 200.00 ;)
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  • afterburnt
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    Whoops. :o

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    How much for the dog?
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  • audioluvr
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    Varies from state to state. California or New York. $75. Iowa and Oregon $8,000
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  • krazypolk
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    Hauntedone wrote: »
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    What model are these? Help

    Did you buy them already?
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  • mhardy6647
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    afterburnt wrote: »
    Viking64 wrote: »
    Whoops. :o

    gbufxmjdiw0b.jpg

    How much for the dog?

    The Notorious RBG called and said she wanted her glasses back...
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  • Hauntedone
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    krazypolk wrote: »
    Hauntedone wrote: »
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    What model are these? Help

    Did you buy them already?

    Offered $2200. Waiting for a reply
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