OK, I'll go dig them out. Will report back ASAP.
EDIT: OK, the horn says:
MAGNAVOX
580088-1
(symbol) ? 69.51
I don't know what the 580 code is.
OK, I'll go dig them out. Will report back ASAP.
EDIT: OK, the horn says:
MAGNAVOX
580088-1
(symbol) ? 69.51
I don't know what the 580 code is.
FWIW, i think 580088-1 is a Magnavox part number.
Not all vegetables make good leaders.
Yup- here's a pair with that part number and Heppner EIA code...
Pair Vintage Magnavox 16 Ohm Speaker Horns 580088-1 - eBay (item 120613973616 end time Nov-24-10 10:21:11 PST)
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Those are similar to what I have, but not identical.
Mine have green plastic driver covers, not the foam. And the horns have ridges or seams on each outside face.
The green plastic driver cover is earlier than the foam..so absolutely positively yours are not Fostex. Possibly Jensen, but more likely early Heppner.
What I am saying is your horns date from the late 60's before Fostex entered the US market.
Pano yours sound kinda like Jensen Rp-109?
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Ah ha! Found a missing detail. The horn says "JAPAN" cast into the metal.
The 12" woofers these were paired with were CTS from 1970.
Interesting. Are you sure about the 1970?
Sounds more like 80 if you are dealing with CTS and the date code is zero.
I have never seen a Magnavox with CTS early 70's. Could be, but I've seen hundreds.
Edit...a phone call to a friend, he says your horns are newer also.
Heppner was absorbed by Cerwin Vega late 70's. He says yes Magnavox did start buying Foster, so your friend is right. I remembered consoles being pretty much dead by then, but there were at least SOME I guess.
So what you have are Foster copies that borrowed from both the Heppner and Jensen according to him.
Honestly, I have never seen a pair like yours, but when I bought the Magnavoxes to part out I always went after tubes if I could. I didn't buy the many 70's ones.
If your woofs are 70. it is also possible your horns were replaced. Those things are easy to blow. But I think your woofs might be 80.
No biggie. As I say, your friend is right, but I still think I am right that older units didn't use the Foster, that they are later.
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