Look to be in VG condition...
Western Electric KS12046
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Look to be in VG condition...
Western Electric KS12046
Wow, those look great! I had a single, but the cabinet was not in that kind of shape. The label on mine looked different too...... smaller maybe?
Nice collectors item. I guess that Homecraft Mfg was who WE outsourced the cabinet construction and final assembly to?
Given the prices that 755As seem to be commanding, I wonder why GPA doesn't try manufacturing new ones? Or is the secret recipe lost forever?
Very nice in original boxes as well.Looks like the cabs were made in Newark,NJ.
Line Magnetic is doing repro WE stuff, including a field coil 755 - LM Audio 755EXQuote:
Originally Posted by wws944
http://turned-onaudio.co.nz/speakers...agnetic-audio/
755 EX driver is a faithful reproduction of the 755a in every way but two: Its nominal impedance is 8 instead of 4 ohms, and, instead of a permanent magnet, the Line Magnetic 755 EX uses a field coil
The 755 I's aperiodic enclosure is constructed entirely of plywood, the heaviest panel being a central baffle that's rigidly fastened to the inside front. Within the cabinet is an extra pair of sidewalls, positioned to leave narrow gaps between them and the outer panels; on each side, those gaps are open to the larger volume of air inside the cabinet through only a single small vent, and to the outside of the cabinet through a trio of narrow vents. The inner surfaces of all panels except the front are lightly damped with thin, woolly pads.
Full range of gear - Line Magnetic Audio
That is a hellva pretty cabinet!Quote:
Originally Posted by gortnipper
http://www.hostboard.com/forums/hbmc...2012/11/68.jpg
Wow! Yeah, beautiful.
Yeah - so is this!Quote:
Originally Posted by Panomaniac
Beautiful. But I am having a hard time getting my mind around $9K for a pair (?) of reproduction PA speakers...
They sold new, in the 1963 Altec catalog, for 30 bucks retail. A 605A was $168.
with still about a day left, those WE KS14703s are climbing like crazy. Looks like they may sell for more than the repros...