wizargoz
09-13-2008, 02:35 PM
Unbelievable story...hope I don't make it too long!
Hooked up with a former DJ today and bought a Soundcraftsmen RA7502 and Comparator/Equalizer G2241 which he used to use on the road- both in great shape, for $170. I thought it was a good deal- until I hit one of several thrift shops on the way home. There in the Panasonic Thruster, Yorx and Emerson speaker corral was a pair of Allison CD 9 speakers for $34.95. No one even gave them a second look- until I hauled one up front and told the clerk "I'm buying these!"
Grabbed the second one, pulled out my 20% off Goodwill coupon, and a store credit receipt for $21.57 (which I've had for about 2 months now). So- total out of pocket for me: $6.39! :thmbsp:
It appears someone had "pushed in" the mids- but it doesn't affect the sound. I hooked them up- and I was startled: these are the most brutally honest speakers I've ever heard. By which I mean absolutely no colorization at all. I was using ESS and Electrovoice speakers with horns- I like horns!- which sounded better to me. But these produce absolute clarity of sound-
not necessarily a good thing, since they point out any other system defect. My music source is a POS Sony multi CD player- so I need to move these into the master sound room and see how the new Soundcraftsmen amp or the ol' standby Citation Sixteen makes them sound with my Lenco L85 TT...
And these things need power- the Soundcraftsmen A2502 puts out 150 wpc and I'm past 50% power now- something no other speaker has required. So I've got my afternoon laid out- I'm sure I'll find the perfedt combo for these speakers. And even if I don't- for $6.39, it's still a great score! :yes:
Hooked up with a former DJ today and bought a Soundcraftsmen RA7502 and Comparator/Equalizer G2241 which he used to use on the road- both in great shape, for $170. I thought it was a good deal- until I hit one of several thrift shops on the way home. There in the Panasonic Thruster, Yorx and Emerson speaker corral was a pair of Allison CD 9 speakers for $34.95. No one even gave them a second look- until I hauled one up front and told the clerk "I'm buying these!"
Grabbed the second one, pulled out my 20% off Goodwill coupon, and a store credit receipt for $21.57 (which I've had for about 2 months now). So- total out of pocket for me: $6.39! :thmbsp:
It appears someone had "pushed in" the mids- but it doesn't affect the sound. I hooked them up- and I was startled: these are the most brutally honest speakers I've ever heard. By which I mean absolutely no colorization at all. I was using ESS and Electrovoice speakers with horns- I like horns!- which sounded better to me. But these produce absolute clarity of sound-
not necessarily a good thing, since they point out any other system defect. My music source is a POS Sony multi CD player- so I need to move these into the master sound room and see how the new Soundcraftsmen amp or the ol' standby Citation Sixteen makes them sound with my Lenco L85 TT...
And these things need power- the Soundcraftsmen A2502 puts out 150 wpc and I'm past 50% power now- something no other speaker has required. So I've got my afternoon laid out- I'm sure I'll find the perfedt combo for these speakers. And even if I don't- for $6.39, it's still a great score! :yes: