oooh. I've got just the spot for those babies!
However, if not divorce speakers, then hernia surgery speakers. But hell, I'd roll the dice for those!
As long as you don't combine the two, you're good to go - divorce & hernia!
oooh. I've got just the spot for those babies!
However, if not divorce speakers, then hernia surgery speakers. But hell, I'd roll the dice for those!
As long as you don't combine the two, you're good to go - divorce & hernia!
I love vintage stuff. The more obscure the better. Thanks$89
Sidereal Akustic Model 3
Found them in the corner of a venders area in an antique mall. Snapped a pic of badge and spent a few days researching. Finally got a hit and traced them back to the founder Richard Smith (he passed late 2006). They were out of Oceanside CA. Mr Smith later met John McDonald and they started Audience which is still in business. I was working that week and stressed out about not buying them and had to wait to get back and see if they were still there. I got 10% off and a week to bring them back, lol. I emailed Audience on a Sunday to see if anyone had any info on them and got a reply in less than an hour from the CEO of Audience, Mr McDonald! He was cool and answered my questions. Apparently these are rare. Heres part of an interview with Smith and McDonald where they make reference to these speakers.
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Hi. I just picked up a pair of esm 1's in showroom condition for 80's(fair price I thought). I remember them from back in the day and remember they really used to "pop". I've been very disappointed and I'm wondering what your experience is. Do you think they just maybe need a recap, or am I being unfair comparing them a\b to my polk monitors and my paradigms?To add to my March 22nd post: ESM-1s (rear-port, stitched rubber surround woofer) at $25, and my latest find, a pair of grimy Paradigm 7se large bookshelfs at a thrift store. $17 with taxes in. They cleaned up beautifully and sound fantastic. The Energy units I will be moving along; The Paradigm's are going nowhere any time soon.
The other was a pair of Epi M100 that a mate gave me for restoring his Rectilinears for him and I'm very grateful. Hard to beat a pair of M100...imho...lol
I hate youWhats your best speaker score under $100 bucks? can be any size, age, brand, etc and put how much you paid, and let's see who got the best deal ever!
Pics optional
PSB Amazing Alpha bookshelves, $10
PSB Alpha BS $100
Paradigm Phantoms with stands $50
Paradigm Atoms $30
Sansui SP X6000 TRaded for a dartboard
Jensen Moldel 20s with stands, $40
PSB 800 floorstanders $60
Klipschorns $20.00 Thrift
JBL Balzillay ( not sure about the spelling) with a Fisher 400 and Teac 2340 RTR $40.00 gs
Bozak 302's ( mint ) $59.95 . thrift
Ar 2 AX ( Minty ) $30.00 Estate sale
JBL L166 $59.95 almost mint. thrift
Vandersteen 2c $75.00 Salvation Army
Frazier model 7 $60.00 Mint. Estate sale
All speakers are in pairs
I am sure there are more, but I can not remember.
Also there are 2 prominent ones that I paid a little over the $100.00 limit.
Altec A7's $139.00 thrift good condition
Polk SRS 1.2 $120.00 good condition. Estate sale.
One that got away was a JBL Olympus System Barzillay with C 51 speakers and some Marantz amp inside. $100.00. I missed it by about 1 minute, and it made me sick for about a week.