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Edit: I originally had the title of the thread as Model 3, but after determining they are Model 5, I asked the Admin to change it. Since starting this thread, it has turned into more of a Beveridge speaker history thread than just a Model 5 restore discussion (starting around page 7). All of the various models, the Model 2, 2SW, 3, 5 and 6 are discussed in the following pages as well as first person details about the companies Harold Beveridge owned over the years making the different models.
Thread update: I now have a Model 3 restore thread here: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?p=5838939#post5838939
Back many months ago, I picked up some gear from a former (I think) Aker and while we were talking, he showed me a set of Beveridge speakers sitting idle in the corner of his garage. He didn't really seem ready to discuss parting with them, so I didn't press the conversation too much.
Well, fast forward to this month. I circled back with him and asked if he had ever done anything with them. He said no, he still did not have time and asked if I was interested. I said absolutely. Naturally, the first question was, do they still work? He agreed to hook them up and give them a try. Sadly, in his last move, several of the binding posts were snapped off, so it took a little time to get them hooked up. Upon getting them hooked up, it became apparent that there is an issue with them and that is where this thread begins.
The down firing woofer plays fine, but the stat only gets the most faint of sound coming through it, so that "seems" to indicate an issue with the crossover (I hope). Also, the woofer seems to have a lot more of the signal than it should, so I'm thinking the stat is just not getting much of a signal at all.
Frank, the previous owner and being a really nice guy, made it a deal I could not refuse. For the opportunity to get them up and running and having a speaker of this quality, the price was just way too good to turn down.
So here they are, just gotten them home and stood them up in the garage. They are physically in very good shape, a slight ding here and there, but nothing major that cannot be touched up easily. I actually thought they were a little larger. The footprint and height are really not much bigger than my Maggie MG-1's.
Thread update: I now have a Model 3 restore thread here: http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?p=5838939#post5838939
Back many months ago, I picked up some gear from a former (I think) Aker and while we were talking, he showed me a set of Beveridge speakers sitting idle in the corner of his garage. He didn't really seem ready to discuss parting with them, so I didn't press the conversation too much.
Well, fast forward to this month. I circled back with him and asked if he had ever done anything with them. He said no, he still did not have time and asked if I was interested. I said absolutely. Naturally, the first question was, do they still work? He agreed to hook them up and give them a try. Sadly, in his last move, several of the binding posts were snapped off, so it took a little time to get them hooked up. Upon getting them hooked up, it became apparent that there is an issue with them and that is where this thread begins.
The down firing woofer plays fine, but the stat only gets the most faint of sound coming through it, so that "seems" to indicate an issue with the crossover (I hope). Also, the woofer seems to have a lot more of the signal than it should, so I'm thinking the stat is just not getting much of a signal at all.
Frank, the previous owner and being a really nice guy, made it a deal I could not refuse. For the opportunity to get them up and running and having a speaker of this quality, the price was just way too good to turn down.
So here they are, just gotten them home and stood them up in the garage. They are physically in very good shape, a slight ding here and there, but nothing major that cannot be touched up easily. I actually thought they were a little larger. The footprint and height are really not much bigger than my Maggie MG-1's.
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