AnalogDigit
Realistic fan.
Optimus T-70.
Mach One, Mach Two, and Mach Three are the ones I know of that have fifteen inch woofers. There are at least a few others. There was a two way with fifteen inch woofer and a horn in 1993 or thereabouts. In the late '80s there was the forgettable Optimus 1000 with a fifteen inch woofer. I think that there were some models that were sold in Canada that weren't available in the US. Of these I have heard (and owned) only the Mach Ones and Mach Twos.
I don't believe that any of these are generally considered to be within the best sounding three or four Radio Shack speakers. Included among the many Radio Shack speakers I've owned were the Nova 8Bs, Optimus 5s, Optimus 1s, and Optimus 1Bs, all of which I liked better than the fifteen inch models I've had.
Wow I didn't know there was such a big following for them. A guy has some 90 miles from me and all he said is they were 15" Optimus.
Trying to get info out of him is impossible and he didn't seem very friendly. I don't know if it'd be worth it to drive 3 hours round trip??
What do you all think?
Idiot punk. Been funny if the crossover meltdown had set his shop on fire.
Is die-cast a material? I always thought die-casting was something you did to a material, usually a metal.
To add, Optimus WAS the higher end line for speakers at RS, mostly 80's and earlier. Sometimes there doesn't seem like much difference beyond looks, like the Optimus 5b and Nova 8b, the latter being the better and nicer in appearance and network but having the same dimensions AND the very same drivers as the Optimus 5b. This also seems to break the rule about Optimus/Nova convention. Not even RS was very consistent with lineage.In the '70s, all the Radio Shack speakers carried the brand name Realistic. There were also different named lines, including Optimus, Nova, and Minimus. In the early '90s they switched the brand name to Optimus so that all of their speakers were Optimus. They still made the Mach Two for at least one year after that so that there was an earlier Realistic Mach Two and a later Optimus Mach Two. The Mach Three was even later, so it would have been branded Optimus.
It's confusing that Optimus went from being the name of one line among several under the Realistic brand to being the brand itself. It'd be like the Ford name going away and all the cars at their dealerships being called the Mustang whatever.
To make it worse, Optimus didn't last too long before they started calling all their speakers RCA. Sometimes they didn't even change the product, just the name. It made for some nice clearance sales.
This wasn't limited to just speakers, either. I have a plasticky turntable branded Radio Shack that is identical to the previous year's RCA turntable that in turn was identical to a previous Optimus turntable.
Just serviced the center channel today. Surround separated on one woofer so replaced the surround. Kept hearing a vibration from that speaker this past weekend.Seems quite complete to me. :thmbsp:
Wow I didn't know there was such a big following for them. A guy has some 90 miles from me and all he said is they were 15" Optimus.
Trying to get info out of him is impossible and he didn't seem very friendly. I don't know if it'd be worth it to drive 3 hours round trip??
What do you all think?
As readily available as RS speakers are, no point dealing with jerks, paying premiums or going out of your way. They're out there, and they show up frequently on eBay, CL, YS, GW, etc. Most of my acquisitions have been through friends, friends of friends, etc. And they're calling me now "hey yard sale, 3rd st, nice HPM speakers..." Seems I no longer have to buy the paper.Wow I didn't know there was such a big following for them. A guy has some 90 miles from me and all he said is they were 15" Optimus.
Trying to get info out of him is impossible and he didn't seem very friendly. I don't know if it'd be worth it to drive 3 hours round trip??
What do you all think?
By the way, liked you in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"When I try and do a search there are tons of different models to choose from and I was mostly interested in the 15" models to look out for?
Apparently this guy doesn't like them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrtpyCMsiC8
I have a pair, but I believe I replaced the woofers. I still have one woofer, the other was fried. I'm still trying to locate an original driver, but not having much luck.I like the T-110's.. Wish I could find a pair....