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Andy Hi-Fi

Andy Hi-Fi

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What Fried Speakers do you own or once had?
I picked up a pair of Beta Signatures from a second hand store the guy had tons of audio stuff...He had loads in back also I found these in the back on a shelf , said he did not have a chance to test them yet..they worked fine but foam was toast.
Fast foward they are re-foamed and sound wonderful I'm also thinking of replacing the thin internal wiring and maybe some crossover parts but don't want to alter the sound too much.The crossover board says 1988 are they MK1 or 2?
 
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My son has had a pair for the last four years and loves them. They were used when he got them. I'll check on the model number.
 
Andy Hi-Fi said:
What Fried Speakers do you own or once had?
I picked up a pair of Beta Signatures from a second hand store the guy had tons of audio stuff...He had loads in back also I found these in the back on a shelf , said he did not have a chance to test them yet..they worked fine but foam was toast.
Fast foward they are re-foamed and sound wonderful I'm also thinking of replacing the thin internal wiring and maybe some crossover parts but don't want to alter the sound too much.The crossover board says 1988 are they MK1 or 2?
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I have built various C and O models as well as the model E.

A picture of the crossover would be helpful.

The Beta models were the lowest price and a nice entry level bookshelf speaker.
 
I've done some more updates to the betas..I really did not like the vinyl veneer on them so off they came (a iron with a putty scraper did the trick) without too much trouble had to scrape some glue residue but all in all not bad..I bought some real cherry wood veneer with paper backing and glued them with titebond original and used a iron to activate the glue after it dried...have to say they look great ill post some pics after I finish them with Danish oil
 
Fried Studio Vs in black ash here. Ran across them on Craigslist last year, about 120 miles away. Looked like they just came from the dealer new.
 
AngierNC said:
Fried Studio Vs in black ash here. Ran across them on Craigslist last year, about 120 miles away. Looked like they just came from the dealer new.
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A picture would be helpful in identifying them. There were several versions of the Studio V model.
The later version that use the dual voice coil composite cones were the best ones.
 
I had a pair of the A/5 s for a few years (pictured hiding behind some B&Ws). They were some of the most indirect speakers I've ever heard. Truly great. Gone but not forgotten.
 

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I've got a pair of Q/2's and love 'em. Had to refoam and noticed the lesser grade details. Not a problem, they still sound good. It's a shame there is so little info about these. The dead links are almost like a purge took place.
 
Fried had the drivers for his TOTL models designed to his own specifications.
I thought I would share a few photos of some of my Fried oem driver collection.

The 6.5" driver on the left side of the photos is a dual voice coil Gefco composite cone.
Each voice coil is 10 ohms and when both voice coils are wired in parallel result in a lower total voice coil inductance.
These use a wool, Kevlar impregnated paper cone with a Carbon fiber coating and where used in the C6L and Studio V models that also used the MARS ambience recovery circuit.


The 6.5' driver on the right side of the photo is a Dalesford Bextrene cone that were used in a limited number of the C1 satellite models.
This driver was only used in the assembled models sold for professional monitoring use to recording studios.
These had a fairly high sensitivity for a bextrene cone being 88 db. These use a thinner cone than the stock versions and were more heavily damped with plastiflex. These have a much larger motor structure than the drivers that were sold in kit form that I also have.
The performance of this driver in the C3L 1/4 W T-lines surpasses the aperiodic loading of the original C1 enclosure.
 

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Just picked this up this week right now it's paired with some 3D Acoustics bookshelves. :thmbsp: it's a keeper though I think I may buy a dedicated subwoofer amp for it

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I have a pair of RIII's, Beta I's. W's, Q's, and O subs. The RIII's are my favorite.

To the OP: Beta I's are relatively rare. You can tell them by the two pressure release holes on the Front panel. Beta II and up had (8?) holes on the Back panel. Beta III was the first to use the series crossover.
 
I have a pair of Beta Signature speakers and two of the subwoofers to go with them. Amazing sound! Fried changed my 6" drivers years ago when they were developing the service of replacing those foam surrounds with neoprene so they'll last. Mine were the guinea pigs they tell me...embarrassed I haven't listened to them since the came back from Pennsylvania with one corner dented. Love the veneer that Andy Hi-Fi put on his...
 
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