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I just picked up a Salora 2001 (1973-1976) and accompanying speakers for free. They're in quite good condition given their age. The receiver has industrial capacitors inside, rated for 30 years at 40°C to 80% capacitance, so I don't think it will need a recap any time soon.
The receiver is rated for 2x30W into 4Ohm, but that's about all that can be found about it. One thing is for sure, and that's that this is the bassiest amplifier I've ever heard. Not in a bad way, really, as it works great with the speakers, giving the whole system incredible coverage even with subsonic frequencies. I can literally feel the concrete floor shaking when going loud. It's got that typical "powerful" 70's sound.
The speakers are rated for 50W a piece, with 10-inchers on the top by "ITT":
And a 4" midrange driver and 1" tweeter manufactured by Peerless on the front. I forgot to take a picture, and the covers are attached using spikes (wut), so I'd rather not remove them again. You can see them slightly in the third picture in this post.
Anyone know anything about ITT? I've never heard about'em before. Are they truly "high-quality loudspeakers"? The "Made in Western Germany" sounds promising
They've got some kind of really heavy cone, probably to give them a bit of extra thump into the floor. They're surprisingly sensitive for the weight. I'd say the whole speakers are at around 90-92dB/1W. There's no info to be found, though 
They've also got some kind of fabric suspension, which feels really quite rigid. A page about the speaker (with curves) from a finnish magazine can be found here
If you don't know about Salora, they're a fairly local Finnish hi-fi producer, very popular in the 70's-80's, and can be found everywhere around here. They've got lots of good stuff in the mid-range area.
The receiver is rated for 2x30W into 4Ohm, but that's about all that can be found about it. One thing is for sure, and that's that this is the bassiest amplifier I've ever heard. Not in a bad way, really, as it works great with the speakers, giving the whole system incredible coverage even with subsonic frequencies. I can literally feel the concrete floor shaking when going loud. It's got that typical "powerful" 70's sound.
The speakers are rated for 50W a piece, with 10-inchers on the top by "ITT":
And a 4" midrange driver and 1" tweeter manufactured by Peerless on the front. I forgot to take a picture, and the covers are attached using spikes (wut), so I'd rather not remove them again. You can see them slightly in the third picture in this post.
Anyone know anything about ITT? I've never heard about'em before. Are they truly "high-quality loudspeakers"? The "Made in Western Germany" sounds promising
They've got some kind of really heavy cone, probably to give them a bit of extra thump into the floor. They're surprisingly sensitive for the weight. I'd say the whole speakers are at around 90-92dB/1W. There's no info to be found, though They've also got some kind of fabric suspension, which feels really quite rigid. A page about the speaker (with curves) from a finnish magazine can be found hereIf you don't know about Salora, they're a fairly local Finnish hi-fi producer, very popular in the 70's-80's, and can be found everywhere around here. They've got lots of good stuff in the mid-range area.
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