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Info on Grafyx SP-8 Speakers?

Spellbinder

Spellbinder

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Grafyx SP-8 Speakers?

I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with the Grafyx SP-8 Speakers. Not much on the web. I have read that some have compared them in sound to Dynaco A-25. They measure 13" wide by 9 1/2" deep by 23" high and look pretty damned nice.

Anyone have any experience with these? Any additional info (wattage and such)?


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Great Speakers.They are really smooth and dig deep for an 8 inch woofer.They were only in business for 4 years in he 1970's.
 
I have a pair of Grafyx SP-10 speakers - 2 way with 10" woofer. I feel it is a nice speaker with surprising bass performance and overall nicely balanced sound.
 
I'm thinking about some experimenting with different speakers. Currently using Boston Acoustics A-100. I wonder how the Grafyx SP-8 might compare?
 
From what I understand, they were a company in St. Charles, Illinois that made the SP-6, SP-8 and SP-10 speakers from 1976-1984.

The few bits of info I could find have them rather highly regarded comparing them to the Dynaco A-25.

Found an interesting review/info on Grafyx HERE.



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cjmustang69 said:
I have a pair of Grafyx SP-10 speakers - 2 way with 10" woofer. I feel it is a nice speaker with surprising bass performance and overall nicely balanced sound.
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+1. I also have the 10's and they are really great. Wonderful treble. They have the same tweeter as my Philips 477's and that was what convinced me to get them. The human voice sounds wonderful (especially the ladies) through them. The 8's also have this same tweeter.


Best thing to do is simply hook them up and listen.

Shelly_D
 
Wow, I could almost lust over those Grafyx 8's you have. That is a really good looking speaker. I have the model 6's and their several years older than me. But I know quality when I see it. I'm keeping mine. Love to blast music through them. I wish what the improved technology we have now, people could put pride and real quality into their work. They just don't make them like they used to. I would love to talk to the guys that made them. I don't even know if they are still alive, but boy I would thank them with great admonition. Much Love and Respect to Grafyx!
 
I recently bought a set of Grafyx SP10's and they sound fantastic. I remember back in my college days that some of my fellow students bought SP8's from the local audio store, as there was nothing else that could touch their sound reproduction for the price. I ended up buying a used pair of Boston Acoustics A100's instead because they sounded slightly better to me overall. With my vintage mid-fi electronics, the SP10's seem a little bass heavy compaired to my Polk Monitor 7's. I am hoping to find a nice set of SP8's and see if they are better balanced than the SP10's.
 
IMHO it is pretty EZ to build a good sounding 2 way. Fine a good woofer that covers the range you need, add a cap and select a tweeter and fine tune. Simple elegance. there are a lot of 6"-10" woofer 2 ways that sound very good. Most have one simple cap and a good tweeter. That looks a lot like an EPI woofer. I have seen that tweeter before too, Audax?
 
yesshows77 said:
I ended up buying a used pair of Boston Acoustics A100's instead because they sounded slightly better to me overall. With my vintage mid-fi electronics, the SP10's seem a little bass heavy compaired to my Polk Monitor 7's. I am hoping to find a nice set of SP8's and see if they are better balanced than the SP10's.
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Might try them on a different amp. Amp matching can take bloated speakers and reel them in some and also take bass shy speakers and rev them up some.
 
I've also got a pair of the 6's, I've not had alot of smaller bookshelves but of the one's I had which would include Polk and Infinities these sound the best by far. Also alittle more history on the company, They built the PA systems for REO Speedwagon back in the day.
 
I've had the 8s and 10s. I believe these were made outside of Chicago.

A much better speaker than most vintage finds (including the acclaimed Large Advents) IMHO and they are dirt cheap. I see them locally now and again for $40 or so. An excellent rock' n' roll speaker.

The rubber surrounds give them a long life. I've peeled the vinyl woodgrain off and painted one pair black to make them more "modern."
 
Spellbinder said:
I'm thinking about some experimenting with different speakers. Currently using Boston Acoustics A-100. I wonder how the Grafyx SP-8 might compare?
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I had a pair of A-150s, which I think were very slightly larger than the A-100s but also added a midrange. They were nice, but I ended up selling them when things got tight here. The bass did not extend as deep as my SP-10s. I have not heard the SP-8s, even though I have watched occasionally for a pair to surface locally.

I am currently writing up a post about the differences between the two pair of SP-10s I own (one is a later SP-10W from 1982 or so; the others were the originals I bought in 1978). The earlier SP-10 pair to me sounds more musical--the mids are fuller, the imaging is very nice (thanks to the baffle that places the tweeter flush with the grille cloth), and the bass extends cleanly to the low 30Hz range in the right room. An old audiophile magazine, $ensible $ound, once gave these high marks.

For me, it was a face-off between the Polk Audio Monitor 7 at $260/pair vs. the SP-10 at $280/pair. The Polk Monitor 10 would have been a contender, but at $320/pair, they were beyond my junior high school budget.

For the price, I'd have to say they are revealing, to the point where I could tell when I put a DAC into my system, along with a tube buffer stage (running some 6DJ8 "Bugle Boys" currently). Swapping back to my original Hafler DH-101 also made a difference as well (I had a DH-110 but always thought it sounded a bit "soft" in comparison, and that the DH-101 had a quieter background). It could be my 30+ year familiarity with the speakers that enables this, but I'm able to hear the changes I make in the system.

I would think the SP-8s would be a nice pair to have around.

BTW, thanks for the link to my "review"... ;)
 
Loud said:
Wow, I could almost lust over those Grafyx 8's you have. That is a really good looking speaker. I have the model 6's and their several years older than me. But I know quality when I see it. I'm keeping mine. Love to blast music through them. I wish what the improved technology we have now, people could put pride and real quality into their work. They just don't make them like they used to. I would love to talk to the guys that made them. I don't even know if they are still alive, but boy I would thank them with great admonition. Much Love and Respect to Grafyx!
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I have a set of grafyx model 8s wondering what i could sell them for could you help
 
Just picked up a pair of Grafyx SP-7's for a good price. They appear to be a sealed version of the (ported) SP-8 in a slightly shallower cabinet. They are rare indeed.
 
I ran across a local guy near me that has the sp10 and he said they are unbelievable! Thanks
 
James Yount said:
I have a set of grafyx model 8s wondering what i could sell them for could you help
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They don't get over $200/pr in the big selling sites. If you're patient you could probably snag them for half that. They're offered up fairly regularly, one or two listings going at a time. A shame (and an opportunity) really.

I have SP-10s. Literally garbage-picked them. Someone I know in the midwest record business said that in half the mastering studios he went to there were SP-10s on the walls.
 
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