Old Stromberg Carlson Military PA Speaker

[fonografmaniac]

just picked this up at a flea market today for $20 and sounds great. here's a vid of it to show yall guys.

 

[fonografmaniac]

here's the place where i got it from

http://www.berlinmarket.com/

 

[tolivac]

I have seen Stromberg Carlson equipment in older schools-beleive a school I went to had speakers like those in the hallways.At the workplace I am at they had Stromberg Carlson phones and an amplifier.From listening to the link the speaker sounds really good for its age!doesn't sound "Dried out" like other speakers of that age.

 

[fonografmaniac]

tolivac, lol! i notice the "dried out" on some vintage speakers. the cone on old speakers has a flexible feel to it. the worst part is the foam surrounds drying out on high-end speakers.

 

[tolivac]

Dried speakers-I have run into some that are so bad that the cone as well as the sorrounds is dried-the cone is brittle,cracked and torn-When you try to play the speaker-has weak bass response and the cone even falls apart.Altec speakers seem to hold up well over the ages-even their sorrounds.Same with vintage JBL-and of course your Stromberg Carlson speaker.

 

[charbee]

Most vintage Dynaco speakers still sound as fantastic as the day they were made, due to the fact that they had woofers with rubber surrounds. And the tweeters/crossovers that were in them were top notch as well. If you can find a pair of A-25's for cheep, treat your ears to some killer sound. And if they're still in good shape cosmetically, they are handsome speakers. The original grill cloth is an open-weave linen-type off-white fabric, and the cabinets were very nice wood. You can get them on eBay pretty easy, and if you're lucky, cheap. We've collected all the original models, the A-10, A-25, A-35, and the massive A-50's.

They each have their own characteristics alone, but also sound good in different pairings...we use a pair of A-10s and A-25s on our main video-tv system, with a pair of Dynaco ST70s. Who needs surround? ;-)

Here's a great page for info about them.

http://home.indy.net/~gregdunn/dynaco/components/speakers/index.html

 

[tolivac]

Oh yes-have vague recollections of the Dynaco and somewhat similar Advent speakers-were favored by audiophiles of the late 50's and thru the 60's.Both worked well and seemed to last almost forever.Miss the Dynaco electronics the most-their kits were fun to build.