Yes indeed Bob,
That is exactly what I meant about using a modern replacement. Those 8
inch coaxial speakers will far out perform the old 12" speaker. There was at
one time some nice 12" coaxial speakers around but I don't see them anymore
except in ovals for cars. But, again, a guy could build a mounting plate
adapter, are use the grill, to make these fit into the old cabinet, and have a
very nice speaker system.
As far as great sound at low levels, there are a number of computer speaker
sets made by Altec Lansing, Bose, and others that will just blow you away for
under $50.00. They have power ratings that are very inflated in most cases, but
they still sound great.
Now for ham radio listening with QRM and noise, I prefer a narrower bandwidth
speaker. I have some small 4 inch speakers in little wooden boxes, which can
hardly be called HIFI. I can put one right in front of my face and it is a lot
like headphone presence.
The Devil is the culprit of old age I'm sure. Don't believe in all that golden
years stuff.
73,John, WA5BXO
-----Original Message-----
From: On Behalf Of Bob Peters
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2009 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Hallicrafters R-12 speaker
That is great John but look at the freq response
of that speaker...Great low end but only goes to 4
K on the high side... Some of these SW Stations
are going out to 12 and 15 K...Great for AM
Amateur Voice use..Check out this 8 inch at
http://www.penton-usa.com/finalpdf/LCS8XT72.pdf
... It goes out to 16K and cost is $18.
Wholesale...Pro Net is $32...Take off the grill
and transformer...The tranny is great as a 500 ohm
to 8 ohm conversion. Throw the grill away LOL...
Like I said to Brian use a pair of these and they
will rock from a push pull amp or even a single
ended amp...
Bob W1PE
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