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RE: RCA LC-1B - What possibly could go wrong?

Well , I hope to hear well sorted out pair in good dedicated cabs.Maybe I will change my mind. Also, next time I visit my buddy with RCA's I will see how optimized the cabs really are to those drivers. Last couple of times they sounded so bad that I didn't even want to bother. Midrange hump and splashy top end with flat two dimensional sound it was all the speakers could muster.
I can easily believe that vintage Lowthers sound better than modern units.
The quality of fibers they made the cones from was likely better and listening panel had generally better taste in music and was actually familiar with the sound of acoustic instruments.It's almost universally true if it comes to most vintage drivers although most of them can't be used as intended in modern system -they are just too restricted.
I hope that you use your Lowthers correctly meaning no BLH and no full-range paranoia just an extended wide band driver with matched midbass and bass driver and well sorted tweeter and preferably bi-tri amped. This is how my friend is using his Lowthers although with big Azura horn it's still a rotten compromise and a dead end of a sort. Thats why I gave up mine.
I didn't mean Magnavox Console as such but the drivers from better Magnavox consoles. The ones with Jensen 15" and big (relatively) alnico magnet -a direct WE descendent and small alnico Jensen horn crossed in at 1.2-1.5K Hz in rigid , solid OB with correct amp and a sub can be very pleasant sounding really for almost nothing.
I'm occupied recently by Tannoy 10" Red mounted in approx 2cuft closed box. Well , it doesn't work with regular 2-8W SET unfortunately , also with modern PP is so so. I hooked up "restored" LEAK TL 50 (meaning NOS vitQ caps , AB resistors and related vintage "junk" parts to preserve original voicing and value since I intend to sell it -it's not that good)and together they sound kinda wonderful on simple music .Now , I don't believe in synergy - It's all bollocks and junk compensating shortcomings of another junk but it works to extent.
Regards, W


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