Hello Hifi Wigwam,
My friend has a pair of speakers in his bedroom that his parents left there, that have been unused for 30 years or so. They looked pretty nifty with the chrome caps, and we are curious to hear what they sound like.
We asked his parents and it doesn't seem like there's any amplifiers in the house to pair with it.
From my research, it seems they need some serious amplification. And it's a good think I checked - I was almost ready to bring the Onkyo A-9010 (45W) to plug in, which could have seriously damaged them!
I was wondering where could we possibly begin with these?
Would any modern, cheap, Class D amplification be acceptable for feeding these behemoths and getting serious quality out of them?
Would it be preferable to look for amplification from the 70s/80s?
Are there modern Class A/B amplifiers in the 100W+ category that could potentially do the trick?
What should we be looking out for in terms of pairing?
If they've been unused for 30 years, should there be any potential maintenance issues we need to keep an eye out for?
My friend has a pair of speakers in his bedroom that his parents left there, that have been unused for 30 years or so. They looked pretty nifty with the chrome caps, and we are curious to hear what they sound like.
We asked his parents and it doesn't seem like there's any amplifiers in the house to pair with it.
From my research, it seems they need some serious amplification. And it's a good think I checked - I was almost ready to bring the Onkyo A-9010 (45W) to plug in, which could have seriously damaged them!
I was wondering where could we possibly begin with these?
Would any modern, cheap, Class D amplification be acceptable for feeding these behemoths and getting serious quality out of them?
Would it be preferable to look for amplification from the 70s/80s?
Are there modern Class A/B amplifiers in the 100W+ category that could potentially do the trick?
What should we be looking out for in terms of pairing?
If they've been unused for 30 years, should there be any potential maintenance issues we need to keep an eye out for?