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03-15-08
Hello. my name is stefan i own a pair of lincoln walsh ohm ... Swesolowski
03-28-08
M e r l i n s vsm Pedrillo
04-02-08
my current speakers are dynaudio countour 5.4's. they cont ... Islandmandan
05-16-08
I have spent the last 15 years with a pair of martin logan a ... Fordmod
05-18-08
Ran into a pair of von schweickert vr-7se's a few months ago ... Fplanner2000
06-17-08
Pass labs rushmores! i will second jebsmith73 in saying tha ... Kamil
06-20-08
Wilson benesch arcs just lovely, with a little metronome int ... Posty
06-29-08
I am not a rich man so i have to make choices that i have to ... Tobaccoleafpie
07-05-08
I own or have owned 18 pairs of fairly decent speakers , fro ... Morgenholz
07-11-08
Er, there really are none - as it's all for sale eventually ... Flrnlamb
07-12-08
Well, back in 2001 i said i'd hang on to my apogee stages fo ... Macdonj
07-13-08: Knownothing
My H.H. Scott two-way cat coffins I have owned for 35 years. I have owned many other speakers but I keep coming back to these. Because they sounded so good? No, not at all!! I come back because the highly retro cherry veneer cabinets are so cool looking, because I keep telling myself I can eventually make them sound as good as they look, and because I'm cheap. None of the newer speakers I have owned have exuded the coolness of these - cool sort of like how "Kramer" on Seinfeld was "cool", or something... I will very likely buy new speakers and replace these in my main listening room, but I will hang onto them "for life".
The long saga:
My brother bought these speakers at the Navy PX in Vallejo, CA in 1966 and he gave them to me in about 1973. Back then they had the stock paper drivers bolted on the BACK of the face board and had an oblong port that chuffed like Chris Farley giving a raspberry. The grill cloth was the sparkley burlap stuff glued to the face board that was so popular for speakers in the fifties and sixties. The cabinet was crafted so the face board was recessed with slightly beveled wood trim and the whole thing sort of looked like a well crafted wood and fabric horn. The noises that came out sounded like they were coming from a tunnel. I used these speakers for a while and then put them in the attic and replaced them with some Bose speakers. Over time other speakers came and went.
1980 - Modification 1. I decided to pull the H.H. Scotts out of storage and upgrade the guts of the cool looking boxes. I replaced the drivers and crossover with components from Speakerlab in Seattle (new tweeter and 8" mid/woofer), and blocked the ports converting them to acoustic suspension speakers. I didn't want to disturb the retro look of the grill cloth so I bolted the drivers on the back of the face board like the stock configuration - sounded like a slightly more dynamic speaker in a tunnel.
1991 - Modification 2. I got my first CD player (Yamaha CDC-715), and thought the H.H. Scott/Speakerlabs needed a tune up for the digital age, so I removed the grill cloth, pulled the drivers out of the cabinet and mounted them on the front of the face board. Now we are talking - they looked a bit more industrial but sounded at least as good as I had intended with the first upgrade. Acoustic musician friends liked the sound, asked who built the speakers!!!
1992 - Modification 3. with little kids and cats in the picture, quickly puncture both dust caps, one woofer cone and collapse both tweeter domes on newly exposed drivers. Speakerlab now 2,500 miles away. Replace all drivers with Radio Shack products. New drivers sound like crap, no time to listen anyway.
2004 - Modification 4. Getting back into audio, buy new integrated amplifier and tuner, no money left for new speakers. Back in Seattle - so pick up new Vifa/Morell drivers, Caps and Kimber wiring at Speakerlab. I brace inside of boxes, line with sound deadening material and seal cabinets. Built natural fabric detachable grill clothes (think AR or Advent style) - about $250 total investment in all parts plus time. At first I can't understand why they sound diffrerent like crap (I didn't fully understand break in concept for speaker drivers and electronics). As drivers loosen up and I correctly dial in positions in the room, I can't believe how good the H.H. Scott/Speakerlab/Vifa/Morell speakers sound.
Now, any new piece of equipment, wire or tweak in the audio chain is immediately noticed. The speakers are fast, nuanced, detailed and warm, and bass is honest and fairly natural to 45Hz. Are they the "best speakers" ever? No. Do they sound as good as current state of the art for sealed speakers? No. They don't image as well and the bass isn't as clean as similarly sized ATC's for example. But I am enjoying listening to music in ways I haven't before, and these multiple retreads compare favorably to currently available speakers that cost many times more than my investment in parts. These old speakers have a history that means something to me, and they look very groovy baby...
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08-10-08
Like everyone else hear, i too have been a boarding house fo ... Vinylvision
08-15-08
i fell in love w/the 'magnepan' sound in about '82 or '83. ... Magfan
08-20-08
Back in 2002, i wrote this: 10-31-02: dacspool@yahoo.com i ... Tdacquisto
09-06-08
Snell jii-- easily placed anywhere in a room for outstanding ... Bradfordmyles
09-21-08
I've had a pair of magnepan 2.6r's for 12 years bought secon ... Beemler
09-23-08
I've had my paradigm 9's and the original studio monitors si ... Jazzkid
09-28-08
Sf guarneri homage...haven't thought about another speaker f ... Jman
09-28-08
After a 15 year journey into this wonderful world of audio, ... Bryanp
09-28-08
Jman, agree with you, my sonus faber g's have got me off the ... Daveyf
09-29-08
I've been using kharma 3.2 fe reference for a long time and ... Bwha
10-07-08
My speakers for life are not doing well. have had a pair of ... Lefty5432
10-17-08
Right now spica tc 60's, tc 50's and i really enjoyed the al ... Ponnie
10-19-08
Vintage sansui sp-5500's.......speakers made today are made ... Hifisoundguy
10-21-08
"vintage sansui sp-5500's.......speakers made today a ... Sherod
10-21-08
If space permits quad el57 right now i'm really enjoying t ... Musicfile
10-23-08
For longevity it must be a pair of gale 401a's bought in 197 ... Marmara
10-27-08
I've owned over 20 pairs of speakers ...i'm done. Reelsmith
11-05-08
I have a pair of b&w 801 matrix 2 speakers since 1997. unfor ... Jer100
11-13-08
Try the coincident pure reference speakers and tell me they' ... Markgarmaise
11-13-08
Gentlemen, i have owned and/or listened to many of the great ... Rsn58
11-16-08
Speakers to hang onto for life is impossible...but a couple ... Lou_setriodes
12-05-08
* kef 104/2: owned these for over 15 years and still love th ... Danmyers
12-18-08
If physical space is not a concern, i would stay with big sp ... Fhet
12-23-08
Wilson sophia 1's..a classic speaker which serves the music ... Dave_b
04-01-09
Two pairs for me, that i never should have sold. klipsch las ... 89vett
04-01-09
Vsa vr-7ses - just got a 2nd vac phi 300.1 amp to drive them ... Fplanner2000
04-01-09
B&w cdm-1 se's and linn kans. Joeylawn36111
04-29-09
I regret selling my most pristine apogee scintilla. never re ... Gallant_diva
07-01-09
Celestion 3's. these are bookshelves and i have had them for ... Dane101
07-09-09
Been using and loving my infinity rs 5 kappa speakers for 18 ... Nordberg
07-10-09
I had a 50 year old pair of altecs 420y. sadly one just died ... Johnk
07-10-09
John, why do you hang your head in shame? it's obvious you l ... T_bone
07-10-09
having drifted away from my first high quality speaker exp ... Islandmandan
07-27-09
This is a really great thread indeed: i love to see that i'm ... Stereo_ears
07-27-09
I've owned {two-pairs} of polk audio monitor 10's. i have th ... Thechops
08-05-09
Wilson benesch square two .... Cagiva88
08-05-09
polk sda-srs 2"s bought in 1988.klipsch khorns bought ... Rocketman4274
08-14-09
Last year's purchase of guru qm-10s are a revelation for me ... Sumadoggie
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