"Jim Strickland’s Acoustat speakers, when in good condition, they were without peer and almost indestructible, because the stators front and back were Teflon coated ofc wire, you just couldn’t arc them, and they went loud, very beamy though for the highs, one to two man listening position.
Aging after 15 to 20 years of the honeycomb acrylic plastic was their downfall in the end, becoming powdery and brittle and it absorbed moisture on humid days which cause HT edge leakage."
I was an Acoustat dealer from almost the beginning to the very end of the company. Jim, (R.I.P.) and I became very good friends.
I just rebuilt and brought electronically into the 21st century a pair of 2+2's. The are still one of the best speakers out there. Mine came out PERFECT cosmetically and electronically and sound marvelous. You guys really should hear a pair that have been redone properly. They are indeed spectacular.
An additional vote for the John Curl designed Vendetta Research SCP-2 phono stage.
Aging after 15 to 20 years of the honeycomb acrylic plastic was their downfall in the end, becoming powdery and brittle and it absorbed moisture on humid days which cause HT edge leakage."
I was an Acoustat dealer from almost the beginning to the very end of the company. Jim, (R.I.P.) and I became very good friends.
I just rebuilt and brought electronically into the 21st century a pair of 2+2's. The are still one of the best speakers out there. Mine came out PERFECT cosmetically and electronically and sound marvelous. You guys really should hear a pair that have been redone properly. They are indeed spectacular.
An additional vote for the John Curl designed Vendetta Research SCP-2 phono stage.