Speakers, Part I.

So for the past few days i've had a great time pretending that i am an audiophile. on both tuesday and wednesday, i had random thrift-store stops that, between the two of them yielded a purchase of 7 vintage speakers. Tuesday, at the infamous Brown Elephant, (Milwaukee Location) i found an old pair of Heathkit speakers, one of which was missing the front grill cloth, but looked interesting regardless. I was rushed, as they were closing 5 minutes from the time i walked in the door, so i decided on a whim to pay the $5/each for the speakers and carry them the 1 block home. When i got home, i tried the speakers out and determined that they sounded pretty good - that is until i compared them to the Advent Loudspeakers that I had been using previously... The Heathkits contained 10" Jensen speakers from 1968. This discovery was a little exciting, however i learned that they were lower-end models and not regarded as anything special, really. I've since pulled the Jensens and trashed the enclosures - no need to add to the pile of crap in our loft. On to wednesday...

This time it was the Ark Thrift Store on Milwaukee. Here I found a pair of Advent Loudspeakers almost exactly like the ones I had currently, an old pair of Jensen TF-25 speakers, and (unfortunately) ONE AR 2a speaker. The Advents need to be re-surrounded, but the Jensens and the AR are both in fine working condition. Again, i paid $5/each for the speakers, and loaded them into the back of my car. The AR is still there...

Next Post: Speakers Part II.