Early '60's, 2-way Wharfedale W60's with alnico drivers. Warm, smooth speakers with very-full, extremely-musical, lifelike mids and highs (And they're not in-your-face-sounding at all). These speakers don't get very-low, but they make up for it with a tight, precise upper-bass, and they have outstanding dynamics. Excellent transient-response and snap, even at low volumes. Very-good with old-school funky stuff like James Brown, the JB's, the Meters, and basically any funk band (Like the other Briggs-era models, the 2-way W60's are perfect for reproducing horn instruments... Timbre is spot-on). Blues stuff sounds great. R&B sounds great, old-school rap sounds great, and classical and jazz sound friggin' delightful. This isn't a speaker for cranking at keg parties. This is a speaker for kickin' back, breakin' out the chillum (or whatever), and switching the body to "Veg-Mode"... Check out the W60 videos that LaJazz Audio uploaded (There's probably one to your right), and then compare them to the LaJazz videos of OTHER similarly-sized speakers and see which you think sounds better. IMO, the Briggs-era Wharfedale models are the most-underrated vintage speakers ever made (and the Briggs-era alnico drivers the most-underrated raw drivers). Like a combination of Bozak and Goodmans (That's the best way I can describe it, but that's how they sound... Perfect). Boy, this sounds pretty-good through the headphones... even if the volume is too-low. BTW, I got my W90's home finally, and ...
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Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Wharfedale W60 2-way alnico speakers and War (Turn volume up on this... Level is low)
Wharfedale W60 2-way alnico speakers and War (Turn volume up on this... Level is low) Tube. Duration : 2.05 Mins.
Early '60's, 2-way Wharfedale W60's with alnico drivers. Warm, smooth speakers with very-full, extremely-musical, lifelike mids and highs (And they're not in-your-face-sounding at all). These speakers don't get very-low, but they make up for it with a tight, precise upper-bass, and they have outstanding dynamics. Excellent transient-response and snap, even at low volumes. Very-good with old-school funky stuff like James Brown, the JB's, the Meters, and basically any funk band (Like the other Briggs-era models, the 2-way W60's are perfect for reproducing horn instruments... Timbre is spot-on). Blues stuff sounds great. R&B sounds great, old-school rap sounds great, and classical and jazz sound friggin' delightful. This isn't a speaker for cranking at keg parties. This is a speaker for kickin' back, breakin' out the chillum (or whatever), and switching the body to "Veg-Mode"... Check out the W60 videos that LaJazz Audio uploaded (There's probably one to your right), and then compare them to the LaJazz videos of OTHER similarly-sized speakers and see which you think sounds better. IMO, the Briggs-era Wharfedale models are the most-underrated vintage speakers ever made (and the Briggs-era alnico drivers the most-underrated raw drivers). Like a combination of Bozak and Goodmans (That's the best way I can describe it, but that's how they sound... Perfect). Boy, this sounds pretty-good through the headphones... even if the volume is too-low. BTW, I got my W90's home finally, and ...
Early '60's, 2-way Wharfedale W60's with alnico drivers. Warm, smooth speakers with very-full, extremely-musical, lifelike mids and highs (And they're not in-your-face-sounding at all). These speakers don't get very-low, but they make up for it with a tight, precise upper-bass, and they have outstanding dynamics. Excellent transient-response and snap, even at low volumes. Very-good with old-school funky stuff like James Brown, the JB's, the Meters, and basically any funk band (Like the other Briggs-era models, the 2-way W60's are perfect for reproducing horn instruments... Timbre is spot-on). Blues stuff sounds great. R&B sounds great, old-school rap sounds great, and classical and jazz sound friggin' delightful. This isn't a speaker for cranking at keg parties. This is a speaker for kickin' back, breakin' out the chillum (or whatever), and switching the body to "Veg-Mode"... Check out the W60 videos that LaJazz Audio uploaded (There's probably one to your right), and then compare them to the LaJazz videos of OTHER similarly-sized speakers and see which you think sounds better. IMO, the Briggs-era Wharfedale models are the most-underrated vintage speakers ever made (and the Briggs-era alnico drivers the most-underrated raw drivers). Like a combination of Bozak and Goodmans (That's the best way I can describe it, but that's how they sound... Perfect). Boy, this sounds pretty-good through the headphones... even if the volume is too-low. BTW, I got my W90's home finally, and ...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Jensen P8P 8" inch 1950s all alnico paper phenolic drivers
Jensen P8P 8" inch 1950s all alnico paper phenolic drivers Tube. Duration : 3.62 Mins.
Copyright 2011 -- www.HiFiTown.com - ... Tested with a NAD 3020 and vintage 16bit DAC CD player. An inspection and test of the famous Jensen P8P 8 inch speakers. These cover a different freq response curve than the Western Electric 755A, so it's no fair to compare. A very good choice for any top-end 2 or 3 way all cone driver, open baffle system. Produced only during a brief period and not sold to the public, no were they used in any home hifi systems. Some of the most efficient midrange drivers you can find. The crisp paper / silk cone is controlled by a huge 5lb's worth of ALNICO magnet. Visit HiFiTown.com for more antique audio videos.
Copyright 2011 -- www.HiFiTown.com - ... Tested with a NAD 3020 and vintage 16bit DAC CD player. An inspection and test of the famous Jensen P8P 8 inch speakers. These cover a different freq response curve than the Western Electric 755A, so it's no fair to compare. A very good choice for any top-end 2 or 3 way all cone driver, open baffle system. Produced only during a brief period and not sold to the public, no were they used in any home hifi systems. Some of the most efficient midrange drivers you can find. The crisp paper / silk cone is controlled by a huge 5lb's worth of ALNICO magnet. Visit HiFiTown.com for more antique audio videos.
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