Whatcha think about the refoam job?
Whatcha think about the refoam job?
Very nice, congratulations!
How do they sound?
I bet my Altecs could kick their butts!
My old L36 decades kick their butts.Originally Posted by Storm
Very nice, congratulations!
How do they sound?
I bet my Altecs could kick their butts!
I always liked those grilles!
"It is said, 'Go not to the elves for counsel for they will say both no and yes.' "
Frodo Baggins to Gildor Inglorion, The Fellowship of the Ring
THE MUSICIAN'S ROOM
For what they are you'd be surprised how good they sound. Weems profiled them in a pocket book he published through Radio Shack and I built a pair in high school. The Mid-tweeter was quite good and they had very accurate bass.
I whole heartedly agree.
These thing sound amazing for what they are.
I would go as far to say they sound a little more natural than my advents.
Comparable to a L26 I think.
I owned a set of L26s a while back, and these Novas may even have better bass, but it was a while back, wish I still had them.
I am keeping these Novas for sure.
The port was a great idea. Most small speakers are infinite baffled, and sound a bit cramped, these sound very open to me, and on a Marantz 2216B, they open up VERY nicely.
Yes, I have one Marantz receiver per set of speakers I own..lol
Stock L100s have a 2270
Modded L100s have a 2265B
Pioneer CS-77As have a 1530
Advents have a 2220B
Realistic Nova-4s have a 2216B
Nice!
These are from an era when even radioshack made good stuff
A friend of mine has those same speakers. I was thinking to myself how crappy they would sound (kinda looks like they belong in a church or my grandma's house or something)... until he fired them up.I'm glad I kept my mouth shut about them. Needless to say, I've never been so surprised about a set of speakers before.
Indeed, that was my reaction as well!A friend of mine has those same speakers. I was thinking to myself how crappy they would sound (kinda looks like they belong in a church or my grandma's house or something)... until he fired them up.
I was expecting PC speakers like noise and distortion to pour out of them, but with the right receiver the bass can actually be felt in the chest at near field.
They handle wattage better than expected as well.
They love a good, clean 20wpc receiver.
LOL, my third cousin(who gave them to me) used them as organ speakers.
Definetely a sleeper speaker.
They look a lot better if you flip the grilles over, but I left mine stock because I am obsessive compulsive.
The little logos even turn in any direction without having to remove them.
great job looks awsome. ive owned many nova and optimus speakers and i dont care what anyone says there great speakers. especially those early 80's mystery foams that don't seem to rot. wood grills are what first got me started with the sansui's. i cant tell if those are plastic but if they are i wonder if they ever came in wood? the pair i want to find are the optimus 4's straight up and down wood grills with padded tops. dont know if the tops were custom or original though.i wish i still had my mach's.
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