Should I buy these or not? I have found some excellent condition Lancer 99 speakers locally. Wood grilles are perfect, as is the finish. These have been in a local home since the mid 1960s, and uplayed for the past thirty years. These are speakers only, no amps built in...
I pulled off the grille covers and the drivers look original and minty. I gently pressed on the 14" woof Lans-alloy surrounds and found them quite pliable and offering decent travel. There are no signs of cracks in them. The speakers also have all the original paperwork.
The price for these babies is $300 but I think he'll let them go for $250. But there is no provision there for listening to them first. The guy says they work great, but was not thrilled with the idea of letting me audition them, and I think I can talk him into lower $$ if I just buy them.
I've been all over the web and can't find out much about these, other than they were built early to mid 1960s. I have looked at everything at the Lansing Heritage site (only found one catalog page) and searched the Audio Asylum, but I haven't seen anything on the most critical piece of information: HOW DO THEY SOUND? Is this a special speaker or just decent for the era they were produced? I currently running a 35 wpc tube amp into Altec Fourteen Horns in the living room, and these would replace the Dynaco a25's in my shop. How good is the price, and how good is the sound?
thanks!
Chris L