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Dabutcher
09-03-2011, 04:16 PM
Anybody know anything about these? I picked up a pair painted black that came out of a church rafters. Sound good . 16 Ohms. 30 watts max. I was just wondering about back in the day if these were Kool or what? thanks,Darryl
Cayuga
09-03-2011, 04:29 PM
I have a pair of Sentry 1's and power them with a Fisher 500B. It's my main two channel rig at this time and I really like how the EV's sound. Give them a try and report back. They sound better with tubes or a lower power vintage Marantz/Pioneer.
mhardy6647
09-03-2011, 05:47 PM
According to the literature it is the same speaker as Cayuga's Sentry 1 in a different box. Should have considerable panache; "great for tube amps".
If the crossovers are not sealed (some EV XOs were potted in metal 'cans') they should benefit greatly from new capacitors (Parts Express's house brand XO caps are fine and inexpensive; they're Bennic OEM as I recall).

http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Speakers/EDS/Sentry%20I%20&%20II%20EDS.pdf

Here's the manual for the "A" versions, FWIW:
http://archives.telex.com/archives/EV/Speakers/EDS/Sentry%20IA%20&%20IIA.pdf
Face
09-03-2011, 06:07 PM
If the crossovers are not sealed (some EV XOs were potted in metal 'cans') they should benefit greatly from new capacitors (Parts Express's house brand XO caps are fine and inexpensive; they're Bennic OEM as I recall).
You're correct.
stuwee
09-03-2011, 06:58 PM
I agree with those above, find a nice little tube amp/receiver, you'll love them, nice grab :smile:
Dabutcher
09-04-2011, 08:21 PM
Thank again . This blog never ceases to amaze me! I picked them up for $15.00 at a garage sale for a church. I have them hooked up in my garage to a denon avr3000.. Only two analog recievers I have are a small Realistic and a Sansui 2000x. I will try one of those for now. They do not look like much on the inside-but I really enjoy the sound. Thanks ,Darryl
Cayuga
09-04-2011, 10:02 PM
I think you will like them more with the Sansui, if you get your hands on a small tube amp they will really sound nice.
Truth
07-20-2012, 03:24 PM
Anybody know anything about these? I picked up a pair painted black that came out of a church rafters. Sound good . 16 Ohms. 30 watts max. I was just wondering about back in the day if these were Kool or what? thanks,Darryl

Are you interested in selling theses?