hopefully someone can help me

[dlothamer]

this lady gave me these speakers for free, but there is no marking on them, they sound awesome though, very crisp and clear and very rich, the speakers themselves are very heavy, they have the square magnet which i am not familiar with, i know that these are not polks but i dont know where else to turn for help the number on the back of the woofers is 433 8039, there is no markings on the speakers themselves, they have the hard wire screws on the back, i typed the number on the back of the sub to maybe get an idea of what they were but i couldnt fine anything on them

[OldmanSRS]

My guess is they are some form of kit speaker. The drivers have butyl surrounds and that's a good thing for longivity. The tweeters look to be piezo. Circa 1980's perhaps.

Greg

[Face]

I believe that's an alnico magnet, from the 70's, maybe 80's.

I would post this on Audiokarma.org, someone there may be able to help you.

[dlothamer]

thank you for your help i found out more about them, they are essex united model 500 speakers, so i guess not as good as i wished they were but not as bad as i thought they were, o well they are going on the internet for sale, thank you guys

[OldmanSRS]

Man you got them on ebay fast:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-1970's-Essex%2FUnited-3-Way-Tower--Speakers_W0QQitemZ350236289723QQcmdZViewItemQQimsx Z20090806?IMSfp=TL090806192002r24155

Greg

[Face]

Now that your intentions are obvious, boy are those things ugly!

I wonder how they figured out that driver placement. Did the engineers play pin the tail on the donkey?

[Knucklehead]

this lady gave me these speakers for free, but there is no marking on them, they sound awesome though, very crisp and clear and very rich, the speakers themselves are very heavy, they have the square magnet which i am not familiar with, i know that these are not polks but i dont know where else to turn for help the number on the back of the woofers is 433 8039, there is no markings on the speakers themselves, they have the hard wire screws on the back, i typed the number on the back of the sub to maybe get an idea of what they were but i couldnt fine anything on them

Nice try ass#$%*!

[NJPOLKER]

Now that your intentions are obvious, boy are those things ugly!

I wonder how they figured out that driver placement. Did the engineers play pin the tail on the donkey?

This pecker checker is better than some of the beatniks we get. I think I spelled beatnik right.

[Fongolio]

Man you got them on ebay fast:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-Vintage-1970's-Essex%2FUnited-3-Way-Tower--Speakers_W0QQitemZ350236289723QQcmdZViewItemQQimsx Z20090806?IMSfp=TL090806192002r24155

Greg

Not the same ones as in his picture. But very ugly still.

[dlothamer]

for 1 those are not my speakers in the pic, and 2 i sure hope ur not calling me an ass#@$% dude, and 3 they were free speakers,

[George Grand]

At that price it's a shame you couldn't get two pair.

[dlothamer]

ill give you my pair for 10

[Face]

Insert foot into mouth. :D

[dlothamer]

that might be a good place for it =)

[mhardy6647]

The drivers look decent (although the piezos are screechy unless properly crossed-over; despite the mfgr. claims to the contrary). The woofer in the second photo was made in the 39th week of 1980. 433 is an EIA mfgr. code for Cleveland.
www.webervst.com/codes.html

[NJPOLKER]

for 1 those are not my speakers in the pic, and 2 i sure hope ur not calling me an ass#@$% dude, and 3 they were free speakers,


ill give you my pair for 10

At least you can count pretty well.

10 what?

And, What are your intension's with these speakers? I think we probably know but be so kind and share it with us, exactly.

[Fongolio]

Not the same ones as in his picture. But very ugly still.

Okay, I take it back. They are not as much ugly as different. If I really think about it some SDA's are configured pretty strangely as well and some people who are used to conventional looking speakers may find them "ugly". The SDA 3.1's come to mind. Welcome to the club. Some people here are very sensitive because very often newbies show up and ask a couple of rudimentary questions but the real purpose is to sell their goods. This place is called "Club Polk" because it is just that....a club for Polk enthusiasts and audio junkies in general; but the fact that there is a flea market area where stuff can be sold by and to club members leaves it open to possible abuse from so called "new members" who frequently join only to sell goods. I hope you are not one of them and are in fact a Polk enthusiast like the members who posted above. They are only trying to keep the club real. Welcome.

[TECHNOKID]

Welcome to CP dlothamer! If you stick around, you might get hooked-up and might want to get away from the free bees and try some of the great Polk speakers some of the wealthier members on this board might have to offer at great pricing :cool: Hey, free bees are priceless and can provide you with an economical way of toying/learning about speakers!

Enjoy!
TK

[GV#27]

I wonder how they figured out that driver placement. Did the engineers play pin the tail on the donkey?They might as well have ,the results would likely be about the same.:D

[raidersrule76]

I'm thinking this might be a another one for the banned list.

[comfortablycurt]

I don't see why you're all spazzing out on the guy...he's just looking for info on his speakers.:confused:

I don't think he's implied that he wishes to sell them here on Club Polk...just that he is going to sell them.

[dlothamer]

actually i have a set of polks that i love they are the studio 10s and i got those for $5.00, they are in mint condition, and they were 1 owner, i wasnt ever going to sell those other speakers on here, cmon now hence the name club polk audio, i just figured that if anyone knew what they were it would be someone on here, and yes i am going to sell them but through the paper or through another website but not ebay, they are to heavy to ship, so if you still want to keep bashing me then go for it, but its only words and if you were a real man about it you would drive up here and get these speakers and then say what you have to say about everything :D

[snow]

actually i have a set of polks that i love they are the studio 10s and i got those for $5.00, they are in mint condition, and they were 1 owner, i wasnt ever going to sell those other speakers on here, cmon now hence the name club polk audio, i just figured that if anyone knew what they were it would be someone on here, and yes i am going to sell them but through the paper or through another website but not ebay, they are to heavy to ship, so if you still want to keep bashing me then go for it, but its only words and if you were a real man about it you would drive up here and get these speakers and then say what you have to say about everything :DWhere is "up here" at?




REGARDS SNOW

[F1nut]

Where is "up here" at?




REGARDS SNOW

Down, Snow, Down! :D

[shadowofnight]

I'd be too embarrassed to give those to the guys that mow my lawn. :rolleyes:

[nguyendot]

Those are pretty ugly. I wouldn't even use them as garage speakers. At least we got them identified - Essex speakers huh?

I'd go pawn them if I were given them.

[seeclear]

I'm thinking this might be a another one for the banned list.

Jeez, how about you give a guy a chance before you jump down his throat? He hasn't done ANYTHING wrong or even stretched a rule, let alone broken one. Some of you guys get all bent out of shape just because he is a newb (on here). Lighten up!

dlothamer, welcome to the club. Stick around, we'll help you spend any money you make on your sale, and much much more.

[dlothamer]

its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet,

[Face]

its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet,
Stick around. :D

[Bobsama]

its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet,

I like you. Stick around.:)

[snow]

Down, Snow, Down! :DNo No it's not like that lol.


its all good, everyone is just jealous that they didnt get these magnificent speakers like i did, its ok i understand i would be greatly mad as well, but it is something that they will just have to live with, and if they make it to the area and are still upset about my great deal then they are more than welcome to come and ill give them one of the awesome drivers out of the set, heck maybe even a tweet, Still curious where up here and this area is.



REGARDS SNOW

[dlothamer]

im not going anywhere, im no push over, now that all of that is out of the way and i have earned my respect in this "group" what has anyone ever heard of KNIGHT SPEAKERS, very well built, all i could find was that they were once allied speaekers, and later down the road after they were manufactured, radio shack bought them,

[dlothamer]

up here is the one and only hoosier state, if there is anyone who need directions let me know ill give you an atlas, but for you snow it is down here, =8)

[snow]

im not going anywhere, im no push over, now that all of that is out of the way and i have earned my respect in this "group" what has anyone ever heard of KNIGHT SPEAKERS, very well built, all i could find was that they were once allied speaekers, and later down the road after they were manufactured, radio shack bought them,I have seen this brand for sale and from disscussions that I can recall they were average low to mid fi speakers not horrible but not outstanding. If you really want to find out more about a certain model of these I suggest you go to the Audiokarma forum and post a question there, there is a large group of vintage audio people there and im sure that they could help you out.


up here is the one and only hoosier state, if there is anyone who need directions let me know ill give you an atlas, but for you snow it is down here, =8) Yes Indiana would be down there for me.

REGARDS SNOW

[nooshinjohn]

yet another reason to leave Indiana

[dlothamer]

thank you, will do that