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ID'ing old Magnavox console components
I'd like some feedback regarding specifications for some speakers &
crossovers I have. A few years back, my parents gave me their old '60s Magnavox console stereo after it "died" because I'd mentioned interest in those HUGE woofers and horns. I had no interest in the dead control/amplifier units so I merely scavenged the speakers and crossovers, chunked the dead hardware and used the cabinet for fireplace kindling. I never thought to notice this unit's model number. But now that I am wanting to put these thing to use, I cannot determine what the speaker/horn specs are nor the values of the unmarked crossover components. I'd like to know what these speakers are rated at & whether they are 4, 8 or ohm. I'd like to recreate the original x-overs. I've tested a couple of different sets of commercially produced x-overs (connected to 4, 8 & 16 ohm outputs) but like the sound better through the originals. Here is what I do know: This unit was one of Magnavox's first solid-state versions ca. 1965. It was about 6 feet long with removable sliding wooden panels on the top. The control unit and record-changer were in the right-hand side. An album storage bin and speaker selector switch were located in the left-had side The amp was 50 watts and was remotely located in the bottom of the cabinet. The woofers are 15" in diameter and say, "Magnavox 581515-1 719" The horns are 11.5"x5" aluminum and about 12" long (no markings). The tuner was AM/FM/Multiplex. It sported a Gerrard record-changer. The x-overs were actually combined on one cardboard circuit board. There was no baffling for the speakers... the cabinet acted as one giant plenum. |
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