'Legendary' is way overused in the audiophile world, perhaps shouldn't be used at all. Does it mean, for example that I should pass the oral history, along with my personal experience of the
Heil tweeter to my daughters? If so, then the transducers, especially domes, that Braun made in the seventies shouldn't be missed. They have a headphone like clarity that's extraordinary. This 3 way, 10 inch teak veneer system is a great example. I just refoamed the woofers, and they sound great.
Braun speakers of the period used captive speakers leads (16 feet), and I've chosen to leave them. They're small diameter, but decent quality,suitable for the kind of vintage receivers (with their many old small connectors) that these speakers are likely to be paired with. In the past with other Brauns, I've cut into the cabinets and installed modern connectors, but am not convinced that the subtle improvement was worth defacing a classic Dieter Rams cabinet design for.
I photoshopped out the wires in this picture to make sure you're paying attention.
2 comments:
Lloyd, we have another thing in common. I owned a pair of these (inherited) until 6 months ago. Sold them on kijiji for a pittance, don t ever remember the number. They sounded terrible compared to old Paradigm 7SEs. You made me regret.
Nice post, thanks for sharing.
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