Another kind of odd shape you would have to learn to live with.
Ooops ya may want to start a Spica thread - As this is Dynaco A25 territory.
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Would love to know yer thoughts on your Spica 50s.....Strange design but VG by all accounts.....Now they would be nice done up.....
Another kind of odd shape you would have to learn to live with.
Ooops ya may want to start a Spica thread - As this is Dynaco A25 territory.
Another kind of odd shape you would have to learn to live with.
Ooops ya may want to start a Spica thread - As this is Dynaco A25 territory.
Re: Dynaco A25
I'm hoping sometime to maybe drag the NVAs and Spicas to one of those bake-offs or get- togethers in the a north East but I will need a mate of mine to help because I don't drive. I'm away for the next one, but hey happen quite regularly.
I'm not sure what I could do to smarten up the Spicas because they are pretty much unmarked. Boring black ash sides though, so I guess I could re-veneer them. They look fine with grilles on and the grilles are perfect but I can't abide speaker grilles. Why pay money for clarity only to smother it in cloth, I say :D
If you ever venture this far south (first time I've said that about Newcastle in ages) you'd be very welcome to have a listen. You'd have to put up with a belt drive TT though.......... And then there are those wires
I'm not sure what I could do to smarten up the Spicas because they are pretty much unmarked. Boring black ash sides though, so I guess I could re-veneer them. They look fine with grilles on and the grilles are perfect but I can't abide speaker grilles. Why pay money for clarity only to smother it in cloth, I say :D
If you ever venture this far south (first time I've said that about Newcastle in ages) you'd be very welcome to have a listen. You'd have to put up with a belt drive TT though.......... And then there are those wires
Re: Dynaco A25
Well I'm not sure they are a DIY project in electronics terms because I didnt mod them after all. However, I did finish the Dynacos in all other DIY aspects. some pics for completeness:
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Really nice finish on those. Its good to see some of these old speakers bought back to life. I heard a pair of these once and thought they were pretty good.
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Gee thanks, guys. I'm a real bodger at all things DIY but I don't mind re-doing something until its acceptable. The finish is just "Wilkinsons" Danish oil, applied in several coats. I sanded them right back first. Thankfully older veneers are thicker than today.
The black paint on the baffles is just Halfords standard matt. I masked evetything off first. Grille fabric and badges were off EBay. Badges were from a nice guy in Canada. The hardest bit to find was the criss-cross stuff that goes over the vent. It was broken on one peaker, which you can see in the early pics. I eventually found something suitable in Aldi of all places. It's a plastic grid thingy you put your scones on to cool.
I've got some spare if Jammy wants to make a gift of it to Shona
The black paint on the baffles is just Halfords standard matt. I masked evetything off first. Grille fabric and badges were off EBay. Badges were from a nice guy in Canada. The hardest bit to find was the criss-cross stuff that goes over the vent. It was broken on one peaker, which you can see in the early pics. I eventually found something suitable in Aldi of all places. It's a plastic grid thingy you put your scones on to cool.
I've got some spare if Jammy wants to make a gift of it to Shona
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Cheers, Jammy :D
The Dynacos just have a great sound to them. Definitely a touch of magic to them that lifts them miles above the pack. If I hadn't stumbled on the Spicas so soon after getting the Dynacos, I'd still be using them and loving it. I got my Apogess back from my mate last night and its reminded me how special both the Dynacos and Spicas are. I'd swear there's a little " one man band" trapped inside each Spica
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The Dynacos just have a great sound to them. Definitely a touch of magic to them that lifts them miles above the pack. If I hadn't stumbled on the Spicas so soon after getting the Dynacos, I'd still be using them and loving it. I got my Apogess back from my mate last night and its reminded me how special both the Dynacos and Spicas are. I'd swear there's a little " one man band" trapped inside each Spica
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Andrew , you make me smile - casually slipped in to the conversation with no fuss , preamble or fanfare .
"I got my apogees back from my mate last nite"
"I got my apogees back from my mate last nite"