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RE: May I Respectfully Disagree?

Posted by gilmorneau (A) on September 4, 2007 at 10:33:13

In Reply to: RE: May I Respectfully Disagree? posted by jweiss on August 31, 2007 at 19:53:40:

Thanks for the updated info on the LC-1C. The low production numbers suggested explain why I've found so few of them.

Not sure I can take you up on your offer of a side by side comparison, though I don't doubt your conclusions. My experience with a 'B' versus 'A' showed the 'A' to sound better and to have slightly higher output. This was a single case, however, and there may have been other factors at work.

I agree wholeheartedly that anyone looking for these should get whatever they can find in good condition. Good condition being the key.

I'm not sure how many of them there are out there, though I stick by my original point that they are far from common. Though not as rare as, say, a Western Electric 757A, good LC-1A's of any iteration are far harder to find than 755A's, for instance. Of course, all of the above are pretty rare speakers. My other point--that not all Duo-cones are created equal, and thus the big variation in price--is also still valid. A mint original MI-11411 in original walnut furnace cabinet is going to go for orders of magnitude more than an LC-1A with a bad surround in a beat up 'wall wedge' cabinet. The lesson for potential buyers is: not all Duo-Cones are treasure. Look carefully at the condition before plunking down cash. To the best of my knowledge, no repair parts are available.

BTW Jonathan, as one of the few other people out there actually listening to these speakers, you may be interested to hear that I bought a pair of the 'furnace' deco style cabinets out of a storage unit this weekend. They need a little work, but are totally restorable. Hope to have them up and going in a few weeks. Now that I have the originals in hand, I'm thinking of commissioning a local woodworker to repro them in nice hardwood. If you or anyone you know might be interested in spreading the costs (probably less expensiver per unit if I get more made) let me know.

Steve

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