[Radio Wrangler]

There are plenty of good old speakers around. One problem is that those with plastic foam surrounds have suffered from the breakdown of the polymers. But the remains of the old ones can be carefully pared away and new ones glued in. There are replacement kits for most popular sizes of drive units. With a torn surround, the sound would have been horrible.

There have been some improvements in speaker technology as well as in design methods, but these aren't a substitute for physical size. Older speakers were not under the same pressure from fashion for small size, so if you have the space, a big older speaker can be a very good choice. My transmission line jobs are about the size of a 3-drawer filing cabinet, each.

The Huldras are nice old things but fairly rare in the UK. If shopping around, you can get better tuners and amplifiers for very little money. Few people know what old equipment is good and what was junk, so armed with some knowledge you can find bargains.

David