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21st Jan 2022, 3:51 pm | #1 |
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Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
I'm restoring a Civic radiogram, one of the loudspeakers is open circuit. It measure 9" x 6".
I cant find replacements anywhere, if I were to fit car speakers, would they be any good? Can anyone suggest an alternative? |
21st Jan 2022, 5:17 pm | #2 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
Nothing wrong with car speakers if you can find the right size. They are normally 4 ohm, but that shouldn't matter.
Check the open circuit driver carefully first though, as it may be repairable. |
21st Jan 2022, 5:24 pm | #3 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
Michael: I think these will be 5 ohm types. Currently available from most car scrappers are 9" x 6" high power handling drive units (possibly with a co-axial tweeter) at 4 ohms. Alternatively, use a more commonly available 10" x 6" unit or as a worst case a 8" x 5". These are regularly on auction sites c.£8 to £10.00. Of course the UK company ELAC once made a highly regarded 9" x 6" 3 ohm unit.
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21st Jan 2022, 8:44 pm | #4 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
I am fairly sure that I have a vintage 9x6, 3R speaker and can dig it out if of interest. Of course, it may well not match the other one ! One advantage of the car speaker approach would be the matching.
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22nd Jan 2022, 9:34 am | #5 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
I really need matching ones, I'll probably go down the car speaker route, but what I'm concerned about is efficiency, ie how much sound would I get from a single ended ECL86 output stage?
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22nd Jan 2022, 10:32 am | #6 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
Here are some pics in case it’s the same as the fitted one.
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22nd Jan 2022, 11:15 am | #7 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
That's a very relevant point. Modern car speakers need to be driven quite hard. An old 3ohm 10" x 6" unit will be far more sensitive, if only one can be sourced?
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22nd Jan 2022, 12:23 pm | #8 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
I've found car speakers to be pretty sensitive, though obviously there's some variation. I agree you should really fit replacements as a pair, though this may be less important in the case of a radiogram.
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22nd Jan 2022, 3:12 pm | #9 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
It seems to depend on the speaker power rating. Some car speakers are rated at up to 100 Watts R.M.S. or more, and they are generally, very inefficient because of the necessary thicker speech-coil wire necessitating a larger air gap. Single ended ECL86's (in class A) are capable of about 4 Watts I believe, so maybe a speaker of up to 10 Watts would be better.
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23rd Jan 2022, 1:35 am | #10 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
I would prefer to fit them as a pair. I'd also prefer older speakers rather than car speakers.
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23rd Jan 2022, 12:30 pm | #11 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
Hi Michael
How about a Bently Continental 9X6 loudspeaker? On ebay See:Speaker Rear Bentley CONTINENTAL Flying Spur 3W5035411B for size and See:3W5035411B BENTLEY CONTINENTAL BASS LOUDSPEAKER for offer @ £10 each. Good luck Chris |
23rd Jan 2022, 1:56 pm | #12 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
I've got a pair of Elac 59RM/114 which I bought from Wilmslow Audio years ago, chassis measurements are 8.75" x 5.75" x 3" I'm pretty sure they are 8 ohm, would these be of use?
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23rd Jan 2022, 4:07 pm | #13 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
Auxiliary baffle (chunk of 10mm ply) and 6" or 8" (if room) ordinary round units?
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23rd Jan 2022, 4:24 pm | #14 |
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Re: Loudspeakers for a Civic Radiogram.
These were very well regarded in their day as an excellent full range unit. They were used in the unusual PARALINE speaker system design.
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24th Jan 2022, 1:45 am | #15 |
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