Speaker Safari

[SEAWOLF97]

Here is what the LF looks like on the Yamaha ..mid is cast also

http://cgi.ebay.com/Yamaha-NS-690II-...QQcmdZViewItem

[Ian Mackenzie]

Very transparent surrounds.

Gordon W might be able to help out.

Ian

[SEAWOLF97]

I finished up the Yammy's and connected source.....My golly , they sound nice...kinda like an L100plus. Very , very foreward , must be from the west coast of Japan .

Everything construction-wise was first rate ( I hate working on cheap-a$$ Infinities- where nothing works right) ..These are easily the best Japanese speakers I've ever heard, wish I had them when living with Pioneer CS77a's for 20 years)

I looked them up on the web, and they are essentially the famous NS-1000 without the beryillium hf and mf...I cant really see why those wud be needed as the NS-690II does very well with paper ones.

The output sound is rated at 90db/1m at 1 watt input, and the frequency response is rated at 35 ~ 20,000 Hz.

If looking for something to compare to...kinda like the 4412's ...but MUCH more foreward ...not a studio monitor

[SEAWOLF97]

On the weekly safari yesterday,,,among other things, i picked up this Pioneer TT. Its in great condition with a decent ADC cart and good stylus.
If you look down at the lower base right , there is a remote sensor. Looked it up and this was a remote controlled TT.
So a tt collector friend of mine was present when I grabbed it and immediately started bargaining. I reluctantly agreed to trade it for a pair of L26's. They do need surrounds, but not a bad day

[SEAWOLF97]

I reluctantly agreed to trade it for a pair of L26's. They do need surrounds, but not a bad day

picked them up today...a project for sure...simple refoam job , fab some grills and work on veneer, but well worth my modest investment.

my other L26s have nasty spring loaded binding posts and these have JBL twist posts....later edition ?

[macaroonie]

Where on earth do you find all this stuff ?

[SEAWOLF97]

Where on earth do you find all this stuff ?

thrift stores, garage sales , CL.trading with friends like everybody else, (yesterday I missed a single Conus speaker - made in Oregon, never seen anything like it - huge walnut tower with a curved slot port ($5) and a beautiful condition Marantz 2252 (also $5) - dont know yet if it worked.....my monster miss was last month three (3) Pioneer sx-1250's were in the thrifts at $5 ea. within 2 weeks.

finished up the refoam on the L26's ,upgraded the binding posts, painted the baffles , found compatible grills ( AR48b 10 in 3 way fit perfect) , working on veneer. Hooked them up and ran all afternoon , sounds great !!

They did have a funny rattle in them when aquired. When I pulled the woofers for refoaming, I found orange peel. Must have been in there for years, hard like a rock. Gotta love kids and open ports.

[SEAWOLF97]

my other L26s have nasty spring loaded binding posts and these have JBL twist posts....later edition ?

when painting the baffles, I removed the tweeter. it was a LE25-4.....I found a post in the archives from Lancer with a chart that said L26A uses a 125a and LE25-4. so although it does not say L26A on the foilcal, I think that they are.......maybe that explains the twist posts ( that have now been replaced with gold 5 ways)

[mcds]

I looked them up on the web, and they are essentially the famous NS-1000 without the beryillium hf and mf...I cant really see why those wud be needed as the NS-690II does very well with paper ones.

The output sound is rated at 90db/1m at 1 watt input, and the frequency response is rated at 35 ~ 20,000 Hz.

If looking for something to compare to...kinda like the 4412's ...but MUCH more foreward ...not a studio monitor

These want to be positioned fairly close to a rear wall in a not too large room. The bass should fill out nicely under those conditions.

[SEAWOLF97]

too funny........

last week on Safari, the salvage place brought out a crummy Sony dd turntable..thrashed. dustcover shattered, platter missing , bent knobs , arm hanging loose, etd..etc..nobody wouldl buy this mess , but it had the head shell still on , so I bought the whole thing for $1. Standard shell, cart tested OK ( just a middling Shure) so I put it on the bay, hoping to get $10..................finished today.

2 guys started fighting over it..why ? darned if I know....

http://cgi.ebay.com:80/ws/eBayISAPI....m=280149055989

[Pointsource]

Check this out !!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Yamaha-N...QQcmdZViewItem

[SEAWOLF97]

Check this out !!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Yamaha-N...QQcmdZViewItem

Those turned out to be a bargain for someone , I almost bid, but just don't need more

I acquired my Yams w/o grills. Started looking around my grill stash and found a pair of EPI's that were about 2 in. too tall and wide. So found my little miter saw and removed 8 2in sections of the HDF (it really is High density)...they fit prefectly except for mounting...used round pegs from defunct Advents...the then the Yam grommets were too small, so replaced them with rubber Boston ones...They now fit so tight that a Force 5 hurricane s/b no problem. cutouts to clear HF and LF were needed.
Finally set them up on stands and draped black cloth over 1 and the EPI brown on the other...took comments for 3 days and the brown was the unanimous favorite (tho orig Yam color was black)

Anyway , now happy with their looks and sounds

[jomina]

I looked them up on the web, and they are essentially the famous NS-1000 without the beryillium hf and mf...I cant really see why those wud be needed as the NS-690II does very well with paper ones.

Hmm, I think you would need to listen to the real thing to understand why. THe cabinet is also siginificantly less massive than on the NS1000.
FWIW, "0" is not flat on NS1000s. L-pads should be set to about -3 on the mids and between -2 and -3 on the tweets. Very midrangy otherwise.
To judge from the photo, the midrange dome on your 690 has been bashed in. Not good.

Joel

[SEAWOLF97]

, the midrange dome on your 690 has been bashed in. Not good.
Joel

Joel
When you pay $5 for a pair of 690II's , you take what you can get, happily..I never noticed that mid with less coverage or down on output. Looked at pushing it out from the inside, but no access, they have been restored as far as I want do go and put in storage, replaced with a big aDs pair ...few of my cheap finds are in perfect condition (except the L166's) , but NBD , they usually get passed off to friends/family or parted out in extreme conditions so that others may live. ...the well has dried up, not much more to grab at cheap prices.

What do you get for $5 in Tokyo ?

I was out on the Fuji 2 days ago (its a mountain bike, I cant get down "on the drops" of a road bike anymore)..just cruising along, turned the corner and about 120 feet down my lane was a radar trap ..with a big readout "YOUR SPEED IS.....XX..." ...so I jumped on the pedals and gave it full speed.
Radar showed 14 MPH ...I was jazzed until I remembered that the track guys who run 4 minute miles are averaging 15 mph for a whole mile...I cant do that one..

found 2 more radar traps yesterday on the bike ...was prepared and made it to 18 MPH thru one and the 2nd was at the bottom of a hill and I registered 28 MPH ..WooHoo !!

[jomina]

Joel
When you pay $5 for a pair of 690II's , you take what you can get, happily..I never noticed that mid with less coverage or down on output.

Fair point... And they're not insubstantial speakers either. If they're similar to the NS-1000s, the L-pads really work and are worth playing around with.

What do you get for $5 in Tokyo ?

bento lunch box and a soft drink.