Electro-Voice Cardinal Horn Speaker in Klipsch Cabinet

This fully restored pair of stripped mahogany Electro-Voice Cardinals was owned by an ex Navy man who purchased them new in 1958. Set is offered on eBay by Theaterboy

http://stores.ebay.com/Theaterboy

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• Electro-Voice
• Cardinal

[aidynphoenix]

i cant figure out where the lower frequency sounds excape from.. lol

[theaterboyeBay]

@aidynphoenix - this is a early version of the klipsch designed corner horn - bass comes out the back and uses the corner you place the speaker in as a horn

[theaterboyeBay]

It is very cool what these old horn enclosures can do to a whole house. They seem to sound good even in rooms other then were they are placed. Not sure we will every convince someone that spent 100K on a typical modern speaker - but these horn designs have such a high enjoyment factor I bet their owners play more hours of music per week then most

[49kasey]

The only time I ever heard full range horns was Klipschorns in the early 70's. It was in an audio shop in the Wash. DC area that had a big room with a low ceiling. They had them playing at a background level and I thought they sounded really compressed. I don't see how anyone could live with that.

[theaterboyeBay]

@49kasey

Wow!!! making a bold statement for someone who has listened to a horn speaker just once - Still no one can deny your personal experience - good news is there are thousands of Klipsch horn & EV fans worldwide that would describe them as anything but compressed - in fact anyone who has had a chance to hear this type of speaker set up properly would argue that all other speaker design approaches sound compressed and lifeless in comparison - good luck with your opinion.

[econoroller]

The electro-voice 15WK looks like the same frame and magnet housing as my old

electro-voice SRO 12" AlNico full-range speakers in my guitar amp cabinet.....

am I correct?

Are they the same basic frame/magnet housing?

good video...thanx :)

[theaterboyeBay]

@econoroller Yes the older SRO 12s had a massive Alnico like the 15WK and the frame was very similar although obviously a bit smaller

[fradaja]

@theaterboyeBay yes i had some there are gaps normally!

[luca1965ification]

Would you please tell me something about the soundtrack?

[olanzipMK2]

1958, cool! These speakers are the same age as my mother!

Regards.

[MultiPissTank]

i just jizzed!

[kadio43]

como me gustaria tener estas cajas acusticas

[raytheprinter]

Very nice!!!! Thanks for posting!

[49kasey]

@DeVizardofOZ The only horns I've ever heard that I'd describe as anything like sweet are the Motorola piezos and the old Dynaudio front horn-loaded soft domes from the 80's. And I don't think that true sonic evaluation is a matter of taste. Two people can agree on what is better because it is really not subjective. Superiority can be recognized by an educated ear.

[DeVizardofOZ]

@49kasey For me it is not about brand names, but the most natural listening experience with all kinds of music, from A-Z. And, I do not believe that the most expensive speakers are necessarily the best, no matter what the company claims. But that is my personal opinion.