Return of 69¢ Wonders? *PIC*

[thespeakerguy]

Saw these over on Mad

<A HREF="http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=727">http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=727</A>

These look very much like the fabled 69¢ wonders

Anyone tried them?
>

[unknownuser]

those are closer to nsb's than 69's; 69's were not shielded...
> Saw these over on Mad

>
> <A HREF="http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=727">http://www.madisound.com/catalog/pro...roducts_id=727</A>
> These look very much like the fabled 69¢
> wonders

> Anyone tried them?



(Originally posted by: LineArrayNut)

[hulan]

I don't know about the 69 cent wonders, but the NSBs had a rubber surround and were shielded, but they also had a cup over the magnets, you couldn't see them. Also, I think they were made by Pioneer, not sure though.

[quietstorm]

I also recall the wonders being made by Pioneer. They do look just like them from the front, though. That brought back some memories :-)

> I don't know about the 69 cent wonders, but
> the NSBs had a rubber surround and were
> shielded, but they also had a cup over the
> magnets, you couldn't see them. Also, I
> think they were made by Pioneer, not sure
> though.

[quietstorm]

> 69's were not shielded...

They did have a "donut" bucking magnet, just like pictured.

[thespeakerguy]

> They did have a "donut" bucking
> magnet, just like pictured.

Indeed, and the their hole pattern is identical, down to the orientation to the voice coil tinsels, and relative sizes.

The specs from Madisound:
Fs 96Hz, Vas 3.8 liters, Re 7.4 ohm, 87dB, Qts 0.72, Le@1kHz 0.28

The spec's from Ratch's site:
Fs 108, Vas 3.02 liters, Re 7.83 ohm, Qts .620
Le = .300

Very close, considering Ratch's numbers were measured, not published data. Does anyone have the orignal published specs? From my notes at the time, fS = 118Hz, VAS = 0.11 cf (3.11 liters), QTS = 0.59

I will have some pics going up of a now-abused 69 cent wonder at my website <A HREF="http://www.minthesizer.com">www.minthesizer.com</A> in a few minutes.
John

[ren]

> 69's were not shielded...

Uh, yeah they were. It's the same driver, now with more profit!

[dancarroll]

Worth it for 69 cents. Worth it for 98 cents, which was also an earlier price at PE. I am not sure I would buy them at $3.50.