Junkyard Jukebox

An audio archaeologist in the boneyard

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

REAL Fake WE 755As from Western Labo

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Interested parties worldwide are by now well-acquainted with the Line Magnetic LM 755EX, a field coil "remake" of a Western Electr...
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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

WE/Altec 755A: You pays your money and takes your choice

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Checking prices of 755A on ebay, all of the numbers look insanely high to me. Like WHOA, is that in dollars or Korean Won? I saw a pr of per...
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

WE/Altec 755A: Thinking Inside the Box

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Last week we were playing around in the middle of the vast Silbatone collection of Western Electric equipment. Mr. Mukai and Mr. Yuzo Doi f...
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Monday, October 8, 2012

Western Electric 12A: No fake Rolex here

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In this CNC age, the mechanical means that allow for precision and relative economy in production create a situation where the uniqueness an...
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Friday, October 5, 2012

Western Electric 12A/13A - Adam and Eve of Horn Speakers

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Decades into questioning the myth of constant progress in audio, I finally get to know the very first theater horn speaker system and it ...
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