Lab Series 3 found a new home

The Lab Series 3 found a new home this week, Mandi the Metal Queen will enjoy the double kick drums with 12" woofers.

I found that the bass on these speakers cleaned up a lot when elevated off the floor. The other thing that is great about 12" woofers is you feel the concussion of the base at high volume levels. I did not get fatigued with these speakers and the Philips domes really shined.

EPI 70C

Before I re installed the Genesis woofers I wanted to run them in the EPI 70C's as the woofers in the 70C's are not original and do not do the speaker justice. The original EPI tweeters were donated to the Advent/EPI project.

The EPI 6.5 inch woofer is really well built and has a very long throw. The magnet structure is huge for such a small speaker.

Here is a picture of the EPI 70C's with the spare set of Epicure tweeters and original woofers. They sound fantastic for their size. I will have to keep my eye out for another pair of these woofers or maybe a pair of Dayton 6.5" woofer might work as well.

Genesis 22 update

Update on  the Genesis 22 speakers, the woofer are on their way to being re foamed and the crossovers have been re capped.

Genesis 22 Speakers

Just arrived are a pair of Genesis Model 22 speakers. These speakers where built in the mid 80's and have the signature concave EPI/Epicure dome tweeter. They are driven by a 6" woofer and an 8" passive radiator.

I hooked them up for a quick audition and they have the same great sound that you would expect from EPI's.

The woofers need to be re foamed and luckily I have the proper foams kicking around the house. I might even change the 4.7uf caps to poly caps while I am at it.

The best source of info on EPI/Epicure/Genesis is www.humanspeakers.com and the history of Genesis can be read here.

Home made EPI 100 update

The pink elephants got new poly caps today and I bypassed the L-pad. I noticed that the tweeters seemed to be suffering from emphysema compared to the openness of the EPI C70's. Winslow Burhoe even admitted himself that the early Masonite tweeters are not as extended as the later versions. I also painted the Masonite flat black.

It will take about 24 hours to burn in the Poly caps.

Home made EPI 100

I just picked up a pair of pink home made EPI 100 speakers. This is the early version with the inverted domes mounted on Masonite.The woofers had a fresh re foam job not to long ago. There is an L-pad in the back and the caps need to be swapped out for poly caps.

I guess they were painted to fit the wife's decor. Hot pink! The man cave will have none of that.

This is the second pair of EPI 100's I have owned. The EPI 100's is a very musical speaker and always worth seeking out.

The last pair of EPI 100's I owned.

Mission 770 Freedom 4

My first pair of speakers that started me down the path of High Fidelity was a pair of Mission 700-S that I bought when I was in my teens. I have always liked Mission products and even own a few Mission turntable cartridges, including the Mission Solitaire and the Mission 773.

I found these 770's at an estate sale and after reading great praises from seventiesstereo, I had to have a pair.

The 770's do everything right across the spectrum but could use a bit more bass. The mid range and sound stage is ever so present. I find these speakers have had a permanent placement in my speaker rotation.

Another pair of Missions I had for a short time was a pair of Mission 707's that I re foamed for a friend. In comparison the 707's Vifa T19D tweeter fatigued me, I was happy to return them to their owner.