That's hilarious!I found an old Speakerlab manual from some of my old speakers, I liked the "how much power do I need?" Graph
No snake oil at all! Speakerlab was scientific-driven, no-nonsense company, with spot on objective/measurements stuff. My first theoretical knowledge about loudspeakers was from their scientific booklets.I grew up a couple blocks from speaker lab(70s and early 80s) , every couple weeks I'd wonder in a drool at hardware that at the time I"d never be able to afford.
I always wondered how much snake oil if any they sold.
Same here ...My first theoretical knowledge about loudspeakers was from their scientific booklets.
Wide-lapelled orange shirts, purple plaid trousers and platform shoes... awesome!I'm glad there are no pictures of me from that era. I don't think I ever did my hair that way, but it's like they say, "If you remember the '60s you probably weren't there." Maybe that's true for the '70s, also.
I did my share of drooling there also back then. About the snake oil? I never had a sales person try to BS me about anything. They had (by far) the best speakers you could buy for anything close to what you had to pay for them. Everything (All) in their line of speakers. I have 4 SpeakerLab Super K's (one above the other in two corners), a pair of SL 7's, a pair of 1's, two pair of DAS 2's and two pair of Point one's, and their 12" subwoofer. Awesome speakers. I'm putting new veneer on my 7's right now. Not done yet but they look like new again. JimI grew up a couple blocks from speaker lab(70s and early 80s) , every couple weeks I'd wonder in a drool at hardware that at the time I"d never be able to afford.
I always wondered how much snake oil if any they sold.
I did my share of drooling there also back then. I never had a sales person try to BS me about anything. They had (by far) the best speakers you could buy for anything close to what you had to pay for them. Everything (All) in their line of speakers. I have 4 SpeakerLab Super K's (one above the other in two corners), a pair of SL 7's, a pair of 1's, two pair of DAS 2's and two pair of Point one's, and their 12" subwoofer. Awesome speakers. I'm putting new veneer on my 7's right now. Not done yet but they look like new again1974 ! - my first pair of loudspeakers were the 'Speakerlab 1' - from their 'parts kit' option (about $70) and my own enclosures from high school wood shop. IIRC the parts kit included a pre-cut front baffle board, some stuffing to line the interior and a back panel with attached crossover and spring clip speaker terminals. They recommended using a rubber glue to attach the drivers to the baffle. Speakerlab would hold seminars on Saturdays to educate prospective customers about how much speaker they were actually getting from their local retailer. They would say a pair of loudspeakers that cost $200 at retail would typically cost the manufacturer $50. I later bought a kit (with enclosures) of a pair of Speakerlab 2.5 loudspeakers for $343 in 1979 dollars - the speaker pictured on front looks like the Speakerlab 7 - for when you didn't have room for Klipschorns or the Speakerlab K
When my dad died this year, his best friend sent me a pair of DAS 7's in a walnut veneer that is still in perfect shape.I did my share of drooling there also back then. About the snake oil? I never had a sales person try to BS me about anything. They had (by far) the best speakers you could buy for anything close to what you had to pay for them. Everything (All) in their line of speakers. I have 4 SpeakerLab Super K's (one above the other in two corners), a pair of SL 7's, a pair of 1's, two pair of DAS 2's and two pair of Point one's, and their 12" subwoofer. Awesome speakers. I'm putting new veneer on my 7's right now. Not done yet but they look like new again. Jim
Nice ! Consider asking Amir to measure your (smaller) SpeakerLab loudspeakers.I did my share of drooling there also back then. I never had a sales person try to BS me about anything. They had (by far) the best speakers you could buy for anything close to what you had to pay for them. Everything (All) in their line of speakers. I have 4 SpeakerLab Super K's (one above the other in two corners), a pair of SL 7's, a pair of 1's, two pair of DAS 2's and two pair of Point one's, and their 12" subwoofer. Awesome speakers. I'm putting new veneer on my 7's right now. Not done yet but they look like new again