Antique driver?

[RobL]

I found this old compression driver in a box of junk. Can anyone identify it?

 

[puppet]

Wondering if that's an old car horn?

 

[Doodski]

Dunno what it is but I bet somebody somewhere is looking for one.

 

[fpitas]

Dunno what it is but I bet somebody somewhere is looking for one.

Put it on eBay. Ask a lot for it!

 

[RobL]

I think I found it…Western Electric 551

Wish I had one of those big tulip horns to go with it!

 

[fpitas]

I think I found it…Western Electric 551View attachment 250196

Wish I had one of those big tulip horns to go with it!

You really can ask a lot for it now.

 

[RobL]

You really can ask a lot for it now.

I doubt it’s worth much…probably sounds worse than an AM clock radio by the looks of it

 

[fpitas]

I doubt it’s worth much…probably sounds worse than an AM clock radio by the looks of it

But it's WE. Some audiophile somewhere would crawl across broken glass just to touch it.

 

[mhardy6647]

There're some WE hornies loitering around at www.hifihaven.org
I mean... I'm there, too... but WE audio stuff is way too rich for my blood...
Nonetheless, the OP (@RobL) might wanna mention/ask about it over there.

 

[RobL]

There're some WE hornies loitering around at www.hifihaven.org
I mean... I'm there, too... but WE audio stuff is way too rich for my blood...
Nonetheless, the OP (@RobL) might wanna mention/ask about it over there.

I would but this driver looks more PAish than hifi.
I think the bid magnet will become my new lost-outboard motor retriever, lol

 

[mhardy6647]

I would but this driver looks more PAish than hifi.
I think the bid magnet will become my new lost-outboard motor retriever, lol

Perhaps you've never seen my loudspeakers.
Some of us like PAish.