Does anyone recognise this 20W NONAME speaker?

[Martinvb]

Today I ran into these unbranded, small 20W 4 ohm in a local thrift shop (above). I bought them, because they looked quite similar to the Philips DCD 7010 that I use (and love) in one of my home systems (below). I actually prefer the sound of the NONAMEs to a pair of Kef C15, which were much more expensive and have about the same form factor. The woofer of the noname has a marking on it: S G 4ohm 20W 50417. They may have been bundled with a midi system. Does anyone recognise the brand / origin of these speakers?

 

[JSmith]

Does anyone recognise the brand / origin of these speakers?

Not really... as you say, unbranded. Any commercial HTIB would still have branding on the speaker. Maybe just whitevan speakers?

JSmith

 

[Kal Rubinson]

Does anyone recognise the brand / origin of these speakers?

They look pretty generic and I do not recognize either one.

 

[bloodshoteyed]

they look like Blapunkt's (well, the sino version of what's left of it lately)

 

[Martinvb]

they look like Blapunkt's (well, the sino version of what's left of it lately)

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You’re right, these are the ones! Thanks for your help. Sad that the new brand owners didn’t even bother to put their name on these boxes, as there is nothing to be ashamed of. I’m amazed by the sound quality of some of these low budget speakers that come with relatively cheap sound systems.

 

[thewas]

The tweeter of those "Blaupunkt" ones doesn't look like a (metal) dome as the one on the first image does

source: https://allegro.pl/artykul/test-mikrowiezy-blaupunkt-ms35bt-spore-mozliwosci-w-dobrej-cenie-111851

guess some China OEM making slight variations for many "brands".

 

[Penelinfi]

The tweeter of those "Blaupunkt" ones doesn't look like a (metal) dome as the one on the first image does

source: https://allegro.pl/artykul/test-mikrowiezy-blaupunkt-ms35bt-spore-mozliwosci-w-dobrej-cenie-111851

guess some China OEM making slight variations for many "brands".

Metal? You think they're that generous? Probably a mylar dome with a coating I guess they can sound ok if implemented well

 

[Martinvb]

In the version that I have there seems to be a yellowish plastic cone at the base of the tweeter, covered with a loosely woven translucent dome, which does not seem to be involved in producing sound: just eye candy. It might explain why brands do not (or are not allowed to) put their logo on speakers like this, when there are so many small variations in the looks made for different brands. Still, although cheaply produced, they sound quite decent.

 

[Penelinfi]

Those thin fabric domes are ok; can sound a bit "ssshhh" but usually crossed high with a capacitor. Can be quite airy sounding, partially due to the rising treble that usually results.

 

[Martinvb]

Yes, I was amazed that there was no true filter present in the speaker, only one small capacitor in the lead to the tweeter. I swapped it for a proper 2-way filter, without any appreciable effect on sound quality (although I should have measured it properly, of course). By now, the industry knows exactly which corners can be cut to save on costs, without messing up the sound.

 

[Deleted member 48726]

View attachment 322161Yes, I was amazed that there was no true filter present in the speaker, only one small capacitor in the lead to the tweeter. I swapped it for a proper 2-way filter, without any appreciable effect on sound quality (although I should have measured it properly, of course). By now, the industry knows exactly which corners can be cut to save on costs, without messing up the sound.

Even Jamo's mid-level speaker (Studio line) had this abysmal "crossover".