DanielT
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It seems to be relatively popular with round speakers in the 1960s-1970s. Luxor/Skantic made this one which has 4 pieces of 5 inch bass drivers and 4 pieces of 2.5 inch mid/tweeter. I think they can be considered to be fairly omni. I have not heard any such round Luxor/Skantic speaker, unfortunately. They would have been fun to listen to.These 1972's Pioneer CS-05 omnidirectional speakers are something special. I heared a pair last night, while replacing the broken amp from the owner (an older lady in my village). And with the Yamaha R-202D that she bought (on my advice) this speakers sound surprisingly good. She had a Quad 405 power amp/Quad 34 preamp combo before that needs a big service (which will happen, so we can sell them).
The speaker has an 20cm (8") downfirering woofer and 3 3" cone tweeters set 120* apart so they cover the whole 360*. It was in surprisingly good condition as far as i could see.
The pictrue is not from there, it's from the internet. The lady did not want me to take pictures as too many wanted to buy this speaker in the past and she's fed up with all the nagging about it.
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They are usually sold for around $60, depending on the surface condition of the wood and speaker fabric. It is not possible to get hold of replacement drivers, so if it does not work as they should (very likely that one or a few drivers are bad or even broken) it is a complete DIY replacement project in front of you.
They ooze late 1960s, so if you like that style, they might be something to think about. Beautiful? As usual, in the eye of the beholder so they can be.
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