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"Fiesta orange" spaceball for $425??? WTF?
I came across a Federal appellate opinion once where a guy's
conviction was upheld for his participation in the great Philly Weltron Riot of 1973. The factual details were unfortunately very, very skimpy, but this much was plain: a crowd of folks got caught red-handed by Customs officials trying to loot a bunch of Weltrons at the Philly boat docks, and this guy had tried to elude capture by tossing his ill-gotten globe into the Delaware River right as the crowd broke out into a full-fledged riot. I would have paid $425 to see that, maybe even $700, but I would not spend that much on an orange Weltron. I think their sound sucks. Never loud enough to satisfy, yet they have the uncanny knack of drowning out conversation in the room no matter what the volume's set at. I've never understood how they manage such a feat. DeserTBoB wrote in message . .. On Fri, 5 Nov 2004 21:40:03 -0600, "winnard" wrote: I've seen them (orange ones) go for 700 bucks. snip YOIKES! Who woulda thunk? Any value to those competing "Aqua-somethingoranothers" that were around about the same time? I remember they were cheaper. Come to think of it, I DO remember chicks in college having either a spaceball or a Panasonic "all in one" stereo in their rooms. Maybe it's them who are now cashing in on this "Weltron fad!" Still, fads are fads, and disappear as quickly as they appear. Remember the "pet rock?" Another fad among musicians that rose, peaked, and fell ...Hammond organs, especially B-3s. The bottom's dropped out of their prices now, although good Leslie 122s are still worth their weight in spaceballs. I remember selling a 1961 B-3 I'd restored for almost $8K a few years ago; same organ now would be lucky to fetch less than half that now. Reason? Digital poseurs improved to the point where aspiring band players with half a brain realize they don't have to lug around all the wood, iron and steel to get "that" sound anymore. The Leslie speaker, however, is still the key, and good Leslies now can cost more than a good B-3. dB |
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The grills on the Spaceball speakers are the speaker mounting mechanism.
Without them the speaker would have no baffle at all. Your suggestion to use the external jacks and some good speakers would be a good test. Or one could remove the built-in grills and remove the speakers, then build an enclosure (.25 cubic foot each?) to mount them in. Dan 1.5 Subject: "Fiesta orange" spaceball for $425??? WTF? From: DeserTBoB I wonder if any "spaceball" owners out there would be willing to remove their speaker grille and test this? Probably not, but it WOULD be interesting to read the results. dB |
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Subject: "Fiesta orange" spaceball for $425??? WTF? From: DeserTBoB I wonder if any "spaceball" owners out there would be willing to remove their speaker grille and test this? Probably not, but it WOULD be interesting to read the results. dB For cryin'out loud...I thought we all were into the Weltron for the looks, not the sound. That's all they are good for...lookin' at and conversation starters at parties... If that's worth 4 and a quarter...I guess that's what it's worth. I got a darned nice one (biege) years ago at a flea market for $30. That was all it was worth to me then and now. TC8trax |
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