Need help identifying some speakers....

[All-Or-Nothing]

I got these from a friend who was clearing out an old storage unit for free. He doesn't even remember buying them so I can't find out where or when they were purchased. I can't find anything on google.

Also how can I hook these up to test as I have not had speakers with the the dual terminals before. Hooking them up to a Yamaha 373 reciever.

[BoredSysAdmin]

I've tried but my ninja google skills bring nothing, one thing I could suggest you is to get copper bridges (strips of copper) and short together both black and both red terminals. The speaker currently set for bi-amping which most likely will not help much (at all) and will simplify your connections.

I almost want to call it White VAN stuff, but few details threw me off - which untypical for white van speakers...

[All-Or-Nothing]

I just tried them and they sound amazing. I mean really really good. Very crisp and very good bass response. These also get very loud but no distortion either just remains crystal clear. I'm using a Yamaha reciever to push them and man do these things rock.


Wish I could find any info on them. Either way these are probably some of the best speakers I have owned.

[Swerd]

You're right, there is nothing about these speakers on google. I could find a TCN Corp. in Framingham, MA, but only an address. There was no info about them being in the audio business.

The info on the label on the back of the speakers looks reasonable. There are no absurd or unbelievable claims. But… it lists two patent numbers. One patent number (3,582,553) is owned by Bose Corp. for the 901 speakers Patent US3582553 - LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM - Google Patents. The speakers you have seem to have nothing in common with Bose 901s. The other patent number does not have anything to do with speakers.

What I find unusual is that the friend who gave them to you for free doesn't even remember buying them or what they are like. I wonder why these speakers are so forgettable. Buy you can't beat the price. Go ahead try them.

If BSA's hook up directions weren't clear, use two short wires to connect those pairs of terminals. One wire connects the two black terminals together, and the other connects the two red terminals together. Then connect your receiver to one red and one black terminal in the usual way.

[Swerd]

I just tried them and they sound amazing. I mean really really good. Very crisp and very good bass response. These also get very loud but no distortion either just remains crystal clear. I'm using a Yamaha reciever to push them and man do these things rock.

Wish I could find any info on them. Either way these are probably some of the best speakers I have owned.

Well today is your lucky day. Nice snag. At that price, who cares if they are unknown in today's audio market.

The label on the back says they are 3-way speakers with crossover points at 700 and 3000 Hz. Probably the bass below 700 Hz is handled by those two larger (6½"?) woofers, the midrange is the slightly smaller (5"?) driver above the twin wooofers, and the dome tweeter is on top. I can't tell from your photo, but the tweeter looks like its an aluminum dome.

The frequency response is said to be 38 - 20,000 Hz, and as you move off-axis horizontally (it does not say how far off-axis) it varies ±2.5 dB. The rated impedance is 4 ohms, and it claims 91 dB sensitivity. The lowest usable bass is about 35 Hz if you put the speaker near a corner. All those seem like reasonable performance claims.

What do they sound like if you pull them away from the wall behind them?

[All-Or-Nothing]

What do they sound like if you pull them away from the wall behind them?

After midnight here and the wife just complained about my new toys....LOL

I will pop a few speakers out of the cabinet and try different locations to test how placement affects the sound. So far I'm loving these speakers.

[ellisr63]

I did a search for RCMP Audio speakers and found a company that makes microphone.Ed and I also found a YouTube lot.I to a RCMP speaker woofer.

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[slipperybidness]

Weird.

Something about them screams "white van scam" speakers.

But then, some details really make me think that they aren't white van at all, like bi-amp posts for example (why would you put those on white van speakers where the goal is to make as much $ from suckers).

How about the old "knuckle knock" test? If you gently tap the side of the cabinet with your kuckles, do they sound hollow or relatively solid? You could MAYBE get more info if you popped out a driver and looked for a manufacturer or model number on the driver or crossover (or even get an idea of quality by inspecting the crossovers).

Bottom line, if they sound good to you, then don't worry about it and enjoy them. An you can't argue about the price.

[Chu Gai]

Listen to the scream.

[hizzaah]

I imagine you've decided that these are "White Van's" by now.. Glad you're enjoying them though! As mentioned by a few people over at Audiokarma, might measure these to see if the specs provided are accurate before you start running them daily. And, if it wouldn't be a bother, perhaps you could pop off some of the woofers and give us all a look inside..? Would be interesting to see what parts they used on these. The cabinets actually look pretty nice from where I'm sitting