1981-Savard Phase 13 Speakers

[marteen]

I am completely new to this forum and am asking advice about what will more that likely be a sales venture on my part. I hope it is not violating any rules and I am not soliciting any sort of product, but have found some speakers I think are pretty special and am asking for info/advice.
So I answered a craigslist ad for a set of Crown C-4 speakers that someone had listed for $20/pr. When I got to the man's house to pick them up, he not only had those out, but a pair of Marantz HD-77's, Akai SW-157's, and a pair of Savard Phase 13 Hi-Fi's. I am pretty new to audio and happen to drive an SUV, so I bought them all; he was cleaning out his garage and I don't even want to tell you how little money he took for everything.
I had never heard of Savard speakers, but they looked very well made so I did some searching online and they were made in Baton Rouge, LA in the early 1980's. I looked on ebay to see what they could be worth and in the only listing I found from the last three months, the seller was asking $4000.00 as the opening bid. http://cgi.ebay.com/TWO-VINTAGE-SAVARD-FLOOR-SPEAKERS-Good-Excellent-Con_W0QQitemZ260089561422QQcategoryZ14993QQssPageNameZMKTRSRCH:CMCOMP:ITQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem He didn't get it, and his are larger than the ones I've got, but my question is about the Savard's specifically: do I have something special here and if so, what is a realistic value? Also, could I sell the components individually, or would I be a fool to break up a complete unit? Thanks for any and all advice.

 

[Bill Savard]

Hi

I am Bill Savard, now 63 yrs old. The phase 13 speakers are not the model name but the phase number of a model. If u can discribe the speaker, maybe I can help you. My 22 yr old son and I are comming back on a smaller specialized basis. This will be for fun. We should soon be able to help previous Savard customers when they need it

 

[farrow099]

Good thread. Nice Read, A+

 

[zieglj01]

Good thread. Nice Read, A+

Yes, this is neat.

 

[mrichard]

Very Pleased To Find You

I am Bill Savard, now 63 yrs old. The phase 13 speakers are not the model name but the phase number of a model. If u can discribe the speaker, maybe I can help you. My 22 yr old son and I are comming back on a smaller specialized basis. This will be for fun. We should soon be able to help previous Savard customers when they need it

Mr. Savard,

I have a pair of Savard monitors and have managed to blow out a woofer. If I post a picture of them, would it be possible for you to tell me the crossover points so I can match up a good replacement driver. Given my research, I am left with the assumption that it is an Eminence driver that you installed originally. Your clarification would narrow that search down quite a bit. I appreciate any information you could provide. You created an excellent product and I thank you for the years of listening pleasure.

Michael Richard
Golden, CO.

 

[Rickster71]

For those interested, here is some info:
The Savard Story