 Re: M80/Nuance/Sansui/Bose...& another Frankenspeaker
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They are like brand new, and back in the day they sounded awesome. If memory serves me correctly, they have some 12-15" turbo woofers.  Anything with "turbo" in it is bound to be extra special.  Tonight, I didn't have just a sandwich for dinner. I had a turbo sandwich. It was good. Really good. 
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Re: M80/Nuance/Sansui/Bose...& another Frankenspeaker
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Those look so cool. Way cooler than the Bose 601s. You have to pull them out Randy and do the comparison or I'll never rest .
House of the Rising Sone
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Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated
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Re: M80/Nuance/Sansui/Bose...& another Frankenspeaker
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I had the Pioneer HPM 1500s back in the day, 1978 or so. 
Rick
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I was born in 1978, but I wasn't a pioneer.
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Hey Rick, what's the patio lantern doing on top of those speakers ? But seriously, do you still have them kicking around somewhere and if so, how do they sound?
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Good lord, they got crazy with the drivers then, didn't they? I had a pair of Fishers with 10" drivers when I was in high school, but the top end was so bad that I ran them with other crappy speakers that had bad bass and mids. It sounded pretty good... until I heard good speakers.
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I think I might still have a pair of Fishers in the basement just 2 way with a 10". 
Jason
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The top was a super tweeter; the speaker was a two piece design. The top and bottom were separate units; the top plugged into the bottom with a set of quick connects. I no longer have them.
Rick
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From what I've seen, Bose was really popular back then because they were the first american speaker manufacturer to discover mid-range.
House of the Rising Sone
Out in the mid or far field
Dedicated mid-woofers are over-rated
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My fav A/B test trio: 
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