Peter Larsen
March 28th 04, 12:18 PM
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> I'm looking for some helpful information. A local guy is selling some
> used Carvin 993 speaker cabinets. They are not on the Carvin web site
> (no longer made?), and the manufacturer can't help me out with any
> documentation. I did find the following picture and specs by
> searching the internet:
>
> http://www.temaproduksjoner.no/bruktutstyr.htm
>
> On that website, the picture looks exactly like the currently-made
> model 1588 cabinet.
>
> Problem is, the 993's I found for sale locally don't match the
> picture.
"Høytalerene aviker noe fra bilde:
"Høytallerene har Twitere og ikke horn som på bilde
translates to "the ludspeakers differ from the image,
they have tweeters and not a horn as in the image here"
> First of all, they don't have a horn on top. Instead, there
> are two tweeters placed vertically and in between the midrange
> drivers. Second, instead of two round ports between the woofers,
> there is one rectangular port at the bottom of the cabinet.
Based on the terse norwegian text they "look right", but there is no way
for me to know.
> Finally,
> on the back panel, there are four three-pin XLR (microphone)
> connectors, two male and two female, presumably for use when
> bi-amping. I've never seen XLR connectors used on big speakers like
> this, it seems odd to use them in a high-current application. Are
> there XLR cables available that will handle it?
I have been able to connect 3 X 1.2 mm2 to three pin XLR's ...
> Anyway, if any of you guys have owned the "old" 993 speakers and can
> offer some opinions on them (particularly how well they work for
> full-range material including vocals), I'd appreciate hearing from
> you.
> For that matter, does anyone know if the tweeters on these "old-style"
> cabinets are cheap piezo units?
Write to Carvin or pick up a telephone and call them and ask ....
> best regards,
>
> Marty
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> I'm looking for some helpful information. A local guy is selling some
> used Carvin 993 speaker cabinets. They are not on the Carvin web site
> (no longer made?), and the manufacturer can't help me out with any
> documentation. I did find the following picture and specs by
> searching the internet:
>
> http://www.temaproduksjoner.no/bruktutstyr.htm
>
> On that website, the picture looks exactly like the currently-made
> model 1588 cabinet.
>
> Problem is, the 993's I found for sale locally don't match the
> picture.
"Høytalerene aviker noe fra bilde:
"Høytallerene har Twitere og ikke horn som på bilde
translates to "the ludspeakers differ from the image,
they have tweeters and not a horn as in the image here"
> First of all, they don't have a horn on top. Instead, there
> are two tweeters placed vertically and in between the midrange
> drivers. Second, instead of two round ports between the woofers,
> there is one rectangular port at the bottom of the cabinet.
Based on the terse norwegian text they "look right", but there is no way
for me to know.
> Finally,
> on the back panel, there are four three-pin XLR (microphone)
> connectors, two male and two female, presumably for use when
> bi-amping. I've never seen XLR connectors used on big speakers like
> this, it seems odd to use them in a high-current application. Are
> there XLR cables available that will handle it?
I have been able to connect 3 X 1.2 mm2 to three pin XLR's ...
> Anyway, if any of you guys have owned the "old" 993 speakers and can
> offer some opinions on them (particularly how well they work for
> full-range material including vocals), I'd appreciate hearing from
> you.
> For that matter, does anyone know if the tweeters on these "old-style"
> cabinets are cheap piezo units?
Write to Carvin or pick up a telephone and call them and ask ....
> best regards,
>
> Marty
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* My site is at: http://www.muyiovatki.dk *
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