Western
Electric 16a horn stereo
Western
Electric 16a
Completely
metal made, the 16a was intended for theaters with few space behind the screen
: depht is only 60cm.I employ my 16a without woofer because the bass response
with proper we555 ( later production type with better bass response) is very
satisfactory. Due to metal construction , 16a is quite resonant, but applying
further felt inside sidewalls and damping the back of horn with thick foam
, the resonance is highly reduced.The sound of 16a is very relaxing and sweet.
It's not intended for any type of music , but with Jazz and Vocal is simply
magic. Extremely natural and sweet.
My
16a has still the original paint and felt. Many 16a are very rusty and need
to be repainted and felt lost or very damaged : the felt is extremely inportant
for good sound on the 16a.
the WE
16A is very narrow and can be fitted also in small houses. It can be
employed also in stereo supplying L and R signals to L and R drivers and adding
2 tweeters well spaced between them ( L and R ).
I'm evaluating
to manufacture 16a replicas too. In order to overcome the resonance problem
, I think I may manufacture it partially with wood ( wood mouth and/ or intermediate
sections ) : in this way the 16a should reach the flat response of we15a
My updated
Garrard 301
301
BBC " grease bearing ", smoother and sweeter than oil type
301. Regardless of his " humble " appearance this is a really top
class turntable , able to beat thousand $ turntables.
Ortofon
RS212 tonearm with Ortofon Spu G vintage
.the availability of antiskating on this tonearm is important with vintage
Ortofon SPU cartridges , where the loss of stiffness of stylus becomes a problem
. With a bit of antiskating is possible to overcome this problem
Ortofon
smg 212
tonearm with 1960 Ortofon mono C type with elliptical
stylus : simply magic sound. great presence and lifelike sound
we555
and gip597a model 2
Motiograph
ma7505 amplifier modified to stereo 300b SE
my we16a
is used in stereo in a way similar to JBL Paragon. L and R signals are supplied
to L and R drivers and tweeters. There is a true stereo separation and wide
soundstage . The actual displacement of this system is similar to more usual
speakers stereo set ups. Suggested for small rooms.
