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In Reply to: Then they weren't 501s ... posted by reelsmith. on March 10, 2007 at 06:11:26:
That sounds like the 301. The early ones had a moveable vane in front of the tweeter (the tweeter was angled out at 45 degrees on one end) so you could adjust the radiation pattern of the tweeter and the precentage of reflected sound. Those were very nice little speakers, quite musical and surprisingly accurate. They were in mirror imaged pairs and could be used tweeters outboard or inboard or set up vertically. I used to recommend those for problem locations as they were so versatile in set up. Later 301 versions lost the versatility and didn't sound any better, or in some cases not as good. I hated the series IV that my son has now.The younger crowd preferred the EPI 100, but older folks liked the 301 better.
The 501 was 24" high by 14.5" square with a 2-3" base under it. Dual tweeters aimed diagonally backwards out of the sides of the cabinet. You needed 3' of clear space on either side of the cabinet, which most rooms don't have. In he third series of the 501 they went to a moveable vane like the early 301 and that made the 501 easier to place.
Jerry
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