Mark, after opening up the speaker, I discovered that I actually have

Posted by alaskahiatt (A) on November 18, 2023 at 14:41:46

In Reply to: Maybe? posted by mhardy6647 on November 15, 2023 at 15:30:51:

the Leyton 100. There is a 10" woofer and a 5" mid/tweeter, and the crossover contains two 13uF Nashville nonpolar electrolytic caps.

The mid/tweeters on both speakers work fine, and the pots also work perfectly. I did clean the pot in the speaker that seems slightly weaker or causes me to turn the balance knob towards that speaker.

The front grille is attached with 4 bolts, so that's not going anywhere until those bolts are accessed after opening up the backs of the speakers.

The surrounds are cloth and in excellent shape.

The speakers sound very good despite the lack of good imaging. They are the type of speaker that allows long listening with no fatigue, yet there is detail. Acoustic bass is clear with good tone, and the drum set cymbals and the drumstick hitting the rim edge are very clear.

The cabinet walls are 3/4" plywood with walnut colored veneer. There is no interior insulation except some minimal insulation in the can that covers the mid/tweeter.

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Topic - Grille covers on Electro-Voice Leyton Speakers - alaskahiatt 14:10:19 11/15/23 (11)

Maybe? - mhardy6647 15:30:51 11/15/23 (10)

Mark, after opening up the speaker, I discovered that I actually have - alaskahiatt 14:41:46 11/18/23 (5)

neat! That is a real EV cone tweeter - mhardy6647 19:19:42 11/18/23 (4)

The tweeter only had numbers on it and no manufacturer's name. I take - alaskahiatt 22:19:25 11/18/23 (3)

check to see if the numbers are a manufacturers EIA code - Story 05:25:13 12/08/23 (1)

Thanks. Electro Voice is 649, but that number is not found on the driver. nt - alaskahiatt 15:23:01 12/08/23 (0)

it may well - mhardy6647 19:06:37 11/21/23 (0)

Not sure what drivers I have, as I cannot remove the grille cloth. Also, - alaskahiatt 22:37:40 11/15/23 (1)

I moved the speaker locations so the whizzer drivers are on the inside, and - alaskahiatt 20:35:21 11/16/23 (0)

oh, the cane grilles do come off... - mhardy6647 15:34:35 11/15/23 (1)

I suspect nails too, and I have seen that on either Pioneer or Sansui. nt - alaskahiatt 22:41:09 11/15/23 (0)

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Mark, after opening up the speaker, I discovered that I actually have - alaskahiatt 14:41:46 11/18/23 (5)

neat! That is a real EV cone tweeter - mhardy6647 19:19:42 11/18/23 (4)

The tweeter only had numbers on it and no manufacturer's name. I take - alaskahiatt 22:19:25 11/18/23 (3)

check to see if the numbers are a manufacturers EIA code - Story 05:25:13 12/08/23 (1)

Thanks. Electro Voice is 649, but that number is not found on the driver. nt - alaskahiatt 15:23:01 12/08/23 (0)

it may well - mhardy6647 19:06:37 11/21/23 (0)

Mark, after opening up the speaker, I discovered that I actually have

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