Posted 3 years ago
dav2no1
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1968 Wharfedale W90D Speakers
For as long as I can remember these speakers sat in the living room. Dad would play records or xmas music during the holidays. I always laughed when he told me they were really good speakers. I had no idea as I had big loud junky speakers as most kids in the 70s-80s had playing used rock records passed down from my siblings.
Dad never threw away anything. In this case, it was a good thing! He saved the original advertising books, warranty cards, technical bulletins, magazine ad and original brochure for the stands. I was wondering if the stands were original, as a lot of people made their own.
Wharfedale W90D Speakers
Speakers have sand filled in between the plywood to create a dense sound. These feature furniture grade cabinets made of walnut.
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You'll notice the front of the advertising brochure is sramped C and G Electronics, where he bought them and is also on the warranty cards. C and G Electronics was a big Electronics store downtown Tacoma. WA. Opened in 1944 and went out of business years ago.
Later in life I was really into high end stereo gear and finally realized what these speakers were.
Fabulous vintage speaker cabinet, what a great design
So very nice, your a lucky man! :)
My mom never threw out anything either! A blessing and a curse at the same time. In her kitchen, I found Monopoly instructions from 1967!!! She just wasn't real organized and it's taken me over 2 years to get thru most of it.
I remember similar "Hi-Fi" stands looking like this. Lift the top to add an album. Who knew they'd ever put sand in a speaker!!! Great memories!
Thanks Mike & Share for the comments. I need to fire these things up. Been a long time since they've been powered on. They are in mint condition. Dad never abused them and mostly sat in the living room with his headphones on.
Missed this one. It resembles a fine Regency cabinet so it really would be good for a stereo in a classical living room of a collector. Just after the 2nd war most people kept all their old manuals and price tags. Nowadays we take things for granted so we never keep the paper ephemera or pertinent info !