Audio Centron
gary watts
Ed Dimarzio (ed...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: Has anyone ever heard of Audio Centron Speakers? I heard a pair of
: trapoziod boxs the other day and was truly impressed with how clean
: they sounded. They were passively crossed over and were reasonably
: light weight and mounted on stands. They had a 15", what looked like a
: 6" and a pezio. The only other info I could get off of them was SLM
: Electronics. My ears say " buy these, you won't regret it " but I like
: other opinions when ever possible and don't own anything that doesn't
: have a compression driver.
Audio Centron is an brand name of St Louis Music (SLM). They also manufacture
Crate Amplifiers. I was a dealer for both of these lines from 1989-1992.
Audio Centron, Sound Tech, Ross etc are all *bang for the buck* lines of
equipment. If you open up one of these cabinets, you'll see they're made of
OSB (oriented Strand Board) and just slapped together. The particuliar
model you're looking at was better than some but without a regular horn,
the high will sound real harsh at volume.
Gary Watts
Mark Amundson
>Ed Dimarzio (ed...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>: Has anyone ever heard of Audio Centron Speakers? They had a 15", what
>: 6" and a pezio. The only other info I could get off of them was SLM
>: Electronics. My ears say " buy these, you won't regret it " but I like
>: other opinions when ever possible and don't own anything that doesn't
>: have a compression driver.
>
>Audio Centron is an brand name of St Louis Music (SLM). They also
manufacture
>Crate Amplifiers. I was a dealer for both of these lines from 1989-1992.
>
>Audio Centron, Sound Tech, Ross etc are all *bang for the buck* lines of
>equipment. If you open up one of these cabinets, you'll see they're made
of
>OSB (oriented Strand Board) and just slapped together. The particuliar
>model you're looking at was better than some but without a regular horn,
>the high will sound real harsh at volume. Gary Watts
>
IMO anything with mids below 10" and piezo's for highs falls into the non-
profesional usage category.
Mark Amundson,
Mohammad Seyal
gary watts (gwa...@cv.hp.com) wrote:
: Ed Dimarzio (ed...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
: : Has anyone ever heard of Audio Centron Speakers? I heard a pair of
: : trapoziod boxs the other day and was truly impressed with how clean
: : they sounded. They were passively crossed over and were reasonably
: : 6" and a pezio. The only other info I could get off of them was SLM
: : Electronics. My ears say " buy these, you won't regret it " but I like
: : other opinions when ever possible and don't own anything that doesn't
: : have a compression driver.
:
: Audio Centron is an brand name of St Louis Music (SLM). They also manufacture
: Crate Amplifiers. I was a dealer for both of these lines from 1989-1992.
They also manufacture own/manufacture Ampeg...
John@
> equipment. If you open up one of these cabinets, you'll see they're made of
> OSB (oriented Strand Board) and just slapped together. The particuliar
> model you're looking at was better than some but without a regular horn,
> the high will sound real harsh at volume.
>
> Gary Watts
My group had some new Audio-Centrons with 15" to use for mains at live
performances. Ended up returning them - they distorted high notes from
keyboard and guitars - even when hooked to a different amp at the music
store. I don't recommend AC either. -----JOHN-----
Philip Rasmus P710
>>: 6" and a pezio. The only other info I could get off of them was SLM
>>: Electronics. My ears say " buy these, you won't regret it " but I like
>>: other opinions when ever possible and don't own anything that doesn't
>>: have a compression driver.
>>
>>Audio Centron is an brand name of St Louis Music (SLM). They also
>manufacture
>>Crate Amplifiers. I was a dealer for both of these lines from 1989-1992.
>>
>>Audio Centron, Sound Tech, Ross etc are all *bang for the buck* lines of
>>equipment. If you open up one of these cabinets, you'll see they're made
>of
>>OSB (oriented Strand Board) and just slapped together. The particuliar
>>model you're looking at was better than some but without a regular horn,
>>the high will sound real harsh at volume. Gary Watts
>>
>
>profesional usage category.
> Mark Amundson,
>
I agree piezo's are non-pro, but EAW use < 10" mids in both the LA325 and KF300
(IMO great small venue pro gear).
Mark Glevicky
"John@" <10...@inter.net> wrote:
>gary watts wrote:
>>
>> Ed Dimarzio (ed...@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
>> : Has anyone ever heard of Audio Centron Speakers? I heard a pair of
>> : trapoziod boxs the other day and was truly impressed with how clean
>> : they sounded. They were passively crossed over and were reasonably
>> : light weight and mounted on stands. They had a 15", what looked like a
>> : 6" and a pezio. The only other info I could get off of them was SLM
>> : Electronics. My ears say " buy these, you won't regret it " but I like
>> : other opinions when ever possible and don't own anything that doesn't
>> : have a compression driver.
>>
>> Audio Centron is an brand name of St Louis Music (SLM). They also manufacture
>> Crate Amplifiers. I was a dealer for both of these lines from 1989-1992.
>>
>> Audio Centron, Sound Tech, Ross etc are all *bang for the buck* lines of
>> equipment. If you open up one of these cabinets, you'll see they're made of
>> OSB (oriented Strand Board) and just slapped together. The particuliar
>> model you're looking at was better than some but without a regular horn,
>> the high will sound real harsh at volume.
>>
>> Gary Watts
>My group had some new Audio-Centrons with 15" to use for mains at live
>performances. Ended up returning them - they distorted high notes from
>keyboard and guitars - even when hooked to a different amp at the music
>store. I don't recommend AC either. -----JOHN-----
Try them out and go by your own ears. My group bought a pair of AC's
4 months ago and have been VERY pleased with their clarity and
projection. We run 4 vocals and 4 instruments thru them and they
don't distort. We got rid of the Peavy SP-2's for the AC's. No
regrets.
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|\/|ark
Mark Allen
JBL rules... the TR line is something anyone should consider when looking
at an entry level speaker purchase. These are stamp-frame speakers, which
is new to JBL (they've always used strictly cast frame in the past) but
that's the savings--where else will you find stamp frame of the quality
you'll get w/ JBL? IMO, nowhere... Clarity and accurate sound reproduction
unsurpassed in the price range.
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