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How to test an old speaker?

Jamie
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04-30-2014, 09:53 AM

I've got a couple of very old speakers that I would like to test. One is the horn style (I think it is a radiola) and the other is the round kind. I don't have a 1920's radio to use for testing. Is there a way I can hook these old speakers up to something to safely test them?

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How to test an old speaker? - by Jamie - 04-30-2014, 09:53 AM

RE: How to test an old speaker? - by Eliot Ness - 04-30-2014, 10:08 AM

RE: How to test an old speaker? - by skyscraper - 04-30-2014, 10:29 AM

RE: How to test an old speaker? - by Jamie - 04-30-2014, 10:30 AM

RE: How to test an old speaker? - by skyscraper - 04-30-2014, 10:37 AM

RE: How to test an old speaker? - by tab10672 - 04-30-2014, 01:30 PM

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