OK another what is this thread.

[Bassstud1]

Look at the pictures, I see the old EV SRO in there but what is that cab?

 

[MattZilla]

Ancient prototype for a 360/361 style powered cab missing its preamp head?

[edit] yep, by “ancient” I really mean that it’s almost definitely an artifact fount at the site of Göbekli Tepe.

 

[Bassstud1]

Thanks for the quick reply. Do you think it's worth picking up for resell if I can get it for $300 - $400 ? Not quite sure what I'm going to have to pay yet?

 

[morgan138]

If it has two SROs in working order, they're worth ~$400. I doubt the open back cab and tiny amp will be much use though.

EDIT: Doesn't seem worth buying just to flip. Best case is you make your money back on the speakers and then have a junk cab and what looks like a tiny ss power amp kicking around.

 

[fdeck]

Beware the speakers may be damaged if anybody attempted to play bass through an open back cabinet at any appreciable power level.

 

[dalkowski]

Beware the speakers may be damaged if anybody attempted to play bass through an open back cabinet at any appreciable power level.

Yeah that ain't no bass amp.

 

[40Hz]

Looks like it’s packing at least one EV SRO “coffee can” 15. Nice vintage speaker (the SRO line were great sounding drivers) that was fairly easy to blow and doesn’t handle a lot of power very well. If you’re happy playing at relatively low volumes they’re pretty sweet.

I don’t know about it’s resale value so i can’t help you with advice on the likelihood of flipping it. But I wouldn’t go $300-$400 for it. If it’s working - and I were keeping it for myself - I might consider between $150-$200 tops. But that’s me.

It’s true that SROs in good working order can sometimes fetch decent money from people who know what they are and intend to use them. But they’re a specialty item, so demand for them (last I looked) was low. Especially now that equally good sounding and far more capable modern speakers are readily available. And most people I’ve seen trying to sell them are asking way too much IMO. SROs are decent enough speakers. But they’re not so great as to justify a premium since they are an old school design not particularly well suited for today’s requirements.

A good general rule of thumb to follow when you’re planning on flipping something: Try to only deal in gear you’re actually familiar with. Especially if you’re considering doing a flip on something that’s vintage.

Luck!

 

[Bassstud1]

I had a collection of SRO B 15" that my ex-wife destroyed when we were going through our divorce. She put all 10 of them cone up and walked through them. But they were not the "can" type. Almost needed a lawyer for something else after that one.

 

[arbiterusa]

I would not go higher than fifty bucks for that, and that much only if it could be proven to work.

 

[MattZilla]

^ this pretty much.

If it had its matching head and it was all 100% functional it might sell to the right buyer all complete for $200.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

I would pass unless you are really itching for a project.

 

[Bill Whitehurst]

Cab looks home made.
If it came from a factory it would have finish washers under the screw heads...
and maybe a better design.

 

[wmhill]

The brown "wood grain" trim is very reminiscent of the 70s Gibson solid-state gear.

 

[Redbrangus]

Ancient prototype for a 360/361 style powered cab missing its preamp head?

The only trait this cab shares with a W-type, single-18 folded horn cab is aspect ratio -- it IS taller than it is wide. Otherwise, no resemblance. None. Nada.

 

[micguy]

Whoever built those doesn't know the first thing about actually designing speakers that work well. As speakers in that kind of enclosure wont survive long if operated by an idiot, and we know that whoever made them was an idiot (at least in the topic at hand), I wouldn't waste the gas to go pick that up if it was free.

Unless you're running a museum of bad audio DIY ideas, in which case, offer $10. If they resist, don't go over $15.

I've seen things like that in malls - low end "pro" audio gear for announcements, etc, for people that don't want to spend the money for a decent PA, but will pony up cash, if it "looks" pro (meaning big). As there is no doubt that the folks that operate those things are audio neophytes at best, I stand by my evaluation above.

 

[bassliner50]

Keep your $300-$400 and call it a day.

 

[bolophonic]

Woof.

 

[Londo Molari]

If you buy it you'll likely need to use one of these with it:

 

[blastoff]

it looks vaguely reminiscent of late 60s Selmer badged speaker cabinets or the like. theyre most commonly used for stacking broken record players on at the thrift barn

 

[2tonic]

....Best case is you make your money back on the speakers and then have a junk cab and what looks like a tiny ss power amp kicking around.

The brown "wood grain" trim is very reminiscent of the 70s Gibson solid-state gear.

Not trying to be contentious, but when was the last time you saw a solid state amp with a "standby" switch?

That ungrounded AC passthru just screams "tube" at me.