Coral speaker identifcation help

[sloper]

Goodaye all

 

Need help to identify these Coral speakers.

Is a 3 way with twin tweeters

Tweeter 2H-45

Mid 5M-12  5inch

Woofer 12L-25B  12inch

l thought they maybe BX muilti 1200 but they are a 4 way.

 

All the drivers tested good, caps are original so l wont fire them up till there replaced.

Are they worth spending a time on the cabinets? few scratches and a water stain.

 

regards Bruce

[Snapper()]

Looks like the standard DIY kit from 80s rather than a production build. Try the x or dx series if you want something really good

[Grumpy]

I had similar drivers , but the mids were 4'" and it was from a kit (no box) circa 1972 ?

l still have some bits for them.

 

[sloper]

Goodaye all

 

Found it. 12SA-1 kit.

Cabinets are very solid.

 

regards Bruce

[Snapper()]

FYI I have full set of spares if required

[sloper]

Goodaye all

 

Recapped these today and have a hour on them.

Not bad, quite pleasent sounding.

Sound nicer on the Marantz amp than the Sansui.

 

Put a mixed caps in it.

 

Not sure what l am doing with these.

 

regards Bruce

Edited March 14, 2019 by sloper

[Snapper()]

These coral kit speakers in no way demonstrate how good the 'good' coral speakers really are.
Welcome to borrow my X-VII to demonstrate.

[sloper]

Goodaye Simon

 

Yes l have better speakers in the house, as l said they sound ok.

Really, l need another set of speakers like  a hole in the head.

Could set them up at mums, better than what she has.

 

regards Bruce

[Snapper()]

Just for reference, here is the original kit and driver info
http://funwithaudio.blogspot.com/2015/08/coral-12sa-1-speaker-kit-user-manual.html?m=1

[Moondog55]

I know this is a really old thread but can somebody give me a critique of the Coral canned 5-M midrange driver?

I am rehabilitating a set of RadioShack Optimus 5B and was thinking of using a set of the 5-M rather than fixing the two little drivers the speakers come with