Realistic Nova 10 Speakers Teardown and Test

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I take a look at these early 1980s speakers from Tandy with 8" white paper cone woofer and 8" passive radiator. I purchased these reasonably cheap and it turns out they are in as new condition. According to the 1983 catalogue they have genuine walnut veneer to go with those genuine plastic lattice work moulded grilles.

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18 авг 2023

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@luckytech7186 10 месяцев назад

I have a pair of these and like the grills. Vintage gear should look vintage. I also like the way they sound with vintage receivers.

@StevesElectronicRepairShop 10 месяцев назад

Its a matter of taste. I am not a fan of much from the 70s when it comes to styling. They do sound good though.

@jameslaidler2152 5 месяцев назад

Surprised by the crossover. Update the crossovers with better capacitors, also add an 8 or so microfarad capacitor for the woofer. Could update the drivers. Put a bunch of stuffing in there, and you know you could swap the driver and passive radiator around to make them symmetrical. Looks like the same size and screw hole pattern. You could also get creative with putting bracing inside the cabinetts to stiffen them up a bit.

@stuart4819 11 месяцев назад

Had a pair of nova 7,s 8",2 way, and bought a pair of super tweeters on top, played awsome!!!, i miss them!!!!

@billwendell6886 11 дней назад

Made by Pioneer. Drop in a modern soft dome, Jensen or Twidec poly caps and always when swapping out electrolytics add 2 ohms to tweeter, poly's have lower internal resistance. Madisound has a great tutorial. RS always had top notch cabinets.

@StevesElectronicRepairShop 11 дней назад

I replaced the tweeters in my Realistic Mach Two speakers with some Ebay dome tweeters and it made a big difference. Their cabinets are nice and heavy and feel tight. No cheapo light duty chipboard. Its the quality stuff and plenty of glue.

@upliftingsiren4946 11 месяцев назад

Good music choice

@juniretro1914 11 месяцев назад

Bunnings sell a coloured wax which can help reduce the visibility of scatches in wood. It may also help enhance the original colour of the wood and gives a nice sheen to the surface. Feast Watson brand in black or brown.

@StevesElectronicRepairShop 11 месяцев назад

Good point. Wax is probably better than a varnish.

@grimhaggis 11 месяцев назад

Couldn’t you flip one upside down and swap the woofers over to make it symmetrical?

@StevesElectronicRepairShop 11 месяцев назад

They are scratched on the bottoms. Would have worked when they were new if you didnt care about where the connectors were on the back.

@chuckmaddison2924 6 месяцев назад

Reminds me of a sort of Celestion Ditton. Minus the quality. Can't say Tandy, Realistic had a " to die for" reputation in Australia..

@StevesElectronicRepairShop 6 месяцев назад

They sold some decent speakers and hifi equipment, but most people did in the 70s and 80s. They were overpriced for what it was, but would have specials where they sold them at a fair price. Many other brands are overrated given they are about the same as the Tandy stuff.