Speaker Baffle

[Scott Seickel]

What is the purpose of these speaker baffles?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/E-H-Scott-Wooden-Speaker-Attachment-/191815...

[Norman S Braithwaite]

That is a Scott-Tausher sound board.  Scott employed speakers with curvilinear cones that were known to produce a distinct sound beam directly in front of the speaker.  In theory the sound board was placed immediately in front of the speaker to diffuse the sound beam for a wider angle of sound dispersion.  In reality it was like putting the radio behind a couch.  Placing a bowling ball a foot in front of the speaker would have been better.  Later sound diffusers employed by Scott and others such as what looks like wizzer cones attached to the magnet structure or to the speaker grill were much less imposing and worked much better.

They turn up relatively frequently and are realistically worth a little under $100 for display only.

Norman

[Scott Seickel]

Thanks Norman.  It looks like something that I would never want in front of my speaker, that is why I could not understand it's exact purpose. 

[Tom Jardine]

Norm, that's a pretty good discription of the curvilinear cone woofer sound - a distinct sound beam. My AM-FM Philharmonic with the three speaker system came with the Tausher board. I've tried the radio with and without the board several times for fun over the years. Do you know if the woofer, tweeters and crossover were designed as a package by Jensen? -Tom

[Norman S Braithwaite]

Tom:  The earlier 15-inch pedestal speakers with optional pair of tweeters were not a Jensen package.  The woofer was Magnavox, the tweeters were Jensen, and the combination was EH Scott.  The later optional "four unit speaker system" consisting of a 12- or 15-inch woofer, a pair of 5-inch tweeters, and a cross-over chassis were complete Jensen systems likely designed by Jensen for Scott.

Norman

[Y2K Bruce]

I put a 15" Tauscher board on one of my Philly sets once and I though it sounded pretty nice-it seemed to take some of the harshness off and softened the sound some.

[Tom Jardine]

 Norman, I should have said I have the four unit speaker system with the painted crossover chassis. I've had this great radio (FM Philharmonic in Georgian cabinet) since I was 16 years old in 1962. It was given to me by the original owners. It still has impressive sound.

Norman S Braithwaite said:

Tom:  The earlier 15-inch pedestal speakers with optional pair of tweeters were not a Jensen package.  The woofer was Magnavox, the tweeters were Jensen, and the combination was EH Scott.  The later optional "four unit speaker system" consisting of a 12- or 15-inch woofer, a pair of 5-inch tweeters, and a cross-over chassis were complete Jensen systems likely designed by Jensen for Scott.

Norman