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I think you'd go a long way to beat this:

I bought this in a collection a couple of weeks ago and not the best picture,about as good a strike as you could find on a George V penny.

Obviously they should have, and I wouldn't be very happy if I am the seller.

I remember in the early 70s there was a make of speaker (can't remember the name - JBL?) where the actual speaker was mounted near the top, but was then pointed down to a flared 'horn shaped' cavity where the sound was transformed, perhaps even amplified non-electronically, to be louder and deeper. Used by rock bands and DJs.

Et voila.

Thiele, A. N., "Loudspeakers in Vented Boxes: Parts I and II," J. Audio Engineering Soc., Vol. 19, No. 5, May 1971, pp. 382–392 (Reprinted from The above paper may be of interest if you are technically minded. It describes the design of bass reflex enclosures using second order control theory. I think audio reproduction has been revolutionised in recent years by the use of adaptive equalisers in tuner amplifiers where the response of the venue is scanned and the frequency response of the system adjusted accordingly. Using this very ordinary speaker systems can produce high quality results. I first saw this demonstrated when I was a student where students had to present a project as part of their course work to their fellow students and academics.

Just this one in - I find these engraved portrait coins interesting, though it seems a shame that a rather nice 1882H Penny got adulterated in the process!

Very nice indeed but, as I bought this one for £175 delivered, you can count me happy enough.

toemail... would that mean kicking him into next week?

"So what kind of watts do you want guv - RMS, Peak Power, or James?"