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Title: drive in speakers Post by: randy on August 16, 2010, 09:39:41 am I have these drive in speakers hooked up to my surround sound , it sounds really good. The pay phone also adds to the 50s-60s theme.
randy Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: collecture on August 16, 2010, 09:56:00 am That is a neat idea!
Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: rayg on August 16, 2010, 10:45:32 pm Very Cool 8)..... I have two drive-in speakers.... looking for a junction box. scalebowler (Alex) also likes drive in speakers etc.. He has a few leads that his checking out for me to see if he can get me one. I plan to user my for surround sound as well. I got a 720P ceiling mounted BenQ projector , 120" screen, infinity 5.1 surround sound (factory direct from eBay) and a Pioneer 5.1 tuner (Circuit City close out). It was all done on the cheap all for around $700, but with good quality stuff and results. The kids love it to play Xbox 360.
Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: scalebowler on August 17, 2010, 01:02:10 pm Nice looking set of speakers. Those a pair of RCA speakers? Yep I really like the drive-in speakers and other drive-in stuff. Stopped at a 4 screen drive-in and bought two speakers from them and then got the junction box from another drive-in. They were nice enough to send me the junction box as long as I mailed them a box and money for the box and shipping. Mine were origionally not working so I had to order parts from the manufacturer and got new speakers in them as well as new cords. The junction box is all there too. Just needs a 24 volt bulb that will replace the 125 volt bulb that was origionally used for the down light. I will post some pics when I get the stand and everything wired up and put together.
Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: cokemachinesandmore on September 01, 2010, 05:27:47 pm i love drive in speakers, always thought they were cool looking as a kid.
Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: Pat Pixley on September 01, 2010, 06:54:44 pm Here is mine and the set i did for a customer and I have three odd ball speakers and a J box and I also have a original outside counter that sat behind the ticket booth going to start that next month , got to many irons in the fire right now dont need to add one more to it.
Ray check Ebay out also for a J box some time you can get them there. Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: rayg on September 01, 2010, 07:22:35 pm Thanks Pat, your speakers came out cool, I think I might try to polish mine the same. I found this J box on Ebay that I like, it's current at $22.50... what's a good price to get it for ...I don't want to over bid too much :biggrin:
http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-DRIVE-IN-THEATER-SPEAKER-HOLDER-AND-POST-LIGHT-/250689718829?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a5e458a2d#ht_880wt_1121 Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: Pat Pixley on September 01, 2010, 07:47:25 pm Ray that is a good price for a dome J box bot the price will go up, I've seen them go for $80.00 people like the dome J box's
Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: scalebowler on September 01, 2010, 11:29:58 pm Those Simplex junction boxes are pretty neat. I saw lots of those at the I-70 drive-in when I bought the speakers from them. I still think your best bet for a cheap box would be to call a open drive-in and ask them if they have any speaker junction boxes that they might want to sell and if they are too far away to drive offer to send them a flat rate box with the postage paid and see what they say. That is what I did for mine. The guy charged me 10 bucks for the box and it was 10 something for the box and I got it in a week or so. Just make sure you are very friendly and make sure to call them back to tell them you got the box and to say thanks. I hope to one day get the speakers and box on a pole and bring it to the two places the parts came from to show them. I think they would like that.
Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: Jim on February 20, 2011, 02:59:58 pm Scalebowler,
Think you could acquire another junction box for the pole top...? I just bought a pair... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=270706089618 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=270706089618) Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: Pat Pixley on February 20, 2011, 04:31:54 pm Jim, just sent you a PM 8)
Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: johnieG on February 20, 2011, 04:50:43 pm Look's like someone is repro'ing them with the old die-set here in Michigan....here's the link to the eBay ad...says less than 10-miles from my house based on the postal/zip-code, might be worth checking out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-RCA-Drive-In-Theatre-Movie-Speaker-Set-J-Box-/400194243429?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2d6f8b65 (http://cgi.ebay.com/New-RCA-Drive-In-Theatre-Movie-Speaker-Set-J-Box-/400194243429?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2d6f8b65) Title: Re: drive in speakers Post by: scalebowler on February 20, 2011, 05:36:32 pm Actually the origional manufacturer is still making them. The company is called Speco and they are based of Kansas City Kansas. I think a junction box with the transformer, colored diffuser strip, light and socket and terminal strip inside is around 40 dollars plus shipping. I have bought a few things from them and they are pretty good. I thought shipping was a little high but I did get my parts in only a day or so from the day they recieved the payment. Here is their website www.speco-usa.com
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