Sold Silbatone Bae Cabinets for 755’s

[RCA NUT]

For sale is one of my many creations I have done over the years. I took the Silbatone design and Jazzed it up to be more pleasing to the eye. They are built using Baltic birch like the original design except I had to change one of the dimension by 3/4” but I added extra in another dimension so the internal volume is the same like the original Bae. Walnut veneer was applied to the cabinet along with a Satin Hardwax Oil finish. The grills are removable. I probably have about 30hrs of work into these cabinets between construction and design. I loved these cabinets but I have unforeseen Pet expenses and I can always build another pair later one.

Price: $1000 shipped

Local NYC tri-state area sale would be preferred but I will ship them.

 

[StevenZ]

Those are beautiful

 

[blueglow]

I own a pair of these and they are amazing, the attention to detail that John puts into his work is second to none.
Whoever buys these will be very happy and lucky to own them.

 

[Thermionics]

Cripes! Those are gorgeous!

 

[ihmeyers]

They are beautiful. What are the dimensions? What size/type of drivers was in there?

Thanks very much.

EDIT: DUH Ian. It's spelled out in the title. Found a nice pair of 755s on eBay but not cheap. How much bass will it make in those cabs?

 

[jeb98]

They are beautiful. What are the dimensions? What size/type of drivers was in there?

Thanks very much.

EDIT: DUH Ian. It's spelled out in the title. Found a nice pair of 755s on eBay but not cheap. How much bass will it make in those cabs?

I built some rudimentary Silbatone cabinets and they do seem to have bit more bass and a nice balanced sound compared to other cabinets I've tried. But, don't expect big bass out of 755a's. I'm working on adding a subwoofer to see if I can make it work with these cabs for more bass. I think it's possible without ruining the single driver purity.

 

[Pup]

Curious. What does a decent pair of 755's go for these days?

Inquiring minds...

 

[RCA NUT]

Probably close to $3000 and up. Depends on condition and time of day.

 

[ihmeyers]

Curious. What does a decent pair of 755's go for these days?

Inquiring minds...

I haven't seen a pair below $5k recently. If I could get a really good pair for $3k I'd probably buy the cabinets. If you're willing to be patient I guess it's possible but I'm just afraid they're more than that typically. The cabs are beautiful.

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[ihmeyers]

Anyone have any idea if a modern driver like an 8" Voxativ or AER would sound good in these cabinets? I'm slowly talking myself into them even though the 755As are nearly unobtainable.

 

[RCA NUT]

I wouldn’t get these cabinets unless you have some version of the 755 just because of the mounting system I installed

 

[RCA NUT]

Cabinets Sold to a havenite.

 

[blueglow]

Glad they went to a good home.

 

[asilker]

Gorgeous cabs!