Speakers formally known as Babb
 

Anyone interested in seeing the new llineup let me know. The lineup has been purchased and they are being revived! I will have some for demo on the boat show poker run. ? Maybe even some avail as door prizes!

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Hope they can stay in business tis time :D I always head they were good, you have a link to the product line?

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DC Gold??

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Their website is www.dcgoldaudio.com. I should have some of their speakers to try in a few days. I remember how good they sounded in previous boats and its a full range speaker so there is no tweeter to smoke or crossovers and caps to inhibit the audio path to the speaker. Cant wait to hear em myself.

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didnt babb lose there facility due to a hurricane? just curious... i always liked there product.

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I know they have an office in texas but not sure if the manufacturing is there. I will find out for you today. I do know they have product to ship!

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I hope that the new company does not change much and also has a better marketing machine. They were always great speakers.

Jon

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$845 a pair for 5 1/4 drivers? I hope they kiss you when you buy these because they sure are F...kin you. :eek: :eek:

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Not being negative here but I've never heard a set of Babbs that I liked. Been in many cigs and heard many systems where they were used and was never impressed. someone explain the draw of them to me.

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Had them in my boat. 10" and 5-1/4" and i was not impressed. Switched out to Cerwin Vega 10' subs and Memphis made a huge difference.

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I have 4 6x9's in my boat and an RF 501 amp to power them. They sound awesome and people can't believe I don't have sub's hidden somewhere. The pricing on the DCGold's is about the same as when I got my Babb's 2 years ago.

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i have not had alot of experience w/ Babb speakers but the 2 systems that had them in boats i had Rocked! Remember, a good combination consists of more than merely speakers. One advantage i see to the Babb (DC Gold) is that they are a single driver full range speaker that uses an aluminum cone so that makes them pretty impervious to the rigors of marine applications. I have been running the pioneer nautica speakers in my boat and have them mounted close to the floor to protect them somewhat. They have a reverse facing tweeter to protect them but they are still susecptible to water damage. I can only imagine putting them up high. I see the DC Gold living well closer to ear level and all you have to do is make sure you keep em rinsed of saltwater but the hose will never hurt em. 99% of my work is in home theater and whole house audio distribution. From that experience i can tell ya that the same speakers in the same room will sound completely different w/ 20 watts than they will w/ 100 watts driving them. Its all in the package and how you match things up.

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Tank while they may not sound the best as stand alone they sound great when mixed with other speakers. What I like them for is they put out a lot of SPL for not a TON of power. As has been mentioned above they are very durrable. soak them in water and they are fine.

Jon

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I have them in my boat and I like them . Allen Babb is a very nice guy,very sharp. I hope he is with the new co....

Rob :drink: