info on TOA Electronics Eso871 cabs

The aforementioned former Toa rep that built cabs lives near me and we are acquainted, however I dont see him that often.

The speakers were built by the Toa special projects department, probably 20+ years ago ish. They did a lot of stuff for football stadiums at the time, and were probably installed by Romers or TG Baker. I think this cab or one very similar is still installed at Manchester United's Old Trafford ground.

There are, as you say, two twelves on a wooden waveguide and a big comp on a horn. I cant remember what the drivers specs are, and I cant find my old Toa books from around that time that detailed the drivers that Toa sold.

However............

An almost identical cab was manufactured by the long gone W&T Ultrasonics at Brigg in Lincolnshire, called the AP3, fitted with RCF components. These found their way into stadiums, clubs, and even touring use. The 12's were 16 ohm in parallel i think, and the horn may have been 16 ohm as well. They were heavy, and the install version had no handles or wheels, but there was also a carpeted version that was designed for touring. Also, there was an identical size push/pull bass cab, but I was never that impressed with these.

The sound of the AP3 was OK. It made plenty of noise, but needed a bit of careful EQ to tame. I am talking about the RCF version here, but never heard the Toa version in anger.

I have added a picture that hopefully will come out. Is this the beast you are on about? Found this on Google.

How many are available just out of interest?