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    Posted: 05 November 2013 at 11:38am
Take a look at this: http://link.marktplaats.nl/740619684
Can anyone confirm that these were used by Abba?

This all is pretty rare stuff, isn't it?

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the mids do look like old turbo tubes but that's about it. it's like the top cabinets were built around old turbo mids? don't think it's SSE construction.. so probably some custom reworking. that would be my guess.

the turbo mids didn't have jbl drivers either.. and it looks like there's been a wooden ring / extra baffle added as a spacer between the driver and the phase plug.

interesting though.
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Ent got a clue about the abba thing, but i like them mid/highs

what model are thay anyone?
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they are either custom and bodged to stay working over the years or just some of the sh!tist work iv seen in a long time using very nice compnants screwed together very badly!!
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Forget the cabs, just gut them and chuck them out.

The amps you could re-sell and make some money I'd reckon.


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Originally posted by tall_mike tall_mike wrote:

Forget the cabs, just gut them and chuck them out.

The amps you could re-sell and make some money I'd reckon.


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Ooooh those amp racks, quads and amcrons with bss.
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All speakers not working?
My oh my, 16 dcs and 8 405s.
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Originally posted by burningbush burningbush wrote:

Ooooh those amp racks, quads and amcrons with bss.
 
ahhh i didnt know quad did an amp of that size, off to look them up. Smile


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They are 1970's TFA-Electrosound cabinets, one of the first systems (maybe THE first) ever to use the Turbo Tube mid.

It was an early 2-box modular system, and I haven't seen one for 35 years.

TFA-Electrosound toured with many of the major acts of the 1970's.


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After looking at the full advert, I'd say it's the complete TFA system, amazing to see it turn up after all these years. The HF amplifiers were Quad 405's in custom 19" rackmounts, also used in Highlife's system.

Oh, and it was a great sounding rig at the time.


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Thanks for all the replies. For your information: I am not interested in actually buying this.

I translated the advert for you all:
TFA Turbosound / Electrosound

36 Speakers, 32 of them can be connected to the 8 ampracks, divided into 16 m/h and 16 sub/low.

The set was used by ABBA during their tour through Europe in the eighties. There were more speakers back then, but they do not exist anymore.

2 MASTER racks:
2x BSS X-over FDS 340
4x Crown DC300A
2x Quad 405-2 
2x Connector panel

6 SLAVE racks:
12x Crown DC300A
6x Quad 405-2
6x Connector panel

M/H cab: BHD, 114x62x100, 125kg
2x Speaker JBL 2502
1x Horn..?
1x Divider/spacer for horn JBL 2328
1x Driver Electrovoice DH 1506
2x Speaker Electrovoice EVM12S

Sub/low cab: BHD, 114x62x100 115kg
2x Speaker JBL K151

ALL SPEAKERS are still in working order.

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