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Thread: Detective Story for Art, Jan, etc. (Anyone) |
    
John McA Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 10:07 am: |
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I bought a pair of TDC3b speakers, small floorstanding two way speakers in approximately 1981. I started watching this forum because I am going to replace them, but now I am curious. Has anyone ever heard of this company?
A label on the back says the company was called TDC and was located at 48 Teed Drive in Randolph, MA. I thought at first they might be Tannoy, but I don't believe Tannoy has ever had headquarters in the US. An old advertisement turned up on Google showing that a hi-fi store called Tech-Hi-Fi was located at 48 Teed Drive in approximately 1975 and had multiple New England locations.
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Gold Member Username: Artk
Albany,
Oregon
USA
Post Number: 1505
Registered: Feb-05
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| Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 10:29 am: |
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Sorry John I have no idea and google didn't do me any good. Perhaps it was a house brand. I just don't know. I live on the west coast and have never heard of them. Just like most east coasters have never heard of Seattle Sound which was a speaker brand out here in the late eighties and early nineties. A google search for them reveals no info as well. Good luck. |
John McA Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 10:38 am: |
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Thanks Art. I think you might be right on the house brand. Unfortunately, the house is gone . . . Tech Hi-Fi is long out of business. |
Gold Member Username: Jan_b_vigne
Dallas,
TX
Post Number: 5063
Registered: May-04
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| Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 12:01 pm: |
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I would vote for house brand also. You can try the Orion guide to see if they show up as a recognized brand name.
http://www.orionbluebook.com/orion/index.asp
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John McA Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Sunday, August 14, 2005 - 12:13 pm: |
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Thank you, Jan. I was not aware of that site, but no luck. Neither TDC nor Tech Hi-Fi appear on the list. |
John McA Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Monday, August 15, 2005 - 09:40 am: |
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I emailed a place called Qaudio in Massachusetts. They claim to be operating in the original Tech Hi-Fi location, so I hope that they might know something about my TDC speakers and whether they were made in house. I will keep you updated. |
John McA Unregistered guest |
| Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2005 - 09:20 am: |
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I received the following response from QAudio in Cambridge, MA:
TDC was Tech's private label/house brand. Originally built for them by Rectilinear. People later grouped together to become Ohm Acoustics. All parties (except Ohm) now out of business and long since gone.
Replacement tip: buy a pair of Paradigm speakers. Look at models like Atom or Mini Monitor ranging in price from $200-$400 per pair. http://www.paradigm.com. We cannot sell you new Paradigm by mail order, but can if/when we have used models (which we do).
Thanks,
Bob
Mystery solved. Thank you all for your input and for anyone who lives in the Boston Area, give QAudio a try. |
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