SPICA revival and modification


When I just began getting into audio as I hobby, I remember reading about Spica loudspeakers. They were always able to get into Stereophile recommended ratings eventhough they were fairly affordable. Sadly, the company has been shelved after being bought by Parasound, and after having read an interview article with the mastermind of the RIP company, I wonder if these speaker can be bought used and refurbished with new drivers that would also preserve as much of their original sound as possible...The designer said that the Audax drivers used on the Spica Tc-50s, 60s and Angelus are gone, they are no more and that the crossover components may get corrupted. Any experience with these speakers gentlemen? I am very interested in hearing from actual owner with factual stories of what they did with the set ups when they blew up....I remember ST saying that the SPICAs needed to be matched carefully, not with high wattage. PAUL
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More information on Spica service codes and driver replacement can e found here on the Spica Speaker Enthusiast site: www.spicaspeakers.com
Great story!! I paid $250 to update my speakers from the first version to the second. The problem was they ran out of early drivers (Audax had a problem with a supplier)> Sapica had to start using a new version. This meant revised crossovers and a upgrade to the tweeter.

The revision is casually referred to as the TC-50i which started shipping in January of 1988. My guess is they wound up upgrading yours to the TC-50i specs