Hello.
I am looking for a radio of the 20´es, for example a Freshman Masterpiece, but I don´t know anything about these radios. I would like one which can be used with hearphones and with hornspeaker. I don´t know what radios can be used with both things.
I have other dubt: Can I conect any radio with any hornspeaker?

Could you help me?

Thank you very much

Azarquiel

Those old-fashioned horn speakers have high-impedance voice coils, about 1K ohms DC resistance. They will work with most 1920s radios, particularly the battery-powered tune-radio-frequency (TRF) sets, but also many AC-powered sets without a speaker transformer.

Some of those radios have a headphone jack that cuts out the final audio tube.

Many of the old horn speakers for sale do not work - their voice coils are open. But, there are fixes.

:Hello.
:I am looking for a radio of the 20´es, for example a Freshman Masterpiece, but I don´t know anything about these radios. I would like one which can be used with hearphones and with hornspeaker. I don´t know what radios can be used with both things.
:I have other dubt: Can I conect any radio with any hornspeaker?
:
:Could you help me?
:
:Thank you very much
:
:Azarquiel

Hello Doug. Thank you for your response.

I have never had any hornspeaker, is it easy to repair the voice coil when it´s open?

Azarquiel

:Those old-fashioned horn speakers have high-impedance voice coils, about 1K ohms DC resistance. They will work with most 1920s radios, particularly the battery-powered tune-radio-frequency (TRF) sets, but also many AC-powered sets without a speaker transformer.
:
:Some of those radios have a headphone jack that cuts out the final audio tube.
:
:Many of the old horn speakers for sale do not work - their voice coils are open. But, there are fixes.
:
::Hello.
::I am looking for a radio of the 20´es, for example a Freshman Masterpiece, but I don´t know anything about these radios. I would like one which can be used with hearphones and with hornspeaker. I don´t know what radios can be used with both things.
::I have other dubt: Can I conect any radio with any hornspeaker?
::
::Could you help me?
::
::Thank you very much
::
::Azarquiel

What I've done if the reproducer is shot, is just junk the original reproducer and replace it with a small transistor-radio type permanent-magnet speaker along with a miniature audio output transformer.

If you shop around, maybe you can find a horn that still works. You can touch a 9-V battery across the leads and listen for a click. Or, you can check the resistance across the leads, looking for 1K ohms or so.

Even if the voice coil is OK, the permanent magnet inside the reproducer can become weak, reducing the maximum loudness.

The old horn speakers basically just used an earpiece such as used in headphones. The horns are neat looking, but don't sound all that good.

:Hello Doug. Thank you for your response.
:
:I have never had any hornspeaker, is it easy to repair the voice coil when it´s open?
:
:Azarquiel
:
::Those old-fashioned horn speakers have high-impedance voice coils, about 1K ohms DC resistance. They will work with most 1920s radios, particularly the battery-powered tune-radio-frequency (TRF) sets, but also many AC-powered sets without a speaker transformer.
::
::Some of those radios have a headphone jack that cuts out the final audio tube.
::
::Many of the old horn speakers for sale do not work - their voice coils are open. But, there are fixes.
::
:::Hello.
:::I am looking for a radio of the 20´es, for example a Freshman Masterpiece, but I don´t know anything about these radios. I would like one which can be used with hearphones and with hornspeaker. I don´t know what radios can be used with both things.
:::I have other dubt: Can I conect any radio with any hornspeaker?
:::
:::Could you help me?
:::
:::Thank you very much
:::
:::Azarquiel