JR149 History
JR Loudspeaker's :: was started by Jim Rogers in 1977, A partnership with George Tughan of Teletape Industries, Under the JR brand name. They where based at 114 Ashley rd, St Albans,Herts AL 15JR. Jim as most people know was the founding father of Rogers Loudspeaker's and has had his name on amplifiers, Loudspeaker's and tuners since the forties. He among others like Peter Walker of Quad, Dudley-Harwood of Harbeth Speakers, Harold Leak of Leak, Spencer Hughes of Spendor and Paul Voight of Lowther speakers was one of hi-fi early pioneers.
The JR 149 mk1
The JR149 was a speaker made of heavy gauge aluminium in a near-cylindrical shape with wooden end cap on top and bottom. It had a bolt running through from top to bottom to brace the enclosure and make the wooden ends slightly concave, Thus eliminating flat panels. The enclosure was lined mechanically and acoustically to further reduce any chance of sound radiation from the cabinet.
IT used Kef drive units T27, (sp 1032) tweeter and a B110A, (sp1003) bass unit, The same as used in LS3/5A's loudspeakers 15ohms type, these drive units where designed by Kef when Raymond Cooke was in charge, so in some way's JR149's and LS3/5A owe a lot to him and his associates at Kef.