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First post, by musicandtech04

Posted on 2023-02-25, 08:17

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Hi. I just recently picked up this Packard Bell iMedia 5108, and one of my main goals is to restore it to as new condition with all the matching accessories. I’ve already tracked down the matching monitor, keyboard, and mouse, but I absolutely for whatever reason cannot find any information or model numbers about these speakers. They look like the ones here in this stock photo attached below mine. If anyone can help me figure out what model of speakers these are or if anybody reading this has a pair that they don’t need that would be very helpful.

Reply 1 of 1, by dionb

Posted on 2023-02-25, 11:46

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They were from a brand called Diamond Audio, not to be confused with Diamond Multimedia of the S3 card fame. Packard Bell had them make proprietary models for their monitors. The main proprietary bit was the mounting lugs that connected them onto the monitors. They were not designed to last, being pretty made of small bits of pretty flimsy abs plastic. When new they could break off with any unfortunate violence, but ABS degrades over time and basically they will have all disintegrated now.

I've been looking for a two-generations older (Symphony-range) Packard Bell A520 or A720 monitor (PB custom design contracted from Tatung or Hyundai) with speaker 'ears' for a while now, but speakers with intact lugs essentially do not exist. I've not looked too closely at the blue Odyssey-range stuff, so there's a tiny chance things may be better there. I doubt it though...

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