Only if the factory that made them keep relevant data to go with the serial numbers which could be useful in future for service issues, dating, etc. Otherwise the S/N's are probably meaningless. Quad kept detailed records in the old days, as did Spendor. I have contacted Quad in the past regarding 2 different pairs of ESL63's, and they were able to tell me the date of manufacture as well as the spec of various internal components such as the clamp boards etc.

Derek Hughes kept absolutely anal records of every speaker made during his days at Spendor, including final test response charts, internal parts serial numbers and versions. Very helpful for service and identification. Of course, if a company was using a drive unit for instance from a supplier that is long out of business (Dalesford being a good example) and there was no replacement, then they could tell you with great certainty that you were screwed. Very accurate bad news.

I have spoken to several companies over the years that basically just laughed at the question and admitted that the serial numbers meant nothing and no records were ever kept. A real confidence builder.

Paradigm Speaker Identification Help. I have a set of Paradigm fronts with a. I think you'll need to contact paradigm and ask them how to get the model number.

My new pair of B&W 684 speakers arrived this week and I was a bit surprised to find the serial numbers 350 units apart, my 16 year old Paradigm Phantoms were consecutive. With this level of speaker I don't think it matters much at all to the sound, but still it would have been a nice touch to have serial numbers that were close, it would look like the manufacturer really cared about the small details. 350 numbers apart is not a manufacturer problem; it is a distributor stocking problem where the warehouse guys stack speakers at random when they arrive, and ship them out at random when they are sold unless the distributor sales rep physically goes in the back and verifys that the serial numbers are consecutive or even close. Expecting consecutive serial numbers these days is pretty much hit and miss unless you specifically request it at time of order or that your dealer is as anal about ordering and stocking consecutive serial numbers as you are with buying them. If more people actually cared about consecutive serial numbers, this would be a non-issue, but no one seems to care much about this anymore. Identical topics merged for easier accessibility.-CAAudioCollector June 20, 2010 I noticed that some speakers ads state that the pair have consecutive serial numbers.

What's the significance of that? Do they imply that they are from the same batch, and so should sound more 'identical' than if they are from different batches? I'd think that it'd be harder to find a pair of speakers with non-consecutive numbers (and so having consecutive numbers should be assumed). Singer Manual 3116. When you have consecutive serial numbers the woodgrain matching is probably very close and that is very impoprtant when you buy expensive speakers like Sonus Faber - Dynaudio - Audio Physics - and others and this does not mean that the cheaper companys should not match the woodgrain.

My new pair of B&W 684 speakers arrived this week and I was a bit surprised to find the serial numbers 350 units apart, my 16 year old Paradigm Phantoms were consecutive. With this level of speaker I don't think it matters much at all to the sound, but still it would have been a nice touch to have serial numbers that were close, it would look like the manufacturer really cared about the small details. A serial number is there specifically for the use of the manufacturer for quality control measures. And, as it would appear, some use it as a ploy to sell speakers to consumers who somehow believe that there is a SIGNIFICANT difference in sound quality between speakers 1 and 3. When you have consecutive serial numbers the woodgrain matching is probably very close and that is very impoprtant when you buy expensive speakers like Sonus Faber - Dynaudio - Audio Physics - and others and this does not mean that the cheaper companys should not match the woodgrain. The recent 5.1 set of Thiel MSC1's I received had the serial #'s stamped on the box, and there was also a serial # to pair it with. Once unboxed I could tell that there was a wood-grain match with the paired speakers.

Nice attention to detail! When you have consecutive serial numbers the woodgrain matching is probably very close and that is very impoprtant when you buy expensive speakers like Sonus Faber - Dynaudio - Audio Physics - and others and this does not mean that the cheaper companys should not match the woodgrain.