Acoustic Suspension sound in 2020?


I really like the sound of the 1960's-1970's acoustic suspension speakers owning a pair of AR-11's.

For a second installation, two questions for you folks who know far more than I--
- First, what if any new speakers have a similar sound?
- Second, any thoughts on KLH 5 and 6 vs. Large Advents vs. AR-3/11 and/or others?

Budget--I'll figure out later...if ideas are expensive, why not have a lust list to go with the purchase short list???!!!

Thanks very much!

Andy
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Showing 1 response by rauliruegas

Dear @aainpb : Not from the 70's but I own and am the original owner of a marvelous ADS L2030 ( heavy tweaked by me, you can read here:  https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3080 ).

Those are acoustic suspension  and exist other two models: the L1230 and the L1530. This one along the 2030 were used as speaker monitors by Telarc recordings.

Even today my speakers are a true challenge for almost any speaker. Those ( especially. ) main silk made midrange and tweeter drivers are just extraordinary by any today standards.

https://gear.discogs.com/gear/68646-ads-l2030

this is a restored pair not tweaked ones:

https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/ads-l2030-restoration.801968/

http://sportsbil.com/ads/l-2030-brochure.pdf


Why today exist only a few acoustic suspension speakers design? I really don't know.

Btw, M.Kelly was the ADS L2030 designer whom years latter founded Aerial Acoustic speakers and his today designs are not acoustic suspension but ported one:  ? ¡ ? ¡ ?

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.