Thanks for the response. It makes me feel better about owning older equipment. I love the sound and am stuck with them for the rest of my life. Unfortunately I don't get a chance to visit hi end shops enough to compare. Some think the more you spend, the better the sound. I tend to disagree with this approach somewhat. I'm driving my martins with an old Nikko Alpha VI ( electronic amp ) It was hand built and uses Mosfet technology. It puts out a good 300 per side of clean power. Plenty of punch for my buck. My preamp is a class A Hafler 915 series. The upgrade on the preamp made a big difference on my system. Any thoughts on upgrades without bankruptcy?
are older speakers anywhere close to the new stuff?
I have had four Martin 4050 transflex speakers since the early l970's. I recently rebuilt them with all new drivers and upgraded the tweeters with Dynaudios D-28's. They sound great to me. However I would like to know what I'm missing compared to the new speakers of today. I live in an isolated area far from the nearest hi-end audio store. The Martins use two 10" Seas woofers (l6 0hm) and a curvilinear midrange along with the dynaudio tweeters. I would like some feedback on what others think of the sound quality of the martins compared to what is being made today. At the time the martins sold for around 12 to 15 hundred a pair.
Some might say they are bright in the front end, but i kind of like that. Especially with Jazz/sax music. The bass is very tight and defined and at high listening levels can be bone crushing. I also kind of like that
Some might say they are bright in the front end, but i kind of like that. Especially with Jazz/sax music. The bass is very tight and defined and at high listening levels can be bone crushing. I also kind of like that