Does anyone like vintage speakers?

I am surprised that there is a renewed interest in vintage electronics from the "golden age" of "HiFi". But I see little interest in period speakers. Without the speakers you really can't recreate the sound.

mechans09-09-2005 2:01pm

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amfibius Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 282 posts 09-15-2011 at 12:32pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I would respectfully disagree with you, Ampster. Vintage speakers were designed around the limitations of amplifiers of the period - when 10W was considered a powerful amplifier. Consequently, nearly every vintage speaker I have heard sounds coloured, has flabby bass, and limited in both frequency extremes. Modern speaker designers have fewer such limitations - so they sound more neutral and more extended. I would submit that a modern Avantgarde or Tannoy sounds better than vintage Altec or JBL.
amfibius Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 282 posts 09-16-2011 at 01:04am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete "If that's all you've heard, then I submit you haven't heard a properly set up vintage system." I have heard more than a dozen vintage systems in a few countries, in a variety of rooms from small to large, and with a variety of amplifiers. They all seem to have the same colorations. Maybe you are submitting that none of them knew what they were doing - and you would be right. After all, if they had a clue, they would get rid of their horrible vintage systems and get something modern :)

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