I had the opportunity to live with a nice pair of 1Bs for a few months in my system, and they were a lot of speaker for the money (used $300). It is a simple 2-way design, which is not a difficult load for most 30+ w.p.c. amps, tube or solid state. They throw a very nice soundstage, with plenty of depth and width. Bass is a bit ill-defined, but gets down to 40hz with no problem. The midrange was full-bodied, rich, musical and never edgy. The tweeters in the 1B were not bright at all, actually a bit rolled off.
Not a "fast" or highly detailed speaker, but one of the best floorstanders out there for that price when it comes to enjoying the music.
Not a "fast" or highly detailed speaker, but one of the best floorstanders out there for that price when it comes to enjoying the music.