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Who has the oldest speakers?

When my older brother came home from the service in 1971, he had a very large Pioneer stereo system. It came with some very large floorstanding speakers. I don't see him very often, but I saw him last month and to my surprise, he still has the same system, with the same speakers and believe it or not, it sounds great. He takes really good care of the system and it is in immaculate shape. That makes those speaker about 30 years old, more or less.

How about you guys?
matchstikman
cdc
1,711 posts
 
Ever hear of Hartley's? 16 ohm / 18" woofers. Not mine though.
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drubin
3,269 posts
 
My Quad ESL 57's have 4-digit serial numbers and date from the early sixties.
jax2
3,031 posts
 
My LaScala's are from 77' and are using all the original drivers and sound fantastic. Swapped out the wiring harness with DH Lab silver wiring, and the horns are coated with Dynamat. Other than that they're bone stock. Wouldn't trade them for anything else I've heard when paired with my SETs! Not bad for 26 year-old boxes! That Paul W. Klipsch sure knew what he was doing!

PS Crossover is original too, but I'll give the AlK version a shot when I get a chance sometime.
mcfarland
356 posts
 
I have a pair of Rectilinear III's which I bought in 1969. These still function well although some of the surround foam on the midrange drivers is crumbling off.
elgordo
530 posts
 
Other than the frequency extremes, no one has bettered the QUAD 57s. Not even QUAD. In many ways, I wish I still had mine.
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