Vintage vs Modern speakers.


Most people have wrong belief that modern speaker has more clarity and details than vintage speakers
Recently I got 50 years old Altec A7 which sounds much better than my expectation.

I had kept Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter for 16 years which is still regarded as modern speaker.

You judge ths sound of Lansche 4.1 which go down to 20 hz and Altec A7 whcih go down to only 31.5 hz but more robust bass from the following Youtube videos.
Surpising thing is that Altec A7 give as much as details as Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter.


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Loving you was like party
https://youtu.be/LE8j3ufH3u4
https://youtu.be/gGu9NfsMzGQ

Way down deep
https://youtu.be/jSfOCo-EKPU
https://youtu.be/-4apGL7GnGg

A touch of sonic madness
https://youtu.be/OGBUpeNqvcY
https://youtu.be/OGBUpeNqvcY

The Gate of Dafos

https://youtu.be/ulY5cfEA8bM

https://youtu.be/HlNwXvjxcu4

Which do you like better between Vintage(1) and Modern (2) judging from the Youtube videos?
128x128shkong78
I also loaded similar information on other audio forum.

Another person could not have Altec A7 because of WAF.


Personally I’d love to have a pair of Altec A7’s or something similar with tube amps in my living room system, but I’m married and plan to stay that way. Something about the presence and immediacy of these systems makes them so engaging.
The previous owner of my Altec A7 had to sell this because of WAF.

After renovation of beautiful house in West Vancuouver BC overlooing down town and bay, his wife want to have neat looking modern speakers in their living room.

But A7 rocks with suitable source and amplifier although it may look like a big refrigerator box.


Thomas
Thomas, I don't know what you did from the first time I listened to the A7's, but this time, they sounded much better, smoother that the first time. That I could live with untl my time runs out here on this Third Rock.

Regards,
Dan
@islandmandan 

Hi Dan

Equalization did a lot to smooth out A7.

thanks a lot for your kind comment.

Thomas
Congratulations on the great find. Now on to the $64,000 question. Which one do your ears prefer?  I would love to sample large full range speakers,but they just wouldn’t work in my house. I think your listening room is larger than my house. :-)