So many things to consider for speaker preference! Room dimension, room acoustics, music taste, amp size and suitability, hearing ability, whether a speaker is ear fatiguing or not, speaker frequency response, bass, treble, mids.. Probably most speakers will be a compromise in some way (although some would seem to have hit a hole in one with their choice), it is up to the one buying the speaker as to which sounds the best (for them). That takes time with each speaker choice, and depending on desire level and whether compromise can be acceptable, a lot of buying and selling.
I think if I didn't already have some idea as to which vintage speakers to hunt for I would look to new as I would just hate all the bartering, the recapping, the refoaming, the Craigslist no-shows, the eBay scams and whatnot. But due to my location all that is out anyway, so I find ways to improving what I have, making what I have sound the best it can be, to me.
I think if I didn't already have some idea as to which vintage speakers to hunt for I would look to new as I would just hate all the bartering, the recapping, the refoaming, the Craigslist no-shows, the eBay scams and whatnot. But due to my location all that is out anyway, so I find ways to improving what I have, making what I have sound the best it can be, to me.