Best Speakers Made In The 70s

[jimfet]

EV interface D's

 

[cpmschd]

Back in the mid-1970's, I heard a pair of Rectilinear 5's making very nice noise -- and I still remember it.

 

[TerryO]

My list is probably not quite in line with the OP's stipulation that they should be 3-way speakers, but in no particular order:

Fulton J Modulars
Beveridge SW2 (2 way)
Carver Amazings (2 way)
Klipschorn

Best Regards,
TerryO

 

[Firby13]

KEF Reference 105.

 

[drillher]

Anybody include Cizek yet?

 

[cfranz]

M&K had a satalite system that was amazing.

Otherwise... might it be simpler to ask what maker didn't make anything worth while in the 70s?

 

[AngelRa]

Before posting I googled the dates. But info on the net is not very reliable and I could be wrong.

 

[Cosmos]

Ohm F.

 

[Coytee]

EV interface D's

As an owner of a pair since 1978 I think it's a shame that (in my opinion) these are not better known.

They certainly have the ability to grab the foundation of your home and shake it to smithereens! :thmbsp:

 

[HomeBody]

Klipschorn-
Realistic Mach One-

 

[sealy]

My list is probably not quite in line with the OP's stipulation that they should be 3-way speakers, but in no particular order:

Fulton J Modulars
Beveridge SW2 (2 way)
Carver Amazings (2 way)
Klipschorn

Best Regards,
TerryO

I had many Beveridges back in the '70's.

 

[jdcglasnost]

EPI (A Series)
Genesis Physics (3+)
Some Pioneers (CS-66)

Some of the best for there price range.

 

[BMWCCA]

Given my proclivity for JBLs, I'm surprised not to see anyone suggest the 4333A monitors or their consumer version the L300 Summits—if you're only going to limit choices to three-ways.

Or, if you were looking for more pedestrian models (like what I own), maybe the 4411 or consumer version L112 "Century II".

 

[stokedonlife]

Technics SB-7070 are from that era and they beat pretty much anything I have heard.

 

[davidb1]

+1 on various models of ADS
Dahlquist DQ-10
Dayton-Wright electrostatics

 

[Vintage_Hi-F]

To me, the 1970s belonged to two speakers:

1. JBL L100

2. Bose 901

If I had to choose between the two, the JBL's win, hands down. A nice set will run you about $400.

out of those two I would choose the original AR-9.

 

[icenine]

EPI M-50...because I have a set lol

 

[Raynald]

Gale GA-401A, certainly one of the most striking looking and it has its share of admirers froma sonic point of view also.

 

[SleeperSupra]

ESS Heil

Big Infinity

K-Horn

JBL L-250TI

Dahlquist DQ-10

Altec

Fried

 

[theebadone]

My favorites would have to be JBL 250-TI and the ALTEC stonehenge speakers.