In that case, ADS L710. The only reason I sold mine (pictured below) is because I acquired a pair of KEF 104/2's.
'Fast' vintage speakers?
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I have my eye on a pair of 710s but what they're asking seems steep.
I've been on the lookout for several different ones, but primarily the 880 and 710. There are also 780s and 470/2s, then 300, 400 and 500...
Also saw a pair of 810s where someone had reoriented the tweeter/mid to be on same vertical axis as the woofers; they said it did wonders for imaging. I was a little leery of the mod.
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I would not buy any speaker that had been modded like that!
Also, the 810's (from what I've heard) can be a little bass heavy/boomy, depending on the room/acoustics, etc.
For more info on the ADS line up, here's a little "light"
reading. https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/a-d-s-line-pecking-order.44406/
Also, the 810's (from what I've heard) can be a little bass heavy/boomy, depending on the room/acoustics, etc.
For more info on the ADS line up, here's a little "light"
reading. https://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/a-d-s-line-pecking-order.44406/
H2oman7.62mm
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Coytee
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My wife says I'm OCD at times.... I'll let you decide.
Isn't "fast" a function of speed.... and isn't speed a function of frequency? ("faster speed = higher frequency)??
Are you really asking more about articulation and lack of distortion?
At first (other day when I first saw this but unable to say anything), I was going to say if you want "fast" (or articulate, low distortion) then you might want to look at something that has a horn woofer as a horn woofer will be very transient, very "fast" to use your term and very low distortion.
I then read no floor standers.... and it's impossible to get a bass horn that's not going to be a floor standing unit.
So, ignore my comments... I just always get a kick out of someone using "fast" to describe a speaker as, in my opinion, that is the wrong description.
You're asking for clarity, low distortion, maybe dynamic.... all of which apply to horns, but not your goals.
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katana1100
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When it comes to “fast speakers “, I think of electrostatics like acoustat as these are the hardest speakers to find a sub that can keep up.
Bill Ferris
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Yes, Dynamically responsive is what I like to use as "my" chosen descriptive term substitution for the, IMO, word improper use of fast in describing a speaker`s motional responsive action to electrical high rise time impulse stimuli.
MJB1959
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It seems like you are on the right track with the ADS speakers, and yes, due to their Facebook following, the prices and availability have reached peak prices, some costing more than their original prices. But the good news is, that the surrounds on most are butyl, and depending on the condition, they could last for yet another 40 years, and well worth the hunt and the upfront investment.
I have a bunch of them now, including the L880 you are interested in, and as for the "fast" you desire, I think that is something that ADS/Braun got right on most models, even the smaller ones.
I have a bunch of them now, including the L880 you are interested in, and as for the "fast" you desire, I think that is something that ADS/Braun got right on most models, even the smaller ones.
you can have fast and tight in ported speakers but maybe not with vintage.
Those Altec and JBL woofers are great because they do midrange so well. That's what I meant about AR3s having "slow" midrange--their acoustic suspension woofers are of necessity heavier, have less powerful motors and longer stroking to do midrange as well as Altec and JBL. AR3s sounded muddy and indistinct to me and it was because of the foggy lower midrange and dark general tonal balance.
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