Speakerlab speakers?

[Master Kuni]

Saw this CL ad for some unidentified Speakerlab "40"s?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ele/1913306244.html

I have no clue about what the quality of vintage Speakerlabs were. Any thoughts?

 

[ke4mcl]

never heard of them.

 

[blhagstrom]

vintage

Vintage speakerlabs are very good.
I don't know the 40s but they're a weird little company and its hard to keep track of what they made. They aren't sure what they made

ALL the speakerlabs I've heard sound great.

There are better speakers out there but speakerlab can hold it own.

Give them a listen and see.

 

[SpeakerLabFan]

Those look very nice, and I think that's a nice price. Definitely worth going out and auditioning with the right gear.

I think Model 40s have the woofers and crossovers using designed by Mile Nestorovic (Mcintosh Labs, Speakerlab, Nestorovic Labs) when he was at Speakerlab in the late 70s.

Lots of information on Nestorovic and Speakerlab here and on the web.

http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=88424

http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/speakers/messages/29/290689.html

 

[quneur]

I believe this thread belongs in Dollars & Sense.

But to the OP's question, Speakerlab speaker kits are popular around the PNW. I don't know about the model 40 but around the early 80's they were using Pioneer drivers. They are still in business: http://www.speakerlab.com

 

[Master Kuni]

I agree that they do look like a sweet set of speaker probably for a nice price, but I sure don't have the space nor the equipment to accommodate such a pair. Sure do look pretty though.