Speakers you will NEVER sell.
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Spectrum77
Super Member
Couldn't cut the sonic umbilical cord between my NS-1000M and A-25 offspring. Whole lotta love there.
Soundthought
Revolution is cyclical.
1957 Klipschorns. (pair of mono's with 3 months between their production dates).
Infinately modifiable. IMO.
Klipsch RF7s, Fortes, Chorus, and '76 Cornwalls.
...and a few others with the "it" quality.
Infinately modifiable. IMO.
Klipsch RF7s, Fortes, Chorus, and '76 Cornwalls.
...and a few others with the "it" quality.
:iLUVanalog
Addicted Member
i will NEVER sell my:
JBL S26 II
Paradigm Titans
Athena LS-100B (only paid $100 for the pair new....THESE DO NOT SOUND LIKE $100 SPEAKERS!!!!)
(as you can see, i'm very much a bookshelf speaker fan!!)
i also wouldn't sell my Boston VR-1.....not only because they sound great, but they're also the only pair of floor-standing speakers i have!).
JBL S26 II
Paradigm Titans
Athena LS-100B (only paid $100 for the pair new....THESE DO NOT SOUND LIKE $100 SPEAKERS!!!!)
(as you can see, i'm very much a bookshelf speaker fan!!)
i also wouldn't sell my Boston VR-1.....not only because they sound great, but they're also the only pair of floor-standing speakers i have!).
Pio1980
AK Member
My Fuselier pulse-perfect towers. Had 'em since the early '80s and they still amaze & delight me. Coherent line-source-like performance with this degree of efficiency and dynamic scaling along with their stunning transparency is a very difficult combination to find in a nearly-full-range quirkless loudspeaker. Lifetime keepers!
S.B.
S.B.
jdcglasnost
EPI Tweeter Lover Boy
Bostons
I'd say all my bostons (A series, a40's to the A400's
), and large advents, oh and my Pioneer CS-66's, cause there so mint, I've seen new in worse shape.. :thmbsp:. Those are all my keepers.
I'd say all my bostons (A series, a40's to the A400's
), and large advents, oh and my Pioneer CS-66's, cause there so mint, I've seen new in worse shape.. :thmbsp:. Those are all my keepers.BillR mastering
First system, 1972
I've waited this one out...but after really thinking long and hard, I do have some entries..
First of all, I have a LOT of speakers. many which needs to be sold as their is a limit to how many we really enjoy listening to.
Keepers, for little reason other than "love them and appreciation" for what they are and the overall sound quality.
Realistic Minimus 1
These things were made from about 1970- 73 or so. Someone with a rat shack catalogues can confirm the dates. After owning 5 sets of the Rogers LS 3/5 and selling them all, the Minimus 1's are so very close in performance and go much lower in the bottom end..and would you believe, actually a tad smaller. Three versions were available. 40-1966, 40-1966A and another A model with a different grill cloth. This uses a 4 inch acoustic suspension woofer (alnico) and alnico cone tweeter. Claimed response of 40Hz to 20K. No comparison between the ONES and the minimus 7's. Not to be confused.
I have all three models as a "collector" and they really sound great for what they are, built like a Swiss watch, Wooden enclosures. They do it all in the near field. Hard to fathom that they actually will let you know if the program has some 35Hz notes. They will go down there, a few dB down. Solid and fun sound. Small. Pretty. Little Jewels.
Yamaha NS1000M's
Not much to say here that hasn't already been said.
I need to use them more.
Ohm F.
I don't have a set right now but I keep on the look out. Always wanted them, still do.
ESS AMT-1
Another one I am on the look out for.
JBL- 4435's
I am in the process of building a set. All I need is the horns. I had a set in a former studio and for just sitting back for high volume listening, these things simply kick some serious ass. In the meantime, I will be using the bass cabinets with a set of Altec 594/299-16's. (once the cabs are done)
Nothing new out there excites me. I would go for some Magnepan 1.6Q's if the price or trade was right but in the meantime, I build speakers and what is being offered out there does not suit my tastes. Lot of overpriced junk.
First of all, I have a LOT of speakers. many which needs to be sold as their is a limit to how many we really enjoy listening to.
Keepers, for little reason other than "love them and appreciation" for what they are and the overall sound quality.
Realistic Minimus 1
These things were made from about 1970- 73 or so. Someone with a rat shack catalogues can confirm the dates. After owning 5 sets of the Rogers LS 3/5 and selling them all, the Minimus 1's are so very close in performance and go much lower in the bottom end..and would you believe, actually a tad smaller. Three versions were available. 40-1966, 40-1966A and another A model with a different grill cloth. This uses a 4 inch acoustic suspension woofer (alnico) and alnico cone tweeter. Claimed response of 40Hz to 20K. No comparison between the ONES and the minimus 7's. Not to be confused.
I have all three models as a "collector" and they really sound great for what they are, built like a Swiss watch, Wooden enclosures. They do it all in the near field. Hard to fathom that they actually will let you know if the program has some 35Hz notes. They will go down there, a few dB down. Solid and fun sound. Small. Pretty. Little Jewels.
Yamaha NS1000M's
Not much to say here that hasn't already been said.
I need to use them more.
Ohm F.
I don't have a set right now but I keep on the look out. Always wanted them, still do.
ESS AMT-1
Another one I am on the look out for.
JBL- 4435's
I am in the process of building a set. All I need is the horns. I had a set in a former studio and for just sitting back for high volume listening, these things simply kick some serious ass. In the meantime, I will be using the bass cabinets with a set of Altec 594/299-16's. (once the cabs are done)
Nothing new out there excites me. I would go for some Magnepan 1.6Q's if the price or trade was right but in the meantime, I build speakers and what is being offered out there does not suit my tastes. Lot of overpriced junk.
BillR mastering
First system, 1972
My goodness. That is a name I haven't heard in some time. I wonder what has happened with John.
vintageaudio
AK Member
1. A/D/S L9e
2. Fried A/2
3. EPI 100
Bob
2. Fried A/2
3. EPI 100
Bob
Pio1980
AK Member
PM me with a phone# if you are comfortable with that. Too much catch-up for a PM response.
S.B.
karlo
Super Member
i hate to part with any speakers.... i love them all . my beloved mirage sm 2.5's,
lost in a house fire. my L-100t's ..i was in bad debt and needed the money . my
zenith Allegro 3000's , gave them to an ex - girlfriend who had no clue her stereo was
crapped out. i could go on and on... the meager 15 or 17 pairs i have left ...priceless.
lost in a house fire. my L-100t's ..i was in bad debt and needed the money . my
zenith Allegro 3000's , gave them to an ex - girlfriend who had no clue her stereo was
crapped out. i could go on and on... the meager 15 or 17 pairs i have left ...priceless.
clairtone
ballers clique
ill never sell my B&W 602's. Paired with my Clairtone tube amp theyre something magical. I can't explain it, sounds better than the 20k high fi gear at the local shop. Must be some kind of strengths and weaknesses of each unit playing off eachother to achieve harmony kinda thing!
Halli
New Member
DeForest (Philips) homebuilts, Celestion Ditton 66's, Boston A70's, Dynaco A25/A35s
First, I'll gladly say I'll be buried with the Philips DeForest-driver based homebuilts I made when I was 20 - they still sound excellent 32+ years later. My Dad bought me the drivers and cross-overs as a birthday gift - I moved away from home (moving from the Toronto area to Montreal) when I was 19, and he knew how much I loved music. I built the cabinets per the DeForest book (shallow cabinets to avoid standing waves near the cross-over point) out of 1" pressboard, so though they're only just over 26" tall and 15 wide, they still weigh about 35lbs each, sound excellent, and have given me over half a lifetime of enjoyment.
Others I'll probably be buried IN are my Celestion Ditton 66's, which really are the only other speakers I've ever owned that I truly believe are an order of magnitude better than my home-builts or almost anything else I've heard. Mind you, they're over a meter tall, weigh well over 60lbs/ea (I think), but they have an ease, presence, image and clarity that's hard to beat. Plus a bottom end that can shake the house when the source material calls for it. Remarkable!
My two pairs of Boston A70's are really amazing speakers... I couldn't part with those, either, especially at the $15-20/pair I paid for them
I'm also really fond of my old Mirage SM-1's - smooth, clear, lots of bass when the material calls for it.
Lastly, two of my other real favourites are my Dynaco A35's (given to me by my dear friend Rick in a fit of lunacy) and a pair of Dynaco A25's I just picked up at a thrift shop for $9 the pair, plus a few bucks for ultra-fine steel wool and some oil finish to bring the walnut cabinets back to original beauty.
Mind you, I also have some rarities... a pair of Oliver's (with upgraded tweeters) that really sound amazing - a small manufacturer from the Winnipeg area - and a pair of AudioAnalysts that I think were from the very early 70's, still sounding very good. Though those phenolic-surround tweeters have never really impressed me, they sound fairly well matched on the AudioAnalysts. Anyone of my vintage may remember the AudioAnalyst woofers? They have an open "cross" of some kind of glue or caulking adhered to the surface - presumably to both stiffen the cone and add mass to drive the resonance frequency downward.
I've got to "thin the herd" someday... it's just so difficult. Nice speakers are like pigs or cattle - after a while they're like family.
UPDATE: I have sold the Olivers - they've "gone home" to an enthusiast in Winnipeg, who's using them as his rear channels, and a pair of 4' wide, 200+ lb/ea Oliver studio monitors for the fronts. Wow would I like to hear that someday. I have also sold the AudioAnalyst speakers to a new "collector", who's enjoying them very much so far.
First, I'll gladly say I'll be buried with the Philips DeForest-driver based homebuilts I made when I was 20 - they still sound excellent 32+ years later. My Dad bought me the drivers and cross-overs as a birthday gift - I moved away from home (moving from the Toronto area to Montreal) when I was 19, and he knew how much I loved music. I built the cabinets per the DeForest book (shallow cabinets to avoid standing waves near the cross-over point) out of 1" pressboard, so though they're only just over 26" tall and 15 wide, they still weigh about 35lbs each, sound excellent, and have given me over half a lifetime of enjoyment.
Others I'll probably be buried IN are my Celestion Ditton 66's, which really are the only other speakers I've ever owned that I truly believe are an order of magnitude better than my home-builts or almost anything else I've heard. Mind you, they're over a meter tall, weigh well over 60lbs/ea (I think), but they have an ease, presence, image and clarity that's hard to beat. Plus a bottom end that can shake the house when the source material calls for it. Remarkable!
My two pairs of Boston A70's are really amazing speakers... I couldn't part with those, either, especially at the $15-20/pair I paid for them
I'm also really fond of my old Mirage SM-1's - smooth, clear, lots of bass when the material calls for it.
Lastly, two of my other real favourites are my Dynaco A35's (given to me by my dear friend Rick in a fit of lunacy) and a pair of Dynaco A25's I just picked up at a thrift shop for $9 the pair, plus a few bucks for ultra-fine steel wool and some oil finish to bring the walnut cabinets back to original beauty.
Mind you, I also have some rarities... a pair of Oliver's (with upgraded tweeters) that really sound amazing - a small manufacturer from the Winnipeg area - and a pair of AudioAnalysts that I think were from the very early 70's, still sounding very good. Though those phenolic-surround tweeters have never really impressed me, they sound fairly well matched on the AudioAnalysts. Anyone of my vintage may remember the AudioAnalyst woofers? They have an open "cross" of some kind of glue or caulking adhered to the surface - presumably to both stiffen the cone and add mass to drive the resonance frequency downward.
I've got to "thin the herd" someday... it's just so difficult. Nice speakers are like pigs or cattle - after a while they're like family.
UPDATE: I have sold the Olivers - they've "gone home" to an enthusiast in Winnipeg, who's using them as his rear channels, and a pair of 4' wide, 200+ lb/ea Oliver studio monitors for the fronts. Wow would I like to hear that someday. I have also sold the AudioAnalyst speakers to a new "collector", who's enjoying them very much so far.
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