Top three vintage speaker, vote please!
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Quad ESL 57 (really, really want to hear what these are about)
They're not as inflexible as some people say, but to bring out their best they take careful partnering. You have to build your system around them; not just tack them on to the end of what you've got but if you do that, they can sound extrordinarily good.............
thunderroad
Life begins at 140 mph.
I would think that the top 3 vintage speakers would be the technology breakthough designs that were market successes. Based upon that criteria, my three picks would be:
Klipschorn classic folded horn.
AR-3 first quality acoustic-suspension design (not positive on the model number) :scratch2:
Quad ESL-57 first production electrostatic
Unforunately, I don't own any of these. Comments?
Klipschorn classic folded horn.
AR-3 first quality acoustic-suspension design (not positive on the model number) :scratch2:
Quad ESL-57 first production electrostatic
Unforunately, I don't own any of these. Comments?
Three best vintage?
1) Tannoy Dual Concentric
2) Klipschorn
3) So many I don't know where to start
For a fun read, check out:
"Theory, ingenuity, and wishful wizardry in loudspeaker design—A half-century of progress?" by George Augspurger
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, V.77, p.1303 (1985)
1) Tannoy Dual Concentric
2) Klipschorn
3) So many I don't know where to start
For a fun read, check out:
"Theory, ingenuity, and wishful wizardry in loudspeaker design—A half-century of progress?" by George Augspurger
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, V.77, p.1303 (1985)
Rome
Holsum Honey Buns
Ah, There are so many to make this list & since we are to name only three,
1. Bose 501s first series is still a favorite of mine with their smooth bass & nice cabinet.
2. Klipsch 5.2s give off a rich & powerful soundstage.
3. Though mini in size & possessing a 6.5 woofer, my JBL 2600s sound nice, especially with jazz.
Rome
1. Bose 501s first series is still a favorite of mine with their smooth bass & nice cabinet.
2. Klipsch 5.2s give off a rich & powerful soundstage.
3. Though mini in size & possessing a 6.5 woofer, my JBL 2600s sound nice, especially with jazz.
Rome
mhardy6647
Lunatic Member
Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre family (counts as one choice!)
Quad ESL-57 (i.e., original Quad electrostatic, introduced in 1957)
KEF 105
Quad ESL-57 (i.e., original Quad electrostatic, introduced in 1957)
KEF 105
Bauhausler
Rational Subjectivist
I'm not sure I ever replied to this thread so I'm going to again.
Depends on what you call vintage, actually.
JBL L112. I like it better than the L100
These Linn Isobariks I'm listening to qualify as Vintage because they were designed in the '70s. And they sound outstanding.
The BBC LS3/5A even though I haven't listened to mine in years. It's still an amazing speaker.
Depends on what you call vintage, actually.
JBL L112. I like it better than the L100
These Linn Isobariks I'm listening to qualify as Vintage because they were designed in the '70s. And they sound outstanding.
The BBC LS3/5A even though I haven't listened to mine in years. It's still an amazing speaker.
Tedrick
Infinity-phile
Pretty well sums it up for me, although I might sub RS-IIb for the QLS-1. Some Beta's would fit in the list nicely, as well.
epifanatic
acoustically suspended
I'll give you three guesses and they all begin with "epi"
ponderbear
waltzing with sin
Minimus 7- sound way better than they ought to. Ssssmmmooooth. IMHO.
DCM Macrophone- Groovy looks, smaller but sound bigger and more natural than my AR-4x. Also compares favorably to several of my favorite bookshelf models, makes me figure they must be quite good then
Boston A-150- first speaker I've owned that made me feel like I had never really heard my records before.
DCM Macrophone- Groovy looks, smaller but sound bigger and more natural than my AR-4x. Also compares favorably to several of my favorite bookshelf models, makes me figure they must be quite good then
Boston A-150- first speaker I've owned that made me feel like I had never really heard my records before.
swampdaddy
New Member
only 3
Yep, if you had an infinite budget (in the era) and a big house then the Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre (VOTT) units were the ones you got.
And, I forget which model, but the big corner folded horn by Klipsch was a good one.
I've had a dozen + a few systems over the years; but, among the ones I've acutally owned, my current Cerwin-Vega AT15s are my favorites. I realize that last one is bit off topic for the thread.
Harry
Yep, if you had an infinite budget (in the era) and a big house then the Altec Lansing Voice of the Theatre (VOTT) units were the ones you got.
And, I forget which model, but the big corner folded horn by Klipsch was a good one.
I've had a dozen + a few systems over the years; but, among the ones I've acutally owned, my current Cerwin-Vega AT15s are my favorites. I realize that last one is bit off topic for the thread.
Harry
karlo
Super Member
jensen model four -sweet
mirage sm-2.5- early 80's , 300hz woofer x-over to a SWEET sounding mid in it's own sub-enclosure.very natural.
mission 770- the perfect acoustic jazz speaker .beautiful vifas all'round.
polk monitor 10 - i could listen all day , fatigueless .
L-100T- the fun speaker.
Dahlquist DQM-5 - tight.
sorry....got carried away.
mirage sm-2.5- early 80's , 300hz woofer x-over to a SWEET sounding mid in it's own sub-enclosure.very natural.
mission 770- the perfect acoustic jazz speaker .beautiful vifas all'round.
polk monitor 10 - i could listen all day , fatigueless .
L-100T- the fun speaker.
Dahlquist DQM-5 - tight.
sorry....got carried away.