What speakers from the 70's or 80's are still made today?

[Baron1]

Like the title says, what speakers from that era are still made today? I know the Klipsch Heritage line, but are there any else? I would suspect tower speakers to be the norm. Not looking to buy, just more a history lesson or nostalgia.
Anybody come up with some?

Thanks,
Dan

 

[woofmytweets]

klipsch has a whole bunch of re-issued models.

edit - brain fart - did not read the part about how you know about klipsch already.

note to all - whisky does not improve reading comprehension.

 

[Boto]

The EPI 100/Genesis I are essentially still made as the Human Speakers Model 81. The EPI 150's are essentially their 81+.

 

[tanker 200]

Bose 301's and 901's are still being made, I don't know how much in common they have with the original series though.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Magneplanars are just updated versions of what they have made for decades.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

You can still find some versions of the BBC LS3/5 or LS3/5A around. Falcon Acoustics is still selling kits. There are some Chinese clones being sold. Stirling sells a LS3/5a V2.

Back in the 70s, these could be had for under $200/pr.

 

[Baron1]

How about the Ess AMT Ltd edition. Are they basically the same?

 

[turboyam]

Ohm H (Walsh) ?

 

[bshorey]

Ohm H (Walsh) ?

The H wasn't a Walsh speaker, and I don't think they're still building them. All of Ohms newer Walsh speakers use different driver technology than that of the F's and A's of the 70's and early 80's.

However, Dale Harder, of HHR Exotics, is reproducing F's and A's. They're just like the originals, however he's incorporated some updates to make them sound better and last longer (and presumably not melt the voice coil if you over power them).

bs

 

[sqlsavior]

Quad Electrostatics. I believe design changes since the ESL-63 have concentrated on the frame, not the drive system.

I believe several manufacturers are still making what are basically minor refinements of various BBC designs from that era. The Falcon LS-3/5A is said to be as exact a duplicate of the Rogers as possible, including new production drivers, resurrected from Kef plans and methods.

The Klipschorn has been in production since 1946! Seventy years!

 

[audiomagnate]

Vandersteen 2**
"In constant production since 1977"

 

[benjamin]

Graham Audio is making BBC licensed LS3/5, LS5/9 and LS5/8. They've even hired Derek Hughes (he left Harbeth to work for Paul Graham). His Dad was one of the original owners of Spendor.

 

[2020]

Lowther?

 

[Poultrygeist]

Lowther founded by Paul Voight in the 1930's is probably the oldest speaker company still in business today.