Your three most desirable vintage speakers?

[The Guy]

For me it´s gotta be the Tannoy GRS memory first run that I am selling (not mine, but they sound A....mazing! So sweet, and with that lovely shimmer, so so good...). Then the JBL 4311B that I really want to get, I know they aren´t like the best of the best, but I heard them once and I loved the tight clear sound without being harsh at all. And last but not least i would love me some old A7 or A5 horn Altec speakers.

What vintage speakers would you love to own and why?

Cheers.

 

[darkblue94]

Infinity IRS Beta. Why? Because the are awesome.

 

[The Guy]

Infinity IRS Beta. Why? Because the are awesome.

Ha! i know those... way too big for my taste tho. Still great choice.

 

[darkblue94]

Ha! i know those... way too big for my taste tho. Still great choice.

You asked us what our most desirable vintage speakers are, your tastes have zero bearing on this.

 

[The Guy]

You asked us what our most desirable vintage speakers are, your tastes have zero bearing on this.

I know... just making a zero bearing comment.

 

[Finjima]

ADS 2030's 910 and 1530

 

[trinhsman]

Snell A IIIi. Then my E II’s that were totally modded, then my Type C’s that Baco99 just redid the crossovers on. IMHO

 

[onwardjames]

I actually was lucky enough to get the vintage speakers I wanted.

Behold, another thread where I crow about my restored McIntosh XRT 20's. This pic was near the finish line.

They're far better than everything else I own, equipment-wise. Even the Onkyo M504 amp I use is far out of its league trying to push these.

 

[JoeESP9]

Ha! i know those... way too big for my taste tho. Still great choice.

Those are not IRS Beta's. These are. They are sort of my holy grail speakers.

 

[The Guy]

Those are not IRS Beta's. These are. They are sort of my holy grail speakers.

Nice!

 

[The Guy]

I actually was lucky enough to get the vintage speakers I wanted.

Behold, another thread where I crow about my restored McIntosh XRT 20's. This pic was near the finish line.

They're far better than everything else I own, equipment-wise. Even the Onkyo M504 amp I use is far out of its league trying to push these.

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Yep, those look good. I love old McIntosh.

 

[JoeESP9]

While I'm at it here is the second of my three choices, Apogee Studio Grands. Here's a picture of one. They will fit an ordinary sized room being not much larger than my Maggie 1.7's.

 

[tubed]

Yamaha GF-1

 

[BOUXY]

#1 BOZAK,#2 BOZAK.#3 BOZAK Concert Grands,Why you ask well just because!

 

[dpdatl]

Simple K Horns

They are still relevant today.

 

[Todd Dodds]

#1 BOZAK,#2 BOZAK.#3 BOZAK Concert Grands,Why you ask well just because!

Simple View attachment 1256534 K Horns

They are still relevant today.

Both of you are correct, but didn't quite meet the specifics of OP's thread title question.
So the correct answer would be Bozak Concert Grands, Klipsh K-horns and Altec 19's.

 

[mhardy6647]

Altec (604 family member) Duplex
Quad ESL-57
RCA LC-1A

Three of Art's five
https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-116

Fortunate enough to own two of the three.

 

[CopperWizard]

I'd like to hear an Altec 604. I'd like to hear some Tannoy, and the JBL Paragon is on my list because i like that sort of thing.

 

[musichal]

Assuming the home I'm now in, which seems likely:

Apogee Centaur Major
ADS 1290
B&W Matrix 801
or maybe Quad ESLs 57 or 63

 

[tubed]