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What vintage speaker might you use today

Like to find out what "vintage speakers" members would/might use in their current audio set-up

Do you think what made them special was the synergy between them and the amp used, or just the fact they were well designed and performed way above their price tag.??
sunnyjim
dayglow
708 posts
 
Infinity-IRS Omega
rwd
695 posts
 
Al and all....I still have my Infinity RS-1B's and I am very happy with them!!!!
whipsaw
130 posts
 
I owned a pair of Dahlquist DQ-10s and early Magnepan Timponis. Both were excellent, and would hold up well enough today with good associated gear.
schubert
4,867 posts
 
Allison One, more fun than any speaker I've heard, was built with triangle shape to be placed in corners, magnificent tone with no mid suckout , totally realistic in symphonic music !
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bombaywalla
1,957 posts
 
My recommendation would be
* Apogee - any model such as Stage, Diva, Scintilla (I own one at present), Caliper.
* ESL 57, ESL 63 (as Almarg also recommended)
* Tannoy - Gold series monitor, Little Red, Super Red, System DMT II (i.e. series 2. The series I was pretty forgettable sonically). I presently have a System 10 DMT II & it is really a very, very good speaker. It has practically zero WAF but the sonics are fantastic. A lot of the older/vintage Tannoy speakers used Alnico magnets & their sonics are much revered & sought after. Just FYI, the System II DMT was an early 1990s speaker.
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