I would say the only place that the older speakers are going to hold their own is with very low powered tube amps where some will find Cornwalls, Apollos and Valencias superior to the Zu and Tekton offerings in the price range.
vintage versus modern speakers
Since I have had so many excellent insights and answers to my question, here is the second chapter of my "free" education: are great vintage speakers (Infiniti, JBL,Sansui, Sony, etc..) from the seventies better sounding than what is available now? the X factor in that equation is the cost, since my speaker budget is only 1500$ for two speakers.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your advice will be read and taken into consideration.
Thank you.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your advice will be read and taken into consideration.
Thank you.