Looking for good quality vintage speakers

I agree with Johnnyb53, speakers out of Canada right now have a very good price/performance value. If you are in the USA it is best to buy American (or Canadian) with the current value of the dollar. Over seas pricing is going through the roof. It is not a problem though... American speakers are still king of the hill in my book. Brands like Thiel and Wilson come to mind. Sadly though many of the American prices are ski rocketing too....

What is your budget? For the types of music you listen to I have a good feeling you would really like Paradigm Studio 100s. They have solid bass (a touch over done) with a clear/clean/flushed out midrange. Some say the highs are a little harsh but I did not think so. Used they range from $1,000 to $1,500. IMO the Studio 100s play well out of there price range.

I'm not sure exactly what Snells he's planning on selling me...he said they'd be around $200. That's kind of my price range for now $200 - $300. I'd like to stick with the whole vintage setup. This will be going in my vintage clothing store and I like the whole aesthetics of having an old system in the midst of all my old clothing. Maybe I'm crazy...let me know if that helps anymore...thanks again everyone!

**CASEY**

If vintage buy Altecs I just picked up another pair off craigslist look beat up spend 2 hours cleaning refinishing cabinets speakers are working looking great. Some vintage doesnt need repair. These have corigated surounds and are near the same condition as new in the mid 60s.

I disagree with most of the posters. There are a few vintage speakers that can, from a musical standpoint, best many of todays high price offerings. The Large Advents come to mind as one. As for repairs, several foam kits are available with simple instructions on how to maintain the voice coil alignment.
Check Ebay, or better yet, visit a few garge sales. You might get lucky.
Good luck.

CASEY-

I'm willing to help out an ambitious college kid. Toward that end, I can offer you a three piece set-up from Cambridge Soundworks called the Ensemble Two. These landed in my lap as the result of a local trade some years ago and I don't know much about them. They are probably a similar vintage to your Denon.

There are a pair of satellite speakers which are desk size and a relatively small ported subwoofer which can be stashed just about anywhere in the store. Probably a good set-up for your purposes. You can have them for the price of shipping.

So that's the only thing about the deal that might not be so good. If you are in the U.S. it's probably a great gift. If you are writing from South Africa or Denmark or Brazil, I doubt if they are worth shipping and I'd rather not be bothered.

If in U.S. send me your zip code and I'll shoot you a shipping estimate.

Meanwhile, if anybody knows these speakers and thinks they are crap, feel free to say so. It won't hurt my feelings.