I would stick with vintage speakers. Plenty of JBL, Altec, and Klipsch speakers available on ebay. These companies rarely bad speakers in the past and many of their designs still beat many modern ones. Which you pick depends on your budget and room size and shape. Enjoy!
Advice on speakers for a vintage system
Help. I recently took the plunge and had my father's old McIntosh setup completely refurbished (thank you, Circle Stereo). It's a pair of mono blocks, MC-30s (30 watts continuous output), and an MX-110 preamp. Now, I need speakers to run them through. I'm an audiophile newbie and don't know much about power demands, crossovers, etc., so I'm asking you experts for recommendations about minimum specs and possibly brands of speakers. Can any of you take pity on a novice and give some advice that a neophyte could follow?
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