2. speakers
  3. 186668-34661

All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong

Have tried many vintage speakers.

My conclusion: All pre-1970 vintage speakers suck. Well-made but crappy  sound.

Used with both vintage amps and modern.

I do like many vintage amps such as Radio Craftsmen RC-500, Marantz tube, Scott tube, Heath W5, Lafayette and Pilot tube.

But back to pre-1970 speakers:

No bass, harsh, or honky mids and no highs. Not musical or listenable to me.

Tried many including Acoustic Research AR-3a, 2Ax, etc. The entire AR product line. Also Klipsch Horn, Large EVs. Altec VOTT. Pioneer CS-88 and 99.

Nothing pre 1970 is even close to the better modern speakers.

I challenge you: Prove me wrong.

lion

Showing 1 response by barts

barts's avatar
barts
687 posts
 

@crustycoot  +1

I loved the Rectilinear 3s when they came out.  Couldn't even think about buying them.  I've spent hours listening to them...obviously all with analog gear.  They simply kicked my ass.

I had to "settle" for Radio Shack gear.  And I was very happy when I bought their top-of-the-line stuff and I was 15 years old!  Everyone around me, family, friends, casual music fans thought I was nuts.

Excellent! I still get the same response today...until they shut up and sit down and listen.  Then it's a whole different ball game. The most frequent question I'm asked is where did you get this recording because "I've never heard this before" on a very familiar track.  I just smile...........

Regards,

barts

More to discover