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.

lion10-11-2023 9:09pm

katman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 36 posts 10-13-2023 at 04:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete “Good grief! People are actually touting Radio Shack speakers? Please escort them out of the building - through the back door - with extreme prejudice. ” My dream RS speakers actually popped up on eBay last week and they sold quick- Optimus T-300, finest speaker ever offered by RS. Offered only one year ( ‘83?) , at $259 each was more $ than the the Mach 2. Real oak veneer heavy cabinet, passive 10” woofer design, friend got them closed out 50% off - very nice speakers.
katman Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 36 posts 10-14-2023 at 03:34pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If my GNP Valkeryies were made in ‘80, it can be assumed that they were designed in the ‘70’s- the drivers were all made in the ‘70’s. These sound fantastic a three different stacked enclosures , middle enclosure was lead lined to reduce vibration, wundercaps in the crossovers, this design has since been copied by Wilson ( “ Watt Puppy”).