Agreed. Age does not really have much of a bearing with a well-designed product. I have a pair of Snell A2's made in 1982 which are in excellent condition. I just factory refurbished them with new mids and reconed original woofers. The sound is clear and detailed, and the bass is tight and accurate. The technology really hasn't changed much, other than maybe different designs for home theater, and maybe new esoteric designs. Older speakers like these need maintenance usually due to the failure of foam surrounds on the drivers. Once repaired, they are good as new, and a real bargain at resale for knowledgeable buyers.
are older speakers anywhere close to the new stuff?
I have had four Martin 4050 transflex speakers since the early l970's. I recently rebuilt them with all new drivers and upgraded the tweeters with Dynaudios D-28's. They sound great to me. However I would like to know what I'm missing compared to the new speakers of today. I live in an isolated area far from the nearest hi-end audio store. The Martins use two 10" Seas woofers (l6 0hm) and a curvilinear midrange along with the dynaudio tweeters. I would like some feedback on what others think of the sound quality of the martins compared to what is being made today. At the time the martins sold for around 12 to 15 hundred a pair.
Some might say they are bright in the front end, but i kind of like that. Especially with Jazz/sax music. The bass is very tight and defined and at high listening levels can be bone crushing. I also kind of like that
Some might say they are bright in the front end, but i kind of like that. Especially with Jazz/sax music. The bass is very tight and defined and at high listening levels can be bone crushing. I also kind of like that
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