Not manufactured any more.


I'm looking at old Pics of speakers that I would love to see come back. 

I'll post two or three. What do you like? Post your DIY or that speaker that got away..

Enjoy the Holidays

oldhvymec

Allison One's --my first audiophile speakers ~1977. Regret bartering them to an attorney friend who set up my sales company years later. Almost went with the DQ-10s but couldn't audition them at home.   Like the against the wall design principle and now have Larsen 8's.

Anyone have a preference for cones? I always look for drivers with a material that isn't prone to going out of shape.  

Acoustic Research Ar312 HO, and AR 308HO I have the AR312HO in my front room system and 2 pairs of the AR308 HO 1 pair boxed up and 1 pair in my bedroom system powered by my Decware Zen TORII MkV.

Gallo Reference 3.1 with the Reference SA subwoofer amplifier.  I still own two pair and have used a Reference AV center channel to replace a couple of blown midrange drivers.  BTW, Anthony Gallo once worked for Dahlquist.  Anyone know what happened to him when he sold the company?  

Find some Pics fellas, I'm left handed. Even mechanical drawings or sketched out on a grocery bag and take a Pic. :-)

I always like DQ and DQ-10s are on my bucket list for sure. So are a few of the ET panel designs.

Regards

BTW here is the old VMPS web site address. The first 3 pics.

http://pointillistic.com/vmps-audio/loudspeakers.htm

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Coral Beta 8, Legend in its own time.

Revived, came back from the dead. 

As 

DaviDLouis VX8, VX6

tomic601 I heard those original Beveridge monsters at Harmony House 2 in NYC when I was a graduate student, poor graduate student. Harold himself was there to present them, I was amazed at the sound. That store was magnificent. Joe Grado once came in when he was starting the signature cartridge line, someone asked him if it was delicate, so he answered by taking the head shell off the TT and tossing it across the room. They had a pair of stacked quads that belonged to the owner. Had DQ10s, had many many great pieces of hi fi gear. And they were friendly too!

Good thread Dave. I thought of the  Dayton Wrights…then recanted… i still remember the arcs and ozone..

of course the Apogee…

 

 

BIC venturi Realta pair.

Cerwin Vega 2000-15 pair

 

Energy veritas 2.4 pair. (Klipsch shut down one of the best speaker companies!!)


paradigm S-8

 

Dynaudio Evidence pair (any)

 

acoustic energy AE-5 pair.

 

may sell speakers to get the new AE-520 pair, but still searching for the,1997 AE-5 pair.


 

 

 

 

 

Very cool oldhvy, I have never seen these before. Made from when to when? Dalquist - Meh, piezo tweeter needs to be replaced in my opinion. Now your love for the KLH 9's, that's my cup of tea!

That same nearby seller had his DQ-20's for sale at $375 a month or so later! I regret not going back and buying them!

@yogiboy : About the same! The late production DQ-10's were about $1300/pr in the mid-80's. They didn't use expensive drivers/parts yet achieved excellent SQ! Today's high end speaker market is geared for the high roller/1% crowd. Even Tekton is now getting into the act with their "Signature" line.

@jasonbourne52 Outstanding! I wonder what the DQ10 would cost if it was produced today? I paid about a grand for a new pair back around 1979!

@yogiboy : good choice for the DQ-10! I am lucky to have a nicely restored pair that I bought locally for $375!

Snell Type A  - I own a pair! They sold new for $1390  in 1977! What a shame for this quality you have to pay five figures today!