Recommendations for Vintage Speakers

<<The Dahlquist DQ-10 would be on my list!>>
I second that.  I spent many, many years mesmerized by my DQ-10s' imaging capabilities and tonal accuracy.  They were never regarded as speakers with an authoritative bottom end, but the bass was absolutely satisfying and realistically presented (10" woofers if I remember correctly) - IMO far preferable to high-end monitors that, by design, sacrifice the lower octave in favor of mid-range realism.

@lg1

Yep the Quantum would have been a bad match.

I know in the receiver world 160 wpc was "monster" power.  Not so much in high end, especially for demanding speakers.  And then there's the question of the quality of the amp.


Which leads me to this: I'm going to hedge a bit on my previous Dahlquist DQ-10 recommendation for the OP.  They do need high quality, high power amps.  Maybe the oft-recommended Advents would work better with his Pioneer.  I'll never forget the "disappearing act" I enjoyed with my DQ-10s, but I don't think the SX-1250 would match up very well.  Those speakers were very revealing, and I had a really nice front end.

@geoffkait

"There is no absolute sound."

It's sad you believe this.  There is indeed an absolute sound.

It's a simple and important concept.  The absolute sound is what we experience when we hear live music.  It is nirvana for music lovers and thus the ultimate goal for audiophiles seeking faithful reproduction of that experience.

@geoffkait 
****But whatever that sound is, of live unamplified music, that is the absolute sound.****

Bingo.  When you're familiar with sound of live unamplified music, you understand the absolute nature of it.  They can vary the setting, the recording set-up, the staging... doesn't matter.  When you hear it through recorded playback and it hits the spot, that's the absolute sound.

@geoffkait

**** Sorry, dude. I did not say that. I said the opposite. Cheers! ****

It was a direct quote.  You said it.  ****But whatever that sound is, of live unamplified music, that is the absolute sound.**** Scroll up and verify.

Who are you - Donald Trump?  Denying that you said what we all can see you said???