I heard the original soundlab renaissance(1 and subwoofer 2) speakers circa 1977 when I visited Roger West out in his factory outside of Salt Lake City. He was running them with an early aragon amp and they sounded great. I heard 2 pairs set up for early surround sound a year later in NYC and they were spectacular for that time. I'm sure the newer sound lab offerings are better integrated top to bottom with better panels and materials but I suspect a properly running old pair with updates (electronic)from the factory will give many modern speakers a run for their money. Quality designs by quality people are always in style in my book. Properly running old apogees,dayton wrights and soundlabs are still wonderful speakers.
