Original Large Advent. In walnut, they’re rather handsome if you can find a well-cared for pair. However, the woofers will most surely need a refoam (as any vintage speaker from the 70’s will - including the Mac’s) and at least new caps in the crossover. The Mac’s, too! My Advents sing happily in my den driven by 12 watt EL84 Heathkit UA-2 monoblocks. Another handsome vintage speaker in walnut veneer with high efficiency is the overlooked Wharfdale W60D from 1967 or so. I remember when I was a kid my Dad making A-B comparisons between the W60D and the AR3A’s at a dealership and our whole family agreed it was a superior sounding speaker at half the price, $129 each at the time. A 3-way design using a 12” rubberized cloth surround woofer, they are of the last Gilbert Briggs designs before he sold the company. The 48 lb Wharfdales have a highly inert cabinet using sand-filled enclosure panels and an isolated midrange driver. I really regret I sold off my Dad’s pair that I grew up with when he passed.
Vintage Mcintosh Speakers - your thoughts?
I am thinking of puting a vintage system together - possibly atound a Fisher 500 series receiver or other classic gear and am quite enamored of the look/style of vintage McIntosh speakers like the ML-1C. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with this model or others in the vintage McIntosh lineup? .. and yes I do want to stick with vintage speakers - to my ears they still measure up to many of today's crop .... measurements aside!
Many thanks,
John
Many thanks,
John