If you prefer sweet sounds to highly detailed I think my vintage tannoy hpds are hard to beat. For detail and resolution newer designs are the way to go imo. I don't think it's correct to dismiss all vintage designs or build quality - many were excellent and some remain great as they age.
vintage versus modern speakers
Since I have had so many excellent insights and answers to my question, here is the second chapter of my "free" education: are great vintage speakers (Infiniti, JBL,Sansui, Sony, etc..) from the seventies better sounding than what is available now? the X factor in that equation is the cost, since my speaker budget is only 1500$ for two speakers.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your advice will be read and taken into consideration.
Thank you.
Ladies and Gentlemen, your advice will be read and taken into consideration.
Thank you.