Vintage vs New


My children growing older and leaving home has allowed me to get back into our common interest. I find myself wanting a new pair of speakers and I’m torn between some vintage models that interested me in easier times, but were not obtainable due to budgetary limitations, and current models with their state of the art drivers.  Case in point: B&W 801 Matrix Anniversary vs. anything in the 702/703.
I would like to hear people’s thoughts.  
mjjw

Showing 1 response by jderson

This guy just loves to troll!   One of the most ridiculous, ignorant  comments I’ve heard from this guy!  I have heard several of the tekton speakers, and owned a few.  They actually sound very good.  But to say that nothing comes close in a vintage sense, is just pure trolling!  Just one of many offerings from altec smokes the tekton very easily IMHO. They were made in he 60’s, used some of he best Alnico drivers made, even by today’s standards, and can sound truly world class in the right system.  Bet I’m getting a rousing Amen from many here.  I’m telling you, this guy just does this to piss people off.   Dont comment to this guy, maybe he’ll go somewhere else!