What are the best speakers for 80's hard rock?


Hello folks!
I want suggestions for best speakers and amp for 80's hard rock music. Many bad recordings, so many high end speakers (and amps) sounds very harsh and hard, with little bass. It's more important to me that my stereo can play bad recordings in a good way, than play good recordings in a fantastic way.

I want very laidback and soft treble, but I want a bass that goes deep and alo is very punchy.

I know many people say that I should here on vintage speakers. But I want new speakers. Any price range!

Thanks for suggestions!
rockpanther

Showing 2 responses by mrdecibel

In my experience, I have found, listeners who primarily listen to rock, tend to " turn it up ", more so than other listeners. Whether better or not, a pair of large Cerwin Vegas ( the better ones ), will play louder, with less compression, than a pair of, say, Thiels, even with appropriate amplification in both cases. I listen a bit louder than most, which is a reason I enjoy my modified Klipsch Lascalas so much. They do ( believe it or not ), showcase all of the " audiophile characteristics " extremely well, such as detail, tonality, coherency, imaging, space, and, can disappear. What they do ( for me ), that many other speakers cannot do ( and I had many in my lifetime ), is play music, dynamically, with little, to no compression, and, with great pace and timing. These characteristics are very important to me, and they fit the bill, my bill, for a very reasonable price. I listen to mostly rock and jazz, with some classical, big band, and swing. MrD