Who remembers the Dahlquist DQ-10's?


My first pair of "high-end" speakers.  Power hungry critters but what I would give for an updated pair.  I powered these with a Peavey CS-400 and a Maccomack Deluxe Line drive passive preamp!!  Those were the days!  Young and dumb I suppose?
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I presently own a pair of DQ-10's - mirror imaged, redone woofers, upgraded crossovers, custom stands and new grill cloth. Sound quality comparable to today's multi-kilobuck speakers! I first heard them in 1976 at Audiocom in Old Greenwich, CT. Amplifier in use was a GAS Ampzilla. Preamp was an Apt Holman and signal source was a Denon TT and Denon 103 mc cartridge with a custom-made head amp copy of a Levinson JC-1AC. To this day it remains in my memory as one of the best sounding systems!
mr_g,                                                                         If you lived nearby me in Florida I would lend you some of my vintage amps to try out with your DQ-10's. I have several that might work well: Acoustat TNT, Perreaux 1250B, SpectroAcoustics 500, Bedini 150/150, Sumo Andromeda, BEL 1001, GAS Son of Ampzilla. All of these have sufficient power to drive DQ-10's. It's just a matter of what sonic flavor you'd prefer! I myself recommend matching vintage components with similar vintage gear. Present day new gear is not attractive to me!