All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong


Have tried many vintage speakers.

My conclusion: All pre-1970 vintage speakers suck. Well-made but crappy  sound.

Used with both vintage amps and modern.

I do like many vintage amps such as Radio Craftsmen RC-500, Marantz tube, Scott tube, Heath W5, Lafayette and Pilot tube.

But back to pre-1970 speakers:

No bass, harsh, or honky mids and no highs. Not musical or listenable to me.

Tried many including Acoustic Research AR-3a, 2Ax, etc. The entire AR product line. Also Klipsch Horn, Large EVs. Altec VOTT. Pioneer CS-88 and 99.

Nothing pre 1970 is even close to the better modern speakers.

I challenge you: Prove me wrong.

lion

I have a pair of KLH Nines still working (sort of!). Along with two pairs of Quad 57's.

I have a pair of Radio Shack Mach 3, which was the totl for Tandy at that time. I do not recall a model Mach 5. Damped the horns, rebuilt the crossovers, upgraded the woofers, and they are ok, actually...with the right amplifier. The AR3A speakers, which I owned until a few years ago, had a good amount of bass, both prodigious and extended....again, with the right amplifier. My ADA PF 2501, brought them to life. Why do some people have to say silly and ridiculous things. Our opinions and experiences are real. My Ampzilla was the amp that drove them back then. Same bass story. My Fisher 500C could not sufficiently drive them. My best, MrD.

Good grief!  People are actually touting Radio Shack speakers?  Please escort them out of the building - through the back door - with extreme prejudice.  

The odd thing about the original post is that many of the most highly prized recordings in terms of sound quality are from the 1950s and 60s. Have always found it amazing that they were able to do such good work back then with such crappy equipment, especially the speakers used in the studio to monitor and mix the sound.  😉