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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.

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mashif
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JBL 4311A are the most musical speakers ever made. Prove me wrong. 

mlsstl
1,398 posts
 

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.  😉

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jdougs
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One word.  Quad.

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waytoomuchstuff
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@jhnnrrs 

My comment was intended to be a not-so-serious post on a not-so-serious subject.  Sometimes I miss the mark.  I'll try to do better next time.

@mrdecibel 

I stand corrected on the model#.  Thanks for noticing.  As a vintage/modern speaker "mod'r" I am not surprised that you've obtained good results with your internal upgrades.  I found that many vintage drivers can be quite "musical" when components in the single path are removed/upgraded that degrade sound quality.

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jasonbourne71
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Quad - "The closest approach to the original sound" - from the advertising brochure!

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