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What vintage speaker might you use today
I have a good num of vintage loudspeakers about and a few that are modernized. Mostly I use my Community Extended Leviathans with 4x 15in altec 515b- TAD 4001 midranges- Fostex t500amk2 tweeters. I also enjoy my RCA MI Shearer horns they have a re... 
£15k $22k to spend on speakers...but which?
Like choosing between 4 types of cheese whiz, consider finding some Vitavox horns. 
electrovoice EV Patrician 700
price? 
Your Help Choosing Speakers needed
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-SP-FS52-LR-Designed-standing-Loudspeaker/dp/B008NCD2S4 
I screwed up
Clean all connections 
Revel Tweeter - Is Dimpling Cosmetic or Functional
Its damaged but may still function. Most likely damaged by someone pushing on grill. But who knows for sure. 
Free $3K preamp to lucky listener who names it
The BLP 
How old are your speakers
Combo of 1950s-70s and modern most is about 50 years old. Have pairs from 1930-40s working wonderfully. Try that with weak chinless modern dynamic designs. 
Decreasing performance
Good reason why those costly new cables always sound better since you just cleaned contact by pulling out old cable and installing new. I can't recall a cable review we're reviewer mentions cleaning connections. 
Best speakers to buy for around $1,500
Altec model 15 19 a5 a7 
Advice on buying a used speaker up to 3k
I build a lot of loudspeakers and have used most RAAL models I would offer a ported monitor 91db 4 ohm 38hz-32khz I build under KCS you can look me up John Kalinowski on google. 
Advice on buying a used speaker up to 3k
I can build you a pair of RAAL ribbon based speakers with a 8in scan speaker woofer in birch ply veneered cabinets. For 3k. 
Replacement drivers that ARE NOT NEW STOCK?
So a $550 11 year old used speaker arrives with damaged drivers and your so distraught you consider giving up this hobby? Seems to me you greatly over reacted to such a slight issue. The point about the drivers being used and a 11 year old speaker... 
Maintaining audio equipment in asia
if you have air conditioning you should be fine 
My ceramic tweeter change to dark color - Help
Pull it, test it,find model num, if bad find equivalent https://www.madisoundspeakerstore.com/accuton/