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Vintage Altec Speakers on Legs
buy them worth much more even as parts 
Music Hall Mambo vs. Peachtree Decco
mambos a wee bit hard sounding but dac pretty good for the price, the deco is warm a bit weak in bass. So if your loudspeakers are thin or lean sounding the deco. If you have harder to drive loudspeakers the mambo. 
Help chossing a good speaker. $ 3-5 K
KCS SEAS exotic equipped monitors. No one else offers $2200 worth of electric parts in a all green non Chinese sourced loudspeaker. For $3999 you get a heck of a lot or quality and performance for funds outlayed. And loudspeakers are built in the ... 
the grills
Some designers factor grill into sound of loudspeaker some suggest removing for best sound. As far as protection most grills will not stop a lab or Child or from pushing in cone. But it does keep it out of site and with kids out of mind. With dogs... 
Opinions on the following Integrateds
Get a used YBA. 
A weird thing happened to my Red Wine Audio 30.2..
Your gear will sound best in your home. When you move it to another set up even if it gels you will not be as relaxed or at ease as you are at home. Since your not at ease or relaxed kit will have a different often edgy sound. 
High efficient speakers
dogg noway 110db 1 watt out of a signal non horn loaded woofer or dual 98db fostex tweeters. Are you say 110db peak? Or 110db 1 watt 1 meter? 
sealed vs vented subwoofers
Full flared ports reduce the noise problems with ported designs. I would say both can be made into fine subwoofers. Still for the ultimate in bass for music or HT a bass horn, massive OB design or bass tower sounds best. But they are large costly ... 
Talon Raven C vs. Tannoy 15 DMT's
Having heard both you missed out on the Tannoys. 
Fostex Drivers.... need some advice here..
I dont think your upgrade would be off much use. fe167e is kind of average fostex if not a bit below average performance. Why not sell your loudspeakers and purchase a fostex based loudspeakers with a far better driver? Fostex has the all new fe13... 
Best high end monitors?
SEAS exotic monitor 
What is your favorite material for loudspeakers?
KCS loudspeakers mostly we build for research but for kicks I offer home loudspeakers or custom builds. 
choice of midrange cap?
Clarity SA is best value for performance given. 
choice of midrange cap?
Clarity makes a 39uf. Ive used with comps and fostex t500a, on the t500a I use mundorf silver gold. 
Help with Speaker Selection
Forget the model 19 too many of you are buying driving price up so now no more Altec suggestions;)