DrB Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 For those who listen to stereo what speakers do you like? I bought a pair of Klipschorns in the 70's for $600.00 each plus change. They have a home when I want to sit back and listen. They will never leave, my favorites.. Dave.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaBud Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I've got Klipschorns and several pairs of Heresys. And some old Bozaks. I'm old school, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted August 25, 2018 Author Share Posted August 25, 2018 3 minutes ago, BamaBud said: I've got Klipschorns and several pairs of Heresys. And some old Bozaks. I'm old school, too. Excellent, I like.... I have listened to all the classic Klipsch speakers through the years. Is heaven to my ears... Dave Dave.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoF250 Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have some Cerwin Vega 15s I like pretty well. Not that old though, they are ~1997. Unfortunately old speakers dry out and bad things happen. I am trying to play with this stuff: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockett Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, RenoF250 said: I have some Cerwin Vega 15s I like pretty well. Not that old though, they are ~1997. Unfortunately old speakers dry out and bad things happen. I am trying to play with this stuff: That sounds pretty flat, distorted and rather harsh to me. How deep do they go while staying linear? I doubt that they delivery anything useful bellow 100 Hz. I can take a $20 mid / low driver from China with some well sized neodymium, a $10 tweeter, calculate a nice, ported double chamber reflex box, and deliver much more punch in a much smaller package. At the end of they day, you will need to move (a lot of) air for low frequencies. That won't happen with such small drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPM Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 I have a pair of NHT 3.3's that are pretty vintage I guess. Great sound, but big, heavy, and very picky when it comes to placement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterfox Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 New England Audio Resource NEAR 15Ms - these really image nicely but lack the bottom octave NEAR 50Ms - These have the bottom octave, but don't image quite as well. Before the NEARs.... Phase Linear, Boston SubSat Six, Infinity Qbs and a bunch more that I don't quite remember. In general, when I close my eyes and it doesn't sound like I'm listening to speakers... I'm happy. Sometimes it's like having the Rolling Stones in the living room without the mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batesmotel Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 My main speakers are JBL L112s. On stands just above ear level. I loved the glut of vintage gear that flooded the market a few years ago. I scored some great stuff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Klipschorns, or at least La Scalas are on my list for someday... Being very efficient, I think they'd pair nicely with a homebuilt SET amplifier. -Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crs57 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 JBL L36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 If I remember correct there was a company called Speaker Lab that offered Klipsch designs in kit form, long ago. Dave.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) I used to order 70's vintage McIntosh dual stereo and mono amps to make Magnetic thin film Hc and Hk testers. Probably went through a dozen. They had exceptionally low third harmonic distortion. Durable as hell! Edited September 8, 2018 by janice6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 i heard a white van driving around have killer deals on speakers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Guitar speakers only get better with age. Once they finally fall apart I've spent more on reconeing than the cost of a new and improved version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdTracker Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Reconing is more art than science. Even with the OEM parts when done well they can be lovely... What I love about reconing is bringing vintage speaker systems back to life that would never have had replacement parts available. I had a pair of Warfdales from the 60's that my ex killed by putting wet pottery on them. Bummer, they had style points though they were a little flat by modern standards. I still have all the guts if anyone is interested... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 All the stereo buffs in my department went for the "Voice of theater" speakers. Even then my hearing response was bad so I never appreciated fidelity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 4 hours ago, janice6 said: All the stereo buffs in my department went for the "Voice of theater" speakers. Even then my hearing response was bad so I never appreciated fidelity. Ah..... Altec VOT's. Cut my teeth working SR with those. We had A7's. I remember wiring the switches in so we could run them bi-amp or xover. I still have the product brochures of the era around here somewhere. Those were the days.. Dave.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 This got me taking a trip in the Way Back Machine... I remember in the studio the Ampex 440B's. Scotch 209 and 207 tape. Ampex 456 and 457 tape. MCI JH 110C's. and much more.... Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boundertom Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I have a pair of Marantz Imperial 7's. Got them for Christmas about 1970. I use them in my shop now. Sometimes I will crank them up and I think they still sound pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrB Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Marantz made some good equipment in the early years. The Tube Amp. MC60's, a person I know just got 2. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 It is interesting to hear people talk of the "better sound" from tube amps, when the tubes have a square law distortion if over driven, and Transistors more faithfully reproduce the spectrum, but distort far worse when overdriven. The square law distortion results in fewer harmonics than the faster transistor switching. I used to use diodes in systems to produce a square law response from a square wave input, when it was prohibitive to produce a Sine Wave response. Wasn't as pure, but acceptable, and simple to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 That and a bunch of softly glowing glass bottles just looks waaaaay better than little impersonal plastic bits. -Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 1973 I bought a pair of Pioneer CS99's Oh I rocked the Akai reel to reel with those babies. Recorded album hours from every radio station I could tune in. Sold them a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAKA Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 I have a pair of PROAC's somewhere in my storage....this made me remember..I think they are "bookshelf" size. IIRC they were in the $1200 range..... Since we only listen to Sirius and the TV music I have not thought about that stuff...probably have about 800 c/d's and still some LP's somewhere.... Unfortunately, no amp, or turntable.....sold off a Dyna 70 (?) years ago...probably a big mistake.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubdriver Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 5 hours ago, DAKA said: I have a pair of PROAC's somewhere in my storage....this made me remember..I think they are "bookshelf" size. IIRC they were in the $1200 range..... Since we only listen to Sirius and the TV music I have not thought about that stuff...probably have about 800 c/d's and still some LP's somewhere.... Unfortunately, no amp, or turntable.....sold off a Dyna 70 (?) years ago...probably a big mistake.... A Dynakit ST-70, maybe? The original ones go for good $$ on evilBay, and there are several kits based on it currently available. (The second photo in my post above is a VTA ST-70 I built about five years ago. It is the main amp I now use.) -Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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