Speakers from last century that you love

[Brent71]

My first speaker mowed a lot of lawns still have today and sound great

Your speakers mowed a lot of lawns!?

 

[DudeAnon]

ADS L1290.

I greatly enjoyed them for over 25 years.

I owned ADS L1290s for 30+ years. A great speaker. Finally replaced them with Revel f226bes.

 

[al2002]

Quad 57 & 63, Spendor BC-1, Alliaon1, 2, 3, 4,5, 6, etc, Mackie 824 MK 1, Yamaha NS-1000.

 

[Frank Dernie]

I still have my Yamaha NS1000Ms and still think they sound great.

 

[Kblade]

Your speakers mowed a lot of lawns!?

Comedian

 

[MattHooper]

Sound like MA3, Focal tweeter, oval bass driver (EMI iirc) and the famous Peerless K040 mid driver used in several speaker I liked.
I owned a pair and they were great!

Turns out you were right, Frank!

Here’s a later threat of mine with photos,asking about them. And I’ve currently got them up for sale (for my father-in-law who is selling his home):

Monitor Audio MA3 Series II - Old School - ANYONE KNOW THESE SPEAKERS?

Monitor Audio MA3 Series II My father in law, an engineer and sort of old school audiophile, is emptying his home and so we'll be selling these speakers (probably!). He listens only to classical music, and bought these Monitor Audio speakers apparently in the 70's. Also uses a Harman Kardon...

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[MattHooper]

One of the best things about reference-grade speakers from the previous century is they're way more affordable today.
I've always wanted to own a pair of Thiel towers and last year I was searching pretty hard for a pair of 3.5s to buy.
In December eBay sent me a notice that a pair of CS7 speakers had just been listed. They were a few hundred beyond what I was looking to spend, and several hundred miles away but SO worth it!

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Amazing! Lucky you!

I remember listening to the Thiel 7.2s in a New York audio store and it has stuck with me ever since. I listen to some Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck cuts, and the sensation of solid, corporeal instruments being played in front of me blew me away.

I’m a long time Thiel fan. I started with their old model 2 (standard two way box speaker before they went time coherent, and I still own and love that speaker) and in my place I’ve had Thiel CS6…Thiel 3.7 and I still own Thiel 2.7 speakers.