Man I’m getting old, earlier than 1990 is vintage? I was thinking 70’s and earlier>30 years
Man I’m getting old, earlier than 1990 is vintage? I was thinking 70’s and earlier>30 years
If they are ferrofluid cooled drivers that might be a issue because the ferrofluid leaks out or thickens and that affects the drivers' performance.To the point. I have the opportunity to buy a pair of KEF Reference Three (sp3246)
Really. I've seen AVRs for sale described as "vintage".Man I’m getting old, earlier than 1990 is vintage? I was thinking 70’s and earlier
I think the one I use... more than occasionaly... would qualify.Really. I've seen AVRs for sale described as "vintage".
Anything with more than two channels isn't "vintage". Suspicious, maybe. But hardly "vintage".
In fact, let me amend that: Anything with more than one channel isn't "vintage".
That Sansui receiver is a great piece to collect.
Really. I've seen AVRs for sale described as "vintage".
Anything with more than two channels isn't "vintage". Suspicious, maybe. But hardly "vintage".
In fact, let me amend that: Anything with more than one channel isn't "vintage".
That explains so much...Keep in mind that today is as far away from 1990 as 1958 is.
Your mention of JBL sounds familiar.....a while back I was having an itch to revisit my teen years and experiences with JBL L100s back then...found nearby a reasonable price on some 4311Bs....made me smile....
I Know, it's only Rock & RollI like it.
A word of caution on the Apogees... Scintillas need a HUGE room really to control the bass (I heard then Krell driven). An old froend had Krell driven Duetta Signatures for around twenty years or more but the ribbons stretched and by the end, anything with bass had them flapping almost uncontrollably. Nowhere in the UK to get them properly fixed but it may well be different in their home country Said pal wentover to martim Logans and hasn't looked back.Apogee Sciintilla and Duetta
Carver Amazing Loudspeaker
Martin Logan Monolith
None are worth owning.... Old junk that was designed in a time when speaker engineering was rudimentary needs to just die off. Some old geezer is usually laughing his head off and really glad to be rid of his junk when young audiophools/scientologists romanticize his vintage junk and buy it. One can find modern speakers that sound a whole lot better than vintage junk for very little cash in 2022.Are there any vintage speakers worth owning today?
In particular, I'm thinking of big-ish speakers, of the size of the JBL Century or larger.
Have recently heard some lovingly restored Acoustic Research (AR-5, I think) vintage speakers, I was surprised at how decent they sounded. They gave up some detail relative to modern designs, but they seemed to play loud easily without getting compressed, and they had a good sense of 'scale'.
Something seems to have been lost when we transitioned to smaller boxes as decor-friendliness demands, as opposed to the big chonks of the past.
I'm now thinking I should pick up a vintage set of speakers just for fun.
What are some vintage speakers worth owning today?
I think it depends on your definition of vintage.None are worth owning.... Old junk that was designed in a time when speaker engineering was rudimentary needs to just die off. Some old geezer is usually laughing his head off and really glad to be rid of his junk when young audiophools/scientologists romanticize his vintage junk and buy it. One can find modern speakers that sound a whole lot better than vintage junk for very little cash in 2022.