Who's using vintage speakers?

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Just curious if anyone has taken a spin with the wayback machine in their speaker choice? While I use GamuT and Dynaudio in my two reference systems, I've built one system around a pair of Acoustat 2+2s and another around the JBL L-100s and they are very satisfying. Granted, not as revealing as today's stuff, but a ton of fun.

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I'm currently looking for a pair of Magnepan Tympanis... Crazy I know, but I used to have a pair in the 80s, driven by a pair of Mark Levinson ML2's. Fun system. The vintage audio thing is a lot like the vintage car thing to me, it's not necessarily offering as much performance as the current stuff, but enjoyable all the same! And it's always fun to go back to a system you used to own, contrast and compare.
 
My loudspeakers in both of my setups are vintage. One system is running Canton Ergo Passiv floor standers from 1987 or so and the other system is running Canton CT-2000 floor standers from about 1985.

I've heard many modern speaker brands / models that I'd enjoy like I do these older Canton's but simply can't afford to make that move currently. As is, these old dudes keep on impressing me so I'll just have to be patient for now and that's ok.

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TONEGUY said:
Just curious if anyone has taken a spin with the wayback machine in their speaker choice? While I use GamuT and Dynaudio in my two reference systems, I've built one system around a pair of Acoustat 2+2s and another around the JBL L-100s and they are very satisfying. Granted, not as revealing as today's stuff, but a ton of fun.

Thoughts? Pics?
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Yes, I do. Ensemble Reference speakers from 1991 (coupled with REL Storm III subwoofer from 2001):

My minimonitor/subwoofer system

More pictures of the speakers are on page 2 of the thread.
 
I have vintage Philips 12" full-range drivers mounted on simple baffles - sounding great with powered sub-bass and super-tweeters.


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Dali Grand, Grand Vocal, Grand Coupe. Circa 1998. Purchased 2000. Have never sounded better than today.
 
Energy 22 Reference Connoisseur. Real body to the sound for a couple of hundred dollars.
 
I don't have my Klipschorns set up today, but this is not too long ago. (The new house doesn't have the "right corners" and I do have the room for "false corners")

These are my wife's preferred speakers* and they do it all. (Especially when you install ALK ENG crossovers and time delay the top in relation to the bottom horn with a MEN220.)


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*as you can see they are 52" tall and tuck into the corners nicely, beyond that most can agree that they sound excellent
 
richardv said:
I have vintage Philips 12" full-range drivers mounted on simple baffles - sounding great with powered sub-bass and super-tweeters.


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My drivers are "new" old stock - probably made in either New Zealand or Australia in the 1970s.


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