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Posted on June 21, 2016 at 18:59:08
AudioSoul
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I am looking for some vintage speakers to mate with my Jolida JD-302CRC tube amp (50 wpc). I listen to mostly jazz but some classical and mild rock. Suggestions please....

 

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RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 21, 2016 at 19:15:17
geezerrocket
 What is your budget?

Under $500
1) ADS 710,810,890 & 990
2) Klipsch Forte, Heresy, and possibly KLF 10 & 20
3) Dalquist DQ-10
4) Spica TC-50

I linked a video of the Spica's. For non head banging sound levels they are fantastic.

Please let us know what you choose.


 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 21, 2016 at 20:41:22
krankkall
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 If you want some vintage speakers that usually fly well under the radar.....ADC.
Yeah, I know they made phono cartridges, but they had a line of bookshelf speakers too.

Steve

 

I am not that knowledgable but...., posted on June 21, 2016 at 20:56:52
cloudwalker
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 How about A/D/S 710's or 810's? I have a pair of 710's and like them.

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 06:22:52
spindoctor
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 I'm fond of Soliloquy speakers linked to a vacuum tube based setting. I have soliloquy 5.0 which are "bookshelf" speakers and Soliloquy 6.3s which are floor standing. The 6.3's are in my main system paired with Conrad Johnson PV-10 preamp and CJ MV-55 amplifier (both vacuum tube based) and another pair in a home theater setting combined with a C-3 center speaker. I listen to classical, jazz, and rock in that order. In my situation, the mid-range for vocals is excellent, the bass is tight, and the highs are clear. In truth, you have a lot of good options from many brands, so take your time, do your research, and listen when you can.

Sim

 

Another vote for ADS ..., posted on June 22, 2016 at 07:11:41
reelsmith.
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 ...especially the L710 and L810. Look for the later ones with the metal grills.

Great speakers.

Dean.




reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.


 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 11:04:00
airtime
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 These are perfect for jazz and tubes

 

Got some space?, posted on June 22, 2016 at 12:16:08
E-Stat
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 Vintage Maggies would sound good. I replaced Braun LV1020s with MG-IIs back in the 70s.

 

RE: I am not that knowledgable but...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 13:42:01
AudioSoul
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I have heard that A/D/S speakers are inefficient. Is 50 WPC enough to drive them?

 

RE: I am not that knowledgable but...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 14:45:58
Awe-d-o-file
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 Sure but most are four ohm which means if your amp is good and does 50@8 ohms it should do 100@4 ohms. ADS are also pretty efficient with numbers usually in the low 90's. What's your amp?

ET
ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

 

RE: I am not that knowledgable but...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 17:21:25
AudioSoul
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My amp is a Jolida JD-302CRC 50wpc

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 17:28:43
AudioSoul
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What do you think of Boston Acoustics A-100's? Anyone have an opinion?

 

Boston Acoustics A-100, posted on June 22, 2016 at 18:15:11
geezerrocket
 They are decent, but not in the same league as the ADS or Spica.

Their foam surrounds were also prone to rotting.



 

RE: I am not that knowledgable but...., posted on June 22, 2016 at 23:43:15
Awe-d-o-file
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 A good a mp, should do fine. But a tube amp which does not double with the impedance drop.

ET
ET

"If at first you don't succeed, keep on sucking till you do suck seed" - Curly Howard 1936

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 23, 2016 at 07:42:28
Crazy Dave
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 You would be hard pressed to do better than a Spendor BC-1 or one of its later variants. Jazz, classical and mild rock sound fantastic on my pair. 50 tube watts is just about right.

Dave

 

Agree! (nt), posted on June 23, 2016 at 07:43:16
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RE: I am not that knowledgable but...., posted on June 23, 2016 at 07:56:02
Crazy Dave
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 My Dynaco Mark IV's drive my ADS 500's without a hitch. My friend's Luxman tube amp drove his ADS speakers fine to. These were not high powered amps. The ADS have an impedance curve like a ruler, so tubes are no problem.

Dave

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 23, 2016 at 13:36:24
AudioSoul
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I had heard the BC1 many years ago and really liked the sound of them. They are hard to find now at a decent price.....

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 23, 2016 at 18:53:16
JimL
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 Rectilinear IIIs. First good speakers I ever heard
or
original Quad ESL

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 24, 2016 at 08:44:05
Crazy Dave
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 I got lucky and bought mine dirt cheap ($125), but that was a long time ago. I think Spendor still makes a version of it, but at some point, they dropped the lossy BBC style thin walled plywood cabinet damped with bitumen. I think that this is an important reason why the sound is so good. I think you'd be fine with any of the versions with a lossy cabinet, and there are a lot of them out there.

Old timers at the Asylum note that the BC-1 was Joe Rosen's favorite dynamic speaker.

Dave

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 25, 2016 at 04:51:44
SoundMann
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 I prefer classic Infinity's, especially the ones with polypropylene drivers.

 

Vintage Maggies would sound good., posted on June 25, 2016 at 12:28:54
Michael Samra
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 I still miss my Tympani 4As to this day,
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken

 

Altec (nt), posted on June 27, 2016 at 05:10:46
mhardy6647
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 :-)


all the best,
mrh

 

RE: Vintage Speakers For...., posted on June 30, 2016 at 07:47:36
rickl
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 I have ADS in my living room and Maggies in my music room.

looking for some jazz and a little libations - js

 

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