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All but one of my speakers are vintage except for one. That one being Vandersteen which I bough so many years ago it probley is vintage now.
Bozak, Most of the line of KLHs, oh two differant pairs of bozaks,the list is too long.
The question is all my speakers are in great condition The Bozak 4000s had the crossovers rebuilt perfectly. Ok the question is I have been told new speakers are much better then the vintage speakers people use. Could I get a response?
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Record a musical instrument, such as a cello, using a microphone and system with which you're familiar and know the sound.
Then buy the speakers which reproduce that sound most accurately, dispersion characteristics included.
:)
Some of the best sound I've gotten is by using the best of vintage with modern networks tweeters etc.
In more than sixty years involvement with audio I have heard few speaker systems as satisfying for listening as the Bozak Symphonies. Unfortunately I seldom had the right room for them, and Rudy never offered them in a cabinet my wife liked, or I would be listening to them today.
Second note;
newer speakers will give you an impression on how good music was recorded.
own both, my vintage ADS L910 and Tangen RS2 my new Revel F52 and Wilson 8's. They
All serve their purpose. I find in my case the vintage bring me back memories and I enjoy them. The newer speaker give me thrills of how good music was recorded
Or how bad the recordings are. There is still a lot of badly recorded LP's out there. Even newer pressings......
I always love when people review a stereo and say, "quickly reveals bad recordings".In my narrow minded opinion - a good stereo makes even BAD recordings sound kinda good! Heck, on a good stereo scratchings on a chalk board should sound clean, clear, well balanced and with good bass and treble. Especially that 22k spike in the screeching.
oh the audio of it all.
But seriously. I think the major leap in speakers wasn't limited to the actual driver. In some cases yes. But mainly in the crossover. In design refinements and components technology. They have some wonderful tools to help tweak a crossover, box and alignments, phasing, etc.... And the capacitors available today, why some of them are simply golden.
charles
Edits: 11/08/15
If that's your view, you need a Shure M97xE on your turntable.....
Quality "back then' remains as Quality Today.
That said You can get significant upgrade with your Venerable oldsters with Modern Electronics.. The Moderne vs Vintage differences are Significantly greater, your Speakers 'could' perform to levels their designers never even hoped for.
A good example are early acoustic suspension speakers that were almost all underpowered by the'powerful' 40 watt tube gear of their day. These speakers were all waiting for good 100 watt(or more solid state amps with their high power and damping.
I certainly agree with hahax. This is because I well remember dealer ads for AR-3(a) speakers offered with a Dyna ST-70. At a minimum I would think the Dyna Mk IIIs would have been better and an H-K Citation 2 better yet.
Today an audio buddy has a pair of restored AR-3as but he drives them with modern Herron electronics to his full satisfaction.
"You can't know what the "best" is unless you have heard everything, and keep in mind that given individual tastes, there really isn't any such thing." HP
System matching based on personal listening taste might determine the benefit of more modern audio gear placed in a vintage audio system. A vintage loudspeaker is the key factor when configuring a vintage audio system. An audio system without vintage loudspeakers should not be considered a vintage audio system. This is to say, if your components are vintage, you might prefer vintage loudspeakers that mate better with the sonic signature of the vintage upstream components. You may come to find the rest of your system would need to be upgraded with more modern components in order for you to better enjoy the modern loudspeakers.
It depends on your taste and the speaker integrating into YOUR system.
Some speakers are better - while others just take advantage of new materials and technology. What ever the outcome.
Choose wisely!
If your tastes lean more towards vintage look at Madisounds two kits. The A-25 and SR-71. They employ new drivers but still are very vintagie.
charles
This 60 year old speaker is still considered the best by many!
New, vintage? There are many factors to consider. The design of said speakers, the equipment you use, the music you like to listen to. There are many, if you are interested in new speakers go out and listen using the music that you know and like. Then decide for yourself if new speakers sound better. I have used new and vintage speakers and I cant say that the new ones sounded better, Just different.....
Vintage or new, your gear will dictate wether or not, one enjoys the sound.
Are modern speakers more linear? Yes, better drivers and crossover parts and computer design techniques make many of the so. But perhaps you're used to the sound of your speakers and listening to newer designs may disappoint you because it's easy, when your own system is satisfying to your ears that it becomes a reference to you. We all suffer from this in varying degrees.So try something new and see how you find it. You may love it; you may not.
Edits: 11/07/15
I find the vintage speakers more to my liking.I have vintage tube amps maybe that is why and listen to all LPs I stay away from CDs not for me. But I wanted to get some thoughts on the subject
Thanks
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