Well, much of this circular: pick manufactures/sellers who love HE speakers that can be driven by low power tube amps, and you get Art's list (scans the Quad ESL). New versions? Check out what these advisors sell: Shindo, Audio Note, and horns. The first great speaker I ever heard was an Altec driven by tubes (mono). The very next day, I heard another friend's speakers: the Quad ESLs (also mono). Have I every heard better? I preferred the KLH 9s to the Quad 57s, but not by much. A double set of Quad ESLs are STILL VERY HARD to beat or equal. From what I have heard, the full Shindo system, including their expensive speakers, is impossible to beat in terms of midrange purity, dynamics, and clear, effortless sound. For those of us who are of more humble means look to Audio Note or Sonist or DeVore speakers.
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Topic - Art Dudley's vintage speakers - the old school 21:28:03 07/20/12 (44)
- What is a "Dudley" - Stitch 07:53:03 08/03/12 (1)
- RE: What is a "Dudley" - Bill the K 10:58:42 08/03/12 (0)
- RE: Art Dudley's vintage speakers - hahax@verizon.net 10:39:13 07/25/12 (0)
- What is a magazine? - Gordon Rankin 07:18:39 07/24/12 (15)
- An antique made of paper with stuff written in it... Kind of like web pages... nt - Elizabeth 15:19:04 07/28/12 (0)
- RE: What is a magazine? - the old school 09:46:58 07/25/12 (8)
- RE: What is a magazine? - bjh 18:53:24 07/27/12 (1)
- RE: What is a magazine? - tmsorosk 18:32:13 07/28/12 (0)
- The "sound" of nostalgia. LOL nt - bjh 19:04:49 07/26/12 (0)
- RE: What is a magazine? - Inmate51 07:26:21 07/26/12 (1)
- It is... - mkuller 19:25:54 07/26/12 (0)
- Post your system. nt - Rick W 15:40:47 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: What is a magazine? - Joe Roberts 10:51:43 07/25/12 (1)
- RE: What is a magazine? - the old school 10:48:42 07/26/12 (0)
- RE: What is a magazine? - bjh 18:56:34 07/24/12 (2)
- RE: What is a magazine? - Joe Roberts 19:35:11 07/24/12 (1)
- Yea what he said! nt - Gordon Rankin 06:36:54 07/25/12 (0)
- RE: What is a magazine? - Joe Roberts 09:48:11 07/24/12 (1)
- RE: What is a magazine? - RC Daniel 01:50:53 08/03/12 (0)
- RE: Art Dudley's vintage speakers - fstein 05:58:06 07/24/12 (1)
- RE: Art Dudley's vintage speakers - soulfood 06:22:49 07/24/12 (0)
- I have heard those... - mkuller 11:43:47 07/23/12 (12)
- Cohesion...! - Frihed89 14:33:03 07/25/12 (0)
- Agree with your assessment... - E-Stat 14:52:37 07/23/12 (10)
- RE: Agree with your assessment... - hahax@verizon.net 20:27:23 07/23/12 (9)
- One thing electrostats like the Sound Labs do... - mkuller 21:17:29 07/23/12 (8)
- RE: One thing electrostats like the Sound Labs do... - hahax@verizon.net 10:35:49 07/25/12 (0)
- Actually, that is not correct - E-Stat 06:50:14 07/24/12 (6)
- RE: Actually, that is not correct - kentaja 09:28:09 07/24/12 (5)
- The Janszen designed KLH is a two way - E-Stat 10:54:22 07/24/12 (4)
- RE: The Janszen designed KLH is a two way - kentaja 09:24:44 07/25/12 (1)
- If memory serves... - E-Stat 09:41:41 07/25/12 (0)
- The only Sound Labs... - mkuller 20:49:26 07/24/12 (1)
- Bass capability is all about panel area - E-Stat 08:36:42 07/26/12 (0)
- EPI 100s - barryb 11:17:30 07/23/12 (1)
- RE: EPI 100s - rick_m 13:46:43 07/23/12 (0)
- More of a rambling pointless blog than AD related. -nt - soulfood 04:18:10 07/21/12 (7)
- RE: More of a rambling pointless blog than AD related. -nt - the old school 10:06:49 07/22/12 (6)
- RE: More of a rambling pointless blog than AD related. -nt - soulfood 16:33:28 07/22/12 (5)
- Magic ? - tmsorosk 04:09:38 07/23/12 (0)
- RE: More of a rambling pointless blog than AD related. -nt - bjh 18:02:35 07/22/12 (3)
- RE: More of a rambling pointless blog than AD related. -nt - the old school 08:24:05 07/23/12 (2)
- RE: More of a rambling pointless blog than AD related. -nt - bjh 17:14:31 07/24/12 (1)
- RE: More of a rambling pointless blog than AD related. -nt - the old school 09:13:14 07/25/12 (0)