In Reply to: Listened to a pair of JBL C-34's and amazed how little we have progressed in 60 years!! posted by Baranyi on April 23, 2012 at 21:35:33:
If you were to hear some circa 1930 field coil speakers from Jensen, WE or Magnavox, you will realize that little has really changed, concerning speakers, for over 80 years ! Amps of the SET type mimic 1920s circuitry ! Amps of the Push Pull Triode tube type also mimic late 1920s and early 1930s amps.
The real changes have been to speaker materials, magnetic structures and Phono* Cartridge Pickups and turntables. Many audio transformers have been high fidelity since the late 1920s. Yes, nothing really new...
Respect the tried and true...
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