Vintage Audio

[dc724]

Who here owns vintage audio equipment (ie Marantz, Sansui, Mcintosh). I'm getting a Marantz 2220b receiver soon and need to get some speakers for it. Any suggestions? Perhaps some Epi's.

 

[MikeMike]

McIntosh is still around, just not as well known any more.

MIKE

 

[Colt45]

Ive got a lot of tubes.. and a tester.. no amps though (except the stuff I've built)

 

[dc724]

Originally posted by: nourdmrolNMT1
McIntosh is still around, just not as well known any more.

MIKE

They sell for good money nowadays.

 

[oneshot47]

Ive got a 30+ year old pair of Dalhquist DQ-10's....thats the extent of my old equipment.

 

[thomsbrain]

my brother and i were sharing a killer set of Klipsh La Scalas for a while. they didn't have a modern low-end response curve but there was plenty of low-end extension and character from those monster 15" woofers, and the mid-to-high range clarity from the big horns were astonishing. he kept them when i moved into a smaller place. now i have a little Bose AM-3 setup, which is the only Bose system that doesn't sound like dogsh!t, although it doesn't play super loud.

 

[dc724]

Any other suggestions?

 

[spidey07]

Originally posted by: Pistonboy
Any other suggestions?

Some of the vintage Klipsch would be a good choic.

 

[EvilYoda]

it's nothing to write home about...but depending on your listening levels, I'd also suggest a more efficient speaker like a horn-loaded speaker or maybe a modern full-range like a Lowther or Fostex.