Recapturing my youth


I grew up in the 70s and 80s and my first pair of speakers were Boston Acoustics A-40s. I always lusted for a pair of the big floor standing models. When I was in HS, my band director had a pair of Snell As with the electronic crossover driven by a Hafler 500. It blew me away and can be credited with starting my journey into audio. 

I have a primary 2-channel system in my main listening room. We’re renovating the family room and it will have a 2-channel system for the TV. I was thinking of getting some classic speakers for the new room and either buy them already restored or fix up some that I get a deal on. I live outside of Boston, so there are lots of resources for both BA and Snell parts and used speakers in the area. Any suggestions about the best way to go about this? Am I likely to be sonically disappointed by well restored speakers from this era? I’m assuming at minimum there will be new foam surrounds and capacitors in my future. I’m thinking about one of the floor standing models from Boston Acoustics or Snell that were shaped like the UN building. LOL. 
Thoughts and suggestions are welcome. Thanks.
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Yeah. I agree. I’ve been looking online for all of the possibilities and it looks like more work than I want to do for an unknown result.
Enjoy the Journey. (pun intended... old band, music from the past get it ???)

There are so many great sounding speakers from the past that are so cheap that you can easily afford to try a lot and find the ones that meet both your room and your ears.
I've been able to learn in my own environment about how things sound for the last 5 years for less than the price of a power cord.

Taken a while but I'm finally on the path of what I really want out of a stereo.  Now it's just tweaks to get the most out of what I have.



Started out with my Fishers I got them for $99 a pair and had a Electrophonic all in one am fm..8tr...had speakers but I hooked up the Fishers...that was 1969...I was 17...first stereo I bought on my own...cost me like 219 plus the Fishers...lol