Vintage speakers 80s-90s.....

The Canton Fonum speaker series were really good speakers in the late 80s to mid 90s.

I think i still have a pair of Genesis speakers I bought in 1979. They were my very first speakers that weren't handed down from my brothers. Can remember what model. Now Genesis speakers cost a fortune.

Missions are/were nice,good luck,Bob

11-06-09: Pubul57
I remeber ADS speakers from that period being quite good.

They sure were. I owned a pair of L1090s I bought at the end of that production run in 1987. The bigger brothers, the L1290 and L1590 were bi-ampable and had larger cabinets and woofers but all three shared the same mid, tweet & Xover. By today's standards the L1090 could have used a sub, but from 50 Hz on up it was killer and the bigger models had good bass that was especially clean and tight. Telarc used the L1590s as their playback monitors.

The next generation, e.g., the M12, was even better with smoother response, more transparency, and better bass. Sonically they all disappeared as individual speakers and created a great seamless soundstage.

This store has some L1590s and M9s. Those KEFs (esp. 103/4 and 104/2) are also classic.

On the lower budget end, does anyone have personal experience with Vandy 1b's or A/D/S/ L690's?

How do they compare?

Thanks,
Gary