Classic speakers to hunt down used

i HAVE BEEN BUYING UP SOME vINTAGE lARGE aDVENTS AND REWORKING THEM. I stick with the Wood cabinet models. I can't believe that they are getting for these on ebay though. I was watching a pair that needed new surrounds go for over $250. Wow
Thay sound great though

Scott,

What do you do to them?
Rebuild the X-over with new capacitors?

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Sincere thanks to all those posted - I will hunt them down, and give them to my music students. Sometimes it's hard to convince the parents about spending some for quality hifi gear - many think sony at bestbuy is hifi.

My students really need to hear good music to improve, and buying classic stuff used is the only thing I can think of.

Thank you again !

Ral1,

No this is not for my gym system - but for my students. I have to put together a pretty acceptable system for under a few hundred dollars - so I am turning to old gears.

I like the sound of them anyway.

I have been mating them with sharp 1-bit digital amps - sounds good for the little money.

If someone knows of other ways to get pretty good sound for under $1000, please let me know.

Thanks for the link Ral1 - very interesting sight about classic speakers ! I feel like i have found a gem.

EV and Really true older Klipsch may be a rendundant suggestion. Klipsch used EV drivers on their oldest Heritage Series types and may have had them OEMed for the later ones. What surprises me is that the question mentions KLH, Advent, and AR all of which have a polite prentation then EV whichi s notoriously bright and then classic Infinity which used hard to Drive but forward sounding speakers some of which even had electrostatic drivers such as emits and emims which have great clarity. What "sound"style is your true objective.
I Second the IMF-Fried BTW. They made some great Transmission Lines. KEF was still more English sounding even though Bud Fried was working in their group. When Bud really had his say Fried (IMF) went in a different direction. But, you might want to check out some older KEF it seems like they might suit you.

A JBL L-100 Century speaker is a great vitage speaker if you can find them.