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Vintage loudspeakers....Sleeper models....

Hi folks...building a second system...looking for speakers that rival pioneer HPM 1000, yamaha ns 1000, and JBL L 100-200 without the inflated market...any specific models come to mind...any with cloth surrounds that dont require re-foaming...found a pair of sony(yes sony) 2- way ss u 2000 that weigh 50lbs and have carbon woof and vifa tweets...any good? Speakers can be 2-way or 3-way...heavier the better...thanks....
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br3098
997 posts
 
Klipsch KG-4s. Not the best speaker ever made, but certainly a very good speaker for the money ($150 or less). Even better if you upgrade the crossovers.

critespeakers.com. Scroll down to KG-4
martykl
3,578 posts
 
If the Sony speakers that you found are the ones I'm thinking of - they had a complex cabinet shape (vaguely Avalon-esque) - then they were much more than simply decent performers. I once owned a pair: nicely finished, wide bandwidth, and quite neutral, if not terribly dynamic. Great for jazz and small scale classical music, but maybe not the right choice for Mahler or Mountain.

Good Luck

Marty
martykl
3,578 posts
 
Oops, mine were 3 ways.

As Emily Latella said "Never mind".

Marty
bongofury
1,160 posts
 
KEF 104/2s (original BBC monitors) and Yamaha 1000. A lot of songs got mixed down on these.
rrog
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The JBL L-100 and JBL L-200 don't sound anything alike. The JBL L-100 is a 3 way with cone drivers and the JBL L-200 is a 2 way with a 15" woofer and a horn.
They both have high quality drivers with Alnico magnets and they are very efficient.
JBL was sold to a new owner and one of their chief designers didn't like the direction they was taking, so he quit JBL only to be hire by Pioneer and designed the HPM series.
What about Klipsch? There are many models to chose from.
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