Grew up with a pair of KLH 1's, the ones with the "bass computer", hooked up to a cool looking Phase Linear amp. They're still at my mom's house, powered by an ancient Hafler amp. And, they still sound rediculously good.
These are them...
http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/library/klh/klh-1_series_klh-1_klh-2_kl/klh-1_series_photos/klh-1...She offered them to me several times, and honestly, if I ever wanted to give up the chase of "you are there"ness with current audio gear, and simply wanted good sound to enter my room, I'd take them in a heartbeat. I also think she'd miss them more than she would know till they were gone.
Honestly, I don't know that many speaker brands back then cared about imaging and soundstaging as much as sounding frequency coherent, and I don't view that as a bad thing. I can't say those speakers ever made musicians appear in a room before me, but they still make music sound better than alot of speakers I've heard or owned. Top to bottom, they are very solid. I've owned speakers that cut razor sharp images, and aren't half as musical sounding as these.
I think if I ever decided to give up chasing the dragon, and just wanted good sound to fill a room, I'd pick up and refoam a used pair, and be very happy using them daily.
