Anyone else own EPI/Epicure "back in the day?"

Compared to horns and JBL titanium tweeters, the EPI might have been polite by comparison, but compared side-by-side with ARs and Advents (which I was able to do in a single store), the EPI "spring air" tweeter was noticeably faster and more extended. My A40s don't sound particularly closed in compared to modern speakers, just a bit rougher.

I had Epicure 20's and loved them.  I think they would do very well today.I saw a website a few years ago with someone restoring them.  I remember a wonderful balance.   I had  friend with Dahlquist floorstanders that envied my sound.  That was 1980 or so...

Excellent speakers then and now. A few years ago, I bought a pair of EPI 100s, refurbished them with woofers from humanspeakers.com, and still enjoy listening to them from time to time driven by an Onkyo A-10 integrated. Neutral with good timbre and transparency. Excellent with small ensemble and acoustic jazz, not so much with rock. Don't overdrive them though, the woofers are very sensitive to too much juice.

Dave

I still have my original 1976 EPI 100’s which sound remarkable paired with a Sansui 3300 receiver in a second system.  

I personally know of some still using a stacked pair of EPI 202’s in a vintage Mac system, a pair of EPI 350’s in a vintage Sansui system and a pair of 500’s in a vintage Phase Linear system and they all sound really good.  They are smooth with tight extended bass.

Properly maintained I can’t see any reason to avoid them, and would imagine they are superior to many of today’s “modern” speakers that sport Chinese  made drivers.

I like vintage speakers. AR, EPI, ADVENTs, ALTECS, JBL, etc.. judging from the prices these command, so do a lot of others.

Norman

I still have a pair of model 3's the last run for Epicure and I still find their design practical, narrow front baffle wide in back with rounded corners and ported in the base! real wood veneer in the late 80's. Imagine what they could have done with a budget.