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Vintage speakers from the 70's and 80's

I'm putting together a vintage system. So far, I've got a Marantz 2270 receiver and a Teac A-3300SR open reel deck. Looking for recommendations on speakers from the 70's and 80's, especially monitors that would sound great with this system.

Thoughts?
stratguy
xiekitchen
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Sonab, yeah! haven't heard those in a while.. fooled around with a pair for a bit...
ALSO: Epicure model 20 or the very rare (now) Epicure model 3 from circa 1979...
ALSO: Allison model one
ditto stacked advents, ADS 810
Instead of JBL L-100's, JBL L-166 Horizon or L-112 is better speaker, same design...
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johnk
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Altec models 14 15 19 604 9844b
french_fries
815 posts
 
i had a pair of ads-810-2 and was VERY happy with them. BUT, when i bought a high-current amp (100w/ch) i melted the tweeter protection fuses a couple of times (although radio shack had replacements). so they are not for black sabbath at woodstock volume levels. but they were/are classics, especially for classical music lovers.
jrinkerptdnet
430 posts
 
I still have a pair of Epicure 20+ that I hook up from time to time ... always amazed at how good these vintage speakers sound!
johnnyb53
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08-10-09: Johnk
Altec models 14 15 19 604 9844b
My favorite Altec from that era was their model 874 Segovia. It was an oversized bookshelf 3-way (25"x14"x12"), a common format of the time.

It was a sealed enclosure and worked well on a wider range of music than the JBl 100. It was rated as 4 ohms, but I think the Marantz had a 4-ohm rating.
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