Vintage speakers from the 70's and 80's

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.

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!

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.

Slant 6 Apogee.

if you are running a marantz 2270, as do i, i suggest a pair of marantz imperial IIX speaker system -but good luck finding one.

before i found those i was running it with some polk a-10s. lots of sonic depth and clarity. good luck on your quest!