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Recommendations for Vintage Speakers

I’m currently looking to put together a vintage system and am wondering what a good pair of full range, floor standing speakers would be. They would be powered by a Pioneer SX-1250. I listen to a very wide range of music, a lot of live Grateful Dead, Classic Rock, Metal, But also enjoy Jazz and even a little Big Band music once in a while. Thanks for your help!
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adg101
1,063 posts
 
JBL L100. 
asahitoro
244 posts
 
Klipsch Fortes (or IIs)
KEF 104/2s
builder3
770 posts
 
Paired with an SX-1250? HPM 100's :)
mcreyn
293 posts
 
Snell Model A, but early 80s Kefs (104/2, 105, 107) would be up there.  
keegiam
731 posts
 
<<The Dahlquist DQ-10 would be on my list!>>
I second that.  I spent many, many years mesmerized by my DQ-10s' imaging capabilities and tonal accuracy.  They were never regarded as speakers with an authoritative bottom end, but the bass was absolutely satisfying and realistically presented (10" woofers if I remember correctly) - IMO far preferable to high-end monitors that, by design, sacrifice the lower octave in favor of mid-range realism.
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