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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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roberjerman
4,319 posts
 
+1 lancelock! I have a pair of KLH Nines (in use since 1992!). And also two pairs of Quad 57's (for the past three years). 
jtucker
79 posts
 
I have had a vintage system in my bedroom since it was not a vintage system.  I have run lots of different (some new at the time) vintage speakers thru it, Advent, Infinity, AR, Klipsch, ADS, etc.  My favorite, and still in that system are ADS after over 35 years.  I have the L710.  I have heard some of the larger floor standers from that era as well.  I don't think you can go wrong with them.
keegiam
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@geoffkait 
****But whatever that sound is, of live unamplified music, that is the absolute sound.****

Bingo.  When you're familiar with sound of live unamplified music, you understand the absolute nature of it.  They can vary the setting, the recording set-up, the staging... doesn't matter.  When you hear it through recorded playback and it hits the spot, that's the absolute sound.
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geoffkait
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Sorry, dude. I did not say that. I said the opposite. Cheers! 
keegiam
731 posts
 
@geoffkait

**** Sorry, dude. I did not say that. I said the opposite. Cheers! ****

It was a direct quote.  You said it.  ****But whatever that sound is, of live unamplified music, that is the absolute sound.**** Scroll up and verify.

Who are you - Donald Trump?  Denying that you said what we all can see you said???

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