Vintage vs New

Nothing has change from BC TO AD as far as our hearing. Audio equipment has evolved.  My ears perfer the sound of music through vintage equipment.  I am no hater when it comes to new audio equipment. Perfection has evolved over every single piece of audio equipment from the rca cables speaker cables dac etc. I embrace all the different varieties of audio equipment manufacturers we have to choose from. Don't get caught up in all the BS hype in audio.  Just listen to what your ears are telling you not the salesman.  The salesman can turn you on to a lot of equipment  to choose from but ultimately your individual ears will tell you the truth.  B&W 801 are great speakers . Some days I am more reserved and some days I want to jamm at loud volume. I pick and choose my equipment to sound great to my ears but also take the abuse at louder volume and have the capability to sound damn good without breaking a sweat.  

I'm sorry, but the Tekton Double  Impact looks as if it would sound truly horrible.  What is it:  A Bose 901 based on tweewers, rather than midranges, plus a bunch of subs? Jeez!  No one needs all of those 14  tweeters, unless he can't design one to take more than a watt or so. I will bet that with the 8 subs, one with a bit of midrange thrown in, does have at least double impact.

Funny back in the 70s my 901s were killer.JBL 100s still go for crazy prices.Carver Amps,Rotel,Macintosh still hold there own.Everything has a place .Sure new speakers .But back then you could get top of the line for hundreds not thousands. 

@mijostyn states: 'you aught to know by now I don't pull punches'   It seems you don't pull your toilet chain either!

Get a plumber to fit a new one and try and keep it clean. Basic hygiene?

I love vintage speakers.  Problem is there are many things that can age in a speaker.  I worked for AR (Acoustic Research) in the mid 1970's.  I bought some 10pi speakers in 1980.  I pulled them out a few years back and brought them back to near new shape.  That cost around $500.00, more than I paid for the speakers.

They still sound great, still eat lots of power.  I gave them to a friend of mine to start building his system.

Another thing - Used speakers on eBay can be a great deal, for what they are.