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Vintage speaker suggestions

Set up: 2 McIntosh Mc2120 solid state amps, C-26 pre amp, and MAC-1700 receiver.  Not changing any components other than speakers.  I have a pair of Pioneer CS 99-As and 2 pairs of Original Large Advents, neither sounded bad, but I think I could do better.  Trying to spend around 1000 or less and keep it from the same era more or less. 
bharvey124
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simonmoon
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One of the great exceptions to the typical bad design of 70's Japanese mid-fi speakers, are the Kenwood SB-7000. Good quality drivers, correctly aligned vertically and horizontally, correctly time aligned, sophisticated crossovers, and better than average cabinet construction for the time. If you can score a pair of these, consider yourself lucky.

https://www.springair.de/en/technics-sb-7000/45225

Oops...

Of course I meant, "Technics SB-7000", not Kenwood.

mr_m
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Dahlquist DQ-10.
Or Snell Type B, which are better than DQ-10 but more costly and harder to find.
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steve59
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KEF R105/3 or model 4
celtic66
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More love for the Brits.  Celestion SL600 and Epos ES11 or 14.  These are still really really good.  Besides solid engineering, the designers actually listened to their product and made tweaks before releasing the product.  Why, it's brilliant!
blkwrxwgn
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Was about to say Klipsch Hersey I or II and a sub but not so sure with that music but I think the heresy is one of the best deals out there. 
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