Vintage vs Modern speakers.


Most people have wrong belief that modern speaker has more clarity and details than vintage speakers
Recently I got 50 years old Altec A7 which sounds much better than my expectation.

I had kept Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter for 16 years which is still regarded as modern speaker.

You judge ths sound of Lansche 4.1 which go down to 20 hz and Altec A7 whcih go down to only 31.5 hz but more robust bass from the following Youtube videos.
Surpising thing is that Altec A7 give as much as details as Lansche 4.1 with plasma tweeter.


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Loving you was like party
https://youtu.be/LE8j3ufH3u4
https://youtu.be/gGu9NfsMzGQ

Way down deep
https://youtu.be/jSfOCo-EKPU
https://youtu.be/-4apGL7GnGg

A touch of sonic madness
https://youtu.be/OGBUpeNqvcY
https://youtu.be/OGBUpeNqvcY

The Gate of Dafos

https://youtu.be/ulY5cfEA8bM

https://youtu.be/HlNwXvjxcu4

Which do you like better between Vintage(1) and Modern (2) judging from the Youtube videos?
128x128shkong78
Source is Cocktail Audio X50d music server

Dave and Mscaler Dac

LIne Magnetic 508 amp fitted with RCA 805, EML 300b, Melz 1578(6sn7), RCa 5691(6sl7)

I am also testing Nordost Qkore6 ground control that I picked yesterday for home audition.

Thomas
Hello Shkong78,

Both pairs of speakers are great, but I tend to favor the Lansche pair. A bit more balanced, I feel.

At my current age, I don't get out much anymore, so hearing what I've just heard has been a bit of a shock for me. Although I love the sound of my custom built Tannoys, your Lansches and the A 7's have shown me what is lacking by my Tannoys.

A good part of it may be the quality provided by the equipment behind the two pair of speakers. Going back aways, I was intending to come visit you, but something came up, and I wasn't able to make it. I wish now that I had.

I kind of hope what I've just heard doesn't stick with me for very long, because it's an itch I can't really afford to scratch.

Hopefully for you, you're able to keep both pair of speakers, and enjoy both in turn.

Do you still live somewhat south of Bellingham?

Best regards,
Dan
Hi Dan

it is nice to hear from you!

How is your health?

i am still living in the same house in Bow.

I am paying more attention to source and amplifiers.

By the way one of my tube amp need repair.

If you know nice person to take care of it nearby.

Please send me PM

best wishes

Thomas
Some folks make the  claim , can't judgea  speaker via YT compression/+ computer cheapo speakers,,guess headphones  would be better,,,but anyway.
Honestly, both have MASSIVE SPL /Soundstage.
My rm is small and I listen at very near field at low/mid SPL, So neither would work for me. But to chime in a  answer, honestly I hear some over hang in the upper bass/low midrange, that notorious section where most speakers get all hung up.
I mean if you like huge GIGANTIC SPL,, soundstage, then yeah either one will work. 
Here give mine a  listen. 
Clean/clear, zero over hang /bloating in neither  upper bass nor low mid section
The upload cam is a cheap Sony, all I could afford.
So suffers from the cheap upload, But you get a  vague idea anyhoot

Be honest, if you don't like it, just say so.
ain't gonna hurt my feelings. 
Music starts at 1:25


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcjYiZztHgM&t=1s