vintage speakers

I am using AR 3 speakers in a second system and the musicality that they have is wonderful.The better the gear in front of them , the better they sound.

Hello Johnk,

From your considerable experience with speakers, I was wondering which of the vintage JBL speakers (other than the Paragons/Metrogons and Hartsfields) would be the most desirable?

Thank you!

JBL Jubal, l 300, Altec model 15 19 these are good choices but not the only models from JBL and Altec that are worth owning.

Thanks Johnk!

The other day I finally I re-foamed an old pair of Boston A40 Series ii speakers that I bought 30 years ago and had sitting idle and put those into my system as an experiment.   What a nice surprise!   These still sound very competitive in their class 30 years later.  

Used ones can be found around for a pittance compared to comparable new models.     The Kit to refoam cost about $20 and took a couple hours to complete, mostly drying time and planning how to apply the adhesive properly before doing.

No speakers are every man's favorite but these would likely please many an audiophile even today in smaller to modest sized rooms if fed a good signal from good quality modern gear.