[blindav] Vintage speakers, was: RE: Re: bookshelf speakers
- From: Frankie Ventura <Frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2015 16:20:09 +0000
Absolutely, there is something to be said about vintage speakers. I would love
to find a pair of Klipsch Cornwalls or Lascallas. Actually, I have found
several for sale but it is always local pickup. No one wants the bother of
shipping so it is a wash out for those of us who don't have access to a car and
driver.
Frank
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From: blindav-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blindav-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Byron Stephens
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 10:05 AM
To: blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindav] Re: bookshelf speakers
The nice thing is that vintage speakers can be reconed. If I knew that now I
wouldn't have disposed of my floar standing jbl's. Simply speakers is one of
the best places I've heard about and found vids on youtube of. The guy doing
these repairs is very descriptive.
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From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimited@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 3:28 AM
Subject: [blindav] Re: bookshelf speakers
>
> The problem with bookshelf speakers these days is that they're not
> built like they used to be. In the heyday of two-channel stereo in
> the 1970's and 1980's , you could buy a great-sounding pair of
> bookshelf speakers like the original large Advents or AR5A's with 10"
> or 12" woofers that could really pump out the bass. But today, most
> bookshelf speakers are designed to work with separate subwoofers and
> so usually have woofers no larger than 6.5", which means that decent
> bass response is seriously compromised. You can't even find bookshelf
> speakers with 8" woofers anymore. So if you have a small listening
> room that cannot accomodate a floor-standing subwoofer,or live in an
> apartment where using a floor-standing subwoofer would disturb the
> downstairs neigbors, you're pretty much out of luck. Most bookshelf
> speakers I have seen only go down to about 45 Hz. My large Advents
> could go all the way down to about 25 Hz. My current bookshelf
> speakers, a pair of JBL LXE-990's 3-way speakers that I bought about 20 years
> ago, are actually tower speakers with 10"
> woofers, but because their cabinets are only 10" deep, they fit nicely
> on my bookshelves. Nobody makes speakers like these anymore.
>
> Gerald
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank" <frank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <blindav@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 11:11 PM
> Subject: [blindav] Re: bookshelf speakers
>
>
>> Bud, certainly not off topic, actually right on topic. I have always
>> found most powered speakers with few exceptions to be a bit of a
>> compromise but lets see what others say.
>> Frank
>>
>> Subject: bookshelf speakers
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>> Hi gang,
>> I'm new here and don't know what is off topic but have a question
>> about speakers. I am moving from a good size house into a converted
>> garage apartment so am having to get rid of a lot of things including
>> my floor speakers. I'm thinking of getting some "bookshelf
>> speakers'" and am wondering what some good ones would be. I was
>> thinking of unamplified ones, although my tuner-amp is about 20 years
>> old and wonder if it's output would be as good as that of amplified
>> speakers I would appreciate any input about some quality bookshelf
>> speakers.
>> Thanks..
>>
>>
>> Bud Schwab
>> W 6 Z Y P
>> Malibu, California
>>
>>
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