Legendary speakers..

[davidlzimmer]

Norah Jones and Dianna Krall right there in my basement

Might I submit that the reason is the result of excellent engineering and recording techniques. I also appreciate the same realistic reproduction of these two artists from my Gainclone and DIY speakers!

Koodoos to your good taste!

[HaflerFreak]

I agree with john65b, Magnepans changed my life.

[john65b]

Haflerfreak,

We must talk. I have moved back to Chitown. In Plainfield actually.

[Salas]

Originally posted by davidlzimmer


Might I submit that the reason is the result of excellent engineering and recording techniques. I also appreciate the same realistic reproduction of these two artists from my Gainclone and DIY speakers!

Koodoos to your good taste!

Especially if it is a tube buffered input Gainclone.

[audiosteve]

I've been through this entire thread and, unless I missed it, one of the most legendary speakers has not been mentioned. The Dynaco A-25.

[Ohighway]

Audiosteve, Good catch. The A25 definitely belongs on the list.

[planet10]

Originally posted by Ohighway
The A25 definitely belongs on the list.

Indeed -- they sold about a million of them. The carcasses -- if you can lose the baffle without destroying the box -- make good work benches too.

dave

[thermal runaway]

Originally posted by Pallas
Some that I didn't see mentioned, off the top of my head:



Tannoy DMT series studio monitors - my 12 DMT II's (with new, more elegant cabinetry on the way) may well be the last speakers I ever own.

Yay !!! I'm in that club too !!! Amazing speakers , very ruthless with poor recording's though , just how it should be !!

Another addition to the list , AR LST..............

[madisonears]

Gotta chime in here with a little history. I have owned one of the "legends": the Yamaha NS-1000M's. I was a young man with a small inheritance burning a hole in my pocket. I already had a serious case of audiophilia, so I wanted the best I could find. I spent almost a year auditioning speakers (including many "legends" mentioned here) at five different retailers. I used a pair of Stax electrostats as a reference. I finally chose the Yammies and I was quite happy with them for several months until I heard...

B&W DM6's. The store owner called me up and announced he finally had the speakers I had been looking for. It required a fifteen minute audition to convince me to buy one of the first 50 pairs imported to the US. The Yammies went into the dining room for a while, then on sale. I used the B&W's for 20 years, then sold them to a friend who still enjoys them. So do I, when I'm there.

At the same store I bought the B&W's, I once heard the stacked Quad/Decca/Hartley system. Mark Levinson himself was there demonstrating them with ML electronics. His source was a tiny Agra portable RTR playing a 7.5 (or possibly 15) ips recording he made himself of some harpsichord music. The system didn't sound that great, to be honest. Each individual speaker was amazing, but it didn't equal a great speaker system, which taught me a valuable lesson. I would like to have heard different music, but how would one have suggested to Mr. Levinson that his choice of music was inappropriate for auditioning his very expensive audio components?

Peace,
Tom E

[exurbia]

Realistic;

MINIMUS S-1, utterly gorgeous, tiny and they really sing with an old Trio KA-2000 or the Kenwood KA-2000. They are the same amp just different names for different markets.
It took me nearly 30 years to find a pair of the Minimus S-1 in as new condition.
A bona fide classic.