Legendary speakers..

[exurbia]

I suppose i should add that at present my S-1's are running with a Voice of Music integrated and its matching tuner the 1448 and 1428

Just Magic

[trusound]

I'd like to add the Nelson Reed 804B's... these are the loudspeakers I was raised on

I owe him and Pass for my sickness for hifi

[N-Channel]

What about the Panasonic Thrusters! C'mon, admit it: Some of you actually owned a pair.

[rcdaniel]

I will throw in a third for Duntech's Sovereign.

Also:
Spendor S100
Epos ES14 (predates the 11)
Acoustic Energy AE1
Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage
Lowther PM2a/6a drivers in ? cabs; ticonal magnet versions?

Cheers
Raymond

[chris661]

http://mcmelectronics.com/product/55-1455

cheap + cheerful

my kinda thing

[Cal Weldon]

Chris, this is a thread about legendary speakers.

[thermal runaway]

Oh , another that deserves the accolade ,

Sonus faber Extrema !!

I remember the first time I heard these at a major show in the UK and even to this day I don't think I've heard a better speaker. Problem is , I knew then that I would probably never own a pair , not only because of the price , about £7500 / pr from memory , but also because they need huge amps of massive quality to drive them , again , financially beyond my reach

However , there was another speaker at that show that transcended even the Extrema's price !!

The Cabasse Atlantis , http://www.cabasse.com/old/loudspeakers/atlantis.php

Check out the height , over 7 ft !! I think the main bass driver was 30" !! Price , from memory , was over £20 k !!

They had an incredible sound with particularly seismic bass , but I still preferred the Extrema's overall.

[squib]

I haven't seen them mentioned yet, but when I was in HS and College, the Advent Legacy was everywhere! Those tombstone-shaped speakers adorned every other dorm room and beat-up rental house within 10 miles of campus.

KLH Model 6 was the most popular hand-me-down from Dad's system.

[Westerp]

My legends:


bigger version

bigger version

Been listening to them for around 35 years now and every time I try
other speakers I get bored and revert to the dynaco's

Just bought a couple of Audiolab (Dutch high-end from the 70's)
speakers and after listening one hour the dynaco's smiled at
me when I reconnected them.

Only thing is I have no clue about the model. There is just a serial
on the back and that't it. I have multiple dynaco brochures and
even some dynaco amp manuals but this model is not listed.

Maybe someone here knows the model and history?
My mother told me only yesterday that they where around Fl 800 each
back then which translates to around $ 460 nowadays

[frenzic]

Celestion DL8 Series Two. Got them, set them up temporarily, never touched them again. Bliss.