Legendary Speakers
Radford Studio 90 (hi-boy) Sold in USA as Audionics TL90. 1/4 wavelength 3way transmission line speaker w/ Radford drivers and crossover.
Radford Studio 90 (hi-boy) Sold in USA as Audionics TL90. 1/4 wavelength 3way transmission line speaker w/ Radford drivers and crossover.
salas said:
No. It influenced me, though, since I was working on the Shadow Vector project at Audionics while they were importing the big Radford. A very good speaker for the day, and superb bass. We did some of the our quadraphonic demos with a quartet of the Radfords - now that was impressive, four transmission lines running at full tilt!
Radford
That is the loudspeaker that in the early '70s got me onto a transmission line kick...
dave
ronzeman said:
That is the loudspeaker that in the early '70s got me onto a transmission line kick...
dave
Radford Studio 180's, never took them apart, but got some info and while different inside, supposedly not transmission line.
These are still my favourite speakers for making and listening to music. Lent to a friend when I went abroad a few years ago and he and his sons have no interest in returning them.
They were built in Calgary, by either Bill Perkins or George from General Audio. Sold new to Sam the Record Man's wife and spent there life playing Jazz, until I got a hold of them.
I have close-up pics somewhere, they are the main speakers, dual mids and tweets on angles, with 10" woofer, sealed. JBL 4408's in top, never bothered using them.
Ian
These are still my favourite speakers for making and listening to music. Lent to a friend when I went abroad a few years ago and he and his sons have no interest in returning them.
They were built in Calgary, by either Bill Perkins or George from General Audio. Sold new to Sam the Record Man's wife and spent there life playing Jazz, until I got a hold of them.
I have close-up pics somewhere, they are the main speakers, dual mids and tweets on angles, with 10" woofer, sealed. JBL 4408's in top, never bothered using them.
Ian
qwad said:surely, the dahlquist dq 10 deserves a mention as wellthat is if it hasnt already
Had a rather recent discussion thread
about the DQ-10.
l'll second the spendor bc1, and the gale 401's, most impressive dynamics on the latter, not to mention clarity, second only to the bc1, oh btw i see someone mention the rca lc1, l had a pair but the size of the enclosures made living with them difficult so l sold them,
ohh has anybody mentioned any of the Richard Allan drivers? their omission would be a crime to audio memories of the late 60's early 70's cheers 😀 T,C.
ohh has anybody mentioned any of the Richard Allan drivers? their omission would be a crime to audio memories of the late 60's early 70's cheers 😀 T,C.The mighty Spendor BC1 ... A tower of legend in itself.
But, for deisgners, my vote goes to Martin Colloms - he was amongst the first to the minimalist crossover movement, and designed a number of great speakers two of which are the Musical Fidelity MC2 and MC4 (series 1 only) - the MC are his initials
Oh, and I'll confess to owning a pair of black minimus 77's...
Owen
But, for deisgners, my vote goes to Martin Colloms - he was amongst the first to the minimalist crossover movement, and designed a number of great speakers two of which are the Musical Fidelity MC2 and MC4 (series 1 only) - the MC are his initials
Oh, and I'll confess to owning a pair of black minimus 77's...
Owen
Newer designs
I think most older ones have been mentioned by now, I'll just add the JBL 4530/20 and EAW BH-882 (last one not hi fi really). And the Karlson if it hasn't been mentioned already.
The original poster asked for all legendary speakers including new ones. I'll kick that off with the SPL TD1 and after that all of the Unity horns.
I think most older ones have been mentioned by now, I'll just add the JBL 4530/20 and EAW BH-882 (last one not hi fi really). And the Karlson if it hasn't been mentioned already.
The original poster asked for all legendary speakers including new ones. I'll kick that off with the SPL TD1 and after that all of the Unity horns.
I think we forgot the Mission 770.
''Mission 770 - I think just about any current mainstream UK loudspeaker owes something to this one, and today its easy to forget how the company that spawned it changed the 'middle ground' of the hi-fi landscape in the '80s.''
HI-FI Choice 2006.
''Mission 770 - I think just about any current mainstream UK loudspeaker owes something to this one, and today its easy to forget how the company that spawned it changed the 'middle ground' of the hi-fi landscape in the '80s.''
HI-FI Choice 2006.
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Some that I didn't see mentioned, off the top of my head:
Tannoy D700 - the first speaker I'd ever heard that did not a single thing wrong, though others may get some aspects more right.
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.
Gradient Revolution - the pinnacle of modern, conventional prefab speakers IMO. Well, either this one, the TAD Model One, or the flagship of the current KEF Reference line, but the Revs are a whole lot cheaper than the others.
NHT 3.3 - never fails to be just plain fun to listen to
BBC/KEF LS3/5A - don't particularly care for them, but I don't recall having seen them mentioned.
Martin-Logan SL3 - by far their best looking speaker ever (classic lines, elegant proportions) and I think their best integrated to date, too.
And some legendary drivers:
Tannoy Dual Concentric (all)
KEF Uni-Q (4th gen and up)
Acapella Ion TWS plasma tweeter
KEF B139
JBL 2235H and 2245H
NHT 1259
Avatar/Adire Shiva
Peerless XLS/XXLS
Aura 1808
TC Sounds LMS
Tannoy D700 - the first speaker I'd ever heard that did not a single thing wrong, though others may get some aspects more right.
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.
Gradient Revolution - the pinnacle of modern, conventional prefab speakers IMO. Well, either this one, the TAD Model One, or the flagship of the current KEF Reference line, but the Revs are a whole lot cheaper than the others.
NHT 3.3 - never fails to be just plain fun to listen to
BBC/KEF LS3/5A - don't particularly care for them, but I don't recall having seen them mentioned.
Martin-Logan SL3 - by far their best looking speaker ever (classic lines, elegant proportions) and I think their best integrated to date, too.
And some legendary drivers:
Tannoy Dual Concentric (all)
KEF Uni-Q (4th gen and up)
Acapella Ion TWS plasma tweeter
KEF B139
JBL 2235H and 2245H
NHT 1259
Avatar/Adire Shiva
Peerless XLS/XXLS
Aura 1808
TC Sounds LMS
KEF B 139?!
I don't think the Fried Model H was mentioned:
http://www.t-linespeakers.org/classics/friedH/fried_H.html
The bass sounds great from these, but in my opinion the mids were over prominent. In fact it would be interesting to hear this with the same crossover and bass but with completely re-designed satellite.
I don't think the Fried Model H was mentioned:
http://www.t-linespeakers.org/classics/friedH/fried_H.html
The bass sounds great from these, but in my opinion the mids were over prominent. In fact it would be interesting to hear this with the same crossover and bass but with completely re-designed satellite.
RE: KEF B139
Those Bailey TL speakers circa 1970's were decades ahead of their time. I still think my Audionics (radford) TL speakers produce some of the tightest deep base around (short of a dedicated exotic sub woofer). I'm in the process of "upgrading" my TL90 by adding new tweets and mids to them (probably a new XO too).
Those Bailey TL speakers circa 1970's were decades ahead of their time. I still think my Audionics (radford) TL speakers produce some of the tightest deep base around (short of a dedicated exotic sub woofer). I'm in the process of "upgrading" my TL90 by adding new tweets and mids to them (probably a new XO too).
Has anyone mentioned the Klipshorn and the AR-3a yet? 😀
OK, I'm joking as I just reread the entire thread and yes they were, several times.
I will add one that should have been mentioned at the very beginning of this thread and wasn't. I thought they were pretty incredible at the time, although if I heard them again maybe I wouldn't be as impressed.
So here's my entry:
The legendary, fabulous and uncompromising...
Fulton J Modulars
Best Regards,
TerryO
OK, I'm joking as I just reread the entire thread and yes they were, several times.
I will add one that should have been mentioned at the very beginning of this thread and wasn't. I thought they were pretty incredible at the time, although if I heard them again maybe I wouldn't be as impressed.
So here's my entry:
The legendary, fabulous and uncompromising...
Fulton J Modulars
Best Regards,
TerryO
Ok, the old brain is in gear again, at least for awhile. This Old Timers Disease isn't nearly as much fun as it's cracked up to be.
But like the Doctor said:
"One advantage of being Senile is that you can hide your own Easter Eggs!"
Getting back on topic, one speaker that was/is legendary, although I'm not sure how many were ever sold, was the Levinson Stacked Quads with the Decca tweeter and the Hartley 24 inch Subs. I have only heard them in my mind, but that vision has stayed with me ever since.
Best Regards,
TerryO
But like the Doctor said:
"One advantage of being Senile is that you can hide your own Easter Eggs!"
Getting back on topic, one speaker that was/is legendary, although I'm not sure how many were ever sold, was the Levinson Stacked Quads with the Decca tweeter and the Hartley 24 inch Subs. I have only heard them in my mind, but that vision has stayed with me ever since.
Best Regards,
TerryO
My first speakers were B&W220i powered with a Luxman R series receiver. My dorm room in college was THE place to be. Everything from Steely Dan to Pachelbel, Enya to Edgar Winter. I got turned on to Classical and New Wave. Nothing sounded bad on that system After 20 years, I run into old college friends that still remember how that system ranked.
After graduating, audio then became a bore after the Luxman was replaced by a Carver amp. Loud, but bland. I wanted to recreate those ear bleeding fraternity party rigs. Why did I like that so much? I only really dabbled in audio for holding parties for the next 15 years. Most of those 15 years were memories of chasing skirt rather than audio.
Then one particularly boring day a few years back, I got a bug up my butt to build a Gainclone (after stumbling upon this website). The B&W's sounded so good I dumped the Carver. I started listening to music again. Also rekindled my interest in Classical Guitar.
And then I listened to and got hooked on Magnepans. Started with the SMGa, then the MMG, then finally the MGIIIa. Ribbon tweeters and all. Norah Jones and Dianna Krall right there in my basement singing just for your humble storyteller.
Then I built a number of UCD and Tripath amps. Then Tube preamps and amps. Now Class A Krell Clone.
I may change amps, preamps, CD changers and DACs, but doubt I will ever change speakers again.
Holy crap.
After graduating, audio then became a bore after the Luxman was replaced by a Carver amp. Loud, but bland. I wanted to recreate those ear bleeding fraternity party rigs. Why did I like that so much? I only really dabbled in audio for holding parties for the next 15 years. Most of those 15 years were memories of chasing skirt rather than audio.
Then one particularly boring day a few years back, I got a bug up my butt to build a Gainclone (after stumbling upon this website). The B&W's sounded so good I dumped the Carver. I started listening to music again. Also rekindled my interest in Classical Guitar.
And then I listened to and got hooked on Magnepans. Started with the SMGa, then the MMG, then finally the MGIIIa. Ribbon tweeters and all. Norah Jones and Dianna Krall right there in my basement singing just for your humble storyteller.
Then I built a number of UCD and Tripath amps. Then Tube preamps and amps. Now Class A Krell Clone.
I may change amps, preamps, CD changers and DACs, but doubt I will ever change speakers again.
Holy crap.
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