Sorry, the 60's are rather dated. That's not a knock on the Bostons, they were good value for the money in the late 1980's. (I still have A200's and A40's sitting in the closet so it's not like I don't know the Boston sound.) But few speakers hold up as time marches forward. Listen to a few decent budget lines today and I think you'll agree, the mids of the BA's are still not bad but everything else lags behind. The problem today is finding a sealed enclosure. The bass on almost every affordable speaker is subject to the vagaries of a ported box. Even most subs are vented.

On the other hand, you can find a pair of classic speakers such as old Quads, BC1's or LS3/5a's that still sound like music. Even at thirty to fifty years of age, they will be a step up from the Bostons.

Sounds like you need to find a good dealer to spend some time listening.

Greetings from another retread. I just recently returned to the audio community myself. I am still using me Carver 1.0t. It just works too well. My sons adopted my Klipsch Heresy speakers a few years ago and they are still doing excellent.(The speakers) I still have my old Yamaha CD changer and it works amazingly well after twenty years of almost continuous use. I did, however, buy an Oppo 981 player. It might be the best value I have ever seen in the audio market. I have also acquired a pair of Paragigm spekers, and a McIntosh C-37. I have some other bits and pieces, but that is my main system. I expect to acquire a DAC next. Probably a Monarchy.
I have read a lot of Art Dudley and am very tempted to try my hand at vinyl again. He makes it sound so inviting. But I still remember the frustration of trying to do very delicate maneuvers with my very un-delicate hands. lol

Not really. I would have to know a lot more about your preferences and needs before I would even venture a guess. There's a reasonably good mix of products to choose from in your local shop. You could make a very respectable system from what's carried there. Or, make a road trip to listen to a few other options. It's difficult to argue against local service though.

You obviously hold on to your gear for long time periods so pick lines that have proven they have staying power. Lines such as Monitor Audio have been around for years with a reputation of providing good quality product. Marantz, though one of the oldest names still building decent audio, has been under various management since Saul sold the original company to SuperScope back in the '70's. They will not support older Marantz products. Ask questions before you buy.

If you haven't heard any live music lately, I would suggest a few refresher dates in what the real thing sounds like. After that set your priorities and give the dealer a call. Ask for the manager, explain what you are doing and ask to be set up with a salesperson who will take their time with you and let you listen. Set up an appointment on a slow weekday and take in a few discs you like. Set a budget knowing you'll probably go over it a bit. Listen and decide. Don't rely on other people's opinions. Ask what the store's policies are as far as after the sales set up assistance, upgrades and exchanges. Don't be afraid to ask questions.

In the beginning, there was AR (1957). AR begat KLH (1961). KHL begat Advent (1967). Advent begat Boston Acoustics (1978). And so on, and so on. A nepotistic bunch those New Englanders. Must be the weather.

Henry Kloss begat them
Henry Kloss Wiki
Some of the Nakamichi recievers were Nelson Pass Stasis designs
It is difficult to find the correct driver to put in an old box , you can have the surrounds repaired
Or ask Josh at Madisound what might work in your box

http://www.wooferrepair.com/boston.html

I think you're confusing the Nakamichi power amplifier with their receivers of the same time period. I sold those products back in the mid 1980's and, to my recollection, Nakamichi never implied the receivers were anything more than a typical class AB receiver of the day. They certainly didn't appear any different inside the chassis and they didn't sound any different working through speakers. The power amp they introduced with that series of components, about the time they introduced the Dragon turntable (which went to great pains to center the disc), was spoken of as being a derivative of the Stasis amplifiers but was never claimed to have been designed by Nelson Pass. Nakamichi seemed willing to tie themself to Pass's reputation without giving him any credit for actual work.

Nelson Pass

I suppose Stereophile could interview him, again?

I'd like to see a Nelson Pass interview. He pops up with a reasonable degree of frequency since his First Watt designs are receiving plenty of attention at the moment. They seem to be quite a distance away from his work with Threshold. But, from what I understand, Pass has never been much on discussing his relationship with Nakamichi.

You may be correct about the receivers. Your link doesn't actually prove they were a Stasis technology, just that someone other than Pass says they were. Pass doesn't corroborate that statement. Twenty five years later, I don't remember. I know the receivers didn't last on the market and our repair shop was busy repairing most of what we sold. I suppose there's a "cult" market for the mid '80's Nakamichi receivers. But for some reason there's also a market for mid 1970's Marantz and Pioneer. Go figure!

I guess we can ask Nelson....
I doubt anyone would have a gag order 20 years later.
My Nak receiver just died after a lightning storm. I was a good match for a pair of Dynaudio 12 inch 3 ways I built in the 80's. The foam surrounds have lond since rotted, I never use foam surrounds anymore, the education of the years. My first pair of Dalesford's with rubber? surrounds are only now showing change in the surrounds ( late 1970's....) If you spend a summer building speakers it is nice if they last 30 years and not 10.

Hawkfan
glad your woofers worked out. Hopefully they had similar Theil Small paramters. The crossover will of a bit too....
Subscribe to Audio Amateur - previously Speaker builder, if you are ever going to build some in the future. I've read every issue since the 1970's and numerous JAES articles.