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your vintage receiver?
I was thinking vintage....i've heard good things about KLH model 6 speakers, and have run into a few pairs around here. Ideally looking for vintage speakers I suppose.
There can be a lot of problems with old speakers. the surrounds go bad, the voice coils scrape due to cone deformation or warping, capacitors get leaky, etc.
I wouldn't go there unless you would rather tinker than listen to music.
I sure wouldn't buy anything without actually listening to them for a bit, and giving the cones avery close physical inspection.
New speakers are a better idea, IMO.
I am lucky enough to live with some musicians who build pedals, guitars, amps, etc...so not too concerned about getting things fixed up. So, vintage speakers are always an option.
That being said, free hookups don't last forever. What are some reccomendations for $300-400 a pair NEW speakers that would go well with the Marantz? Listening to mostly rock, psych, noise, metal and punk....
very easy to refoam the woofer surrounds, or replace the drivers. The crossovers are easy to upgrade as well. A nice sounding loudspeaker which had been paired with many a Marantz receiver in their day.
The AR 3ax is another good sounding vintage speaker although somewhat harder to restore.
For all things vintage east coast speakers go to: http://www.classicspeakerpages.net/