Best speakers 100-250K for classic rock

[DasguteOhr]

For Rock
Spendor 200ti, living voice r80 or vintage Altec 9862

 

[Robh3606]

Genesis is now classified as classic rock?

Classic rock was never in the digital age, it was in the vinyl age, the best classic rock recordings are all vinyl, the digital and reissues are compressed with thin bass.

The whole "classic rock" definition is nothing more than a radio format that has changed year to year and included more bands and years overtime. It's a contrived format driven by popularity so to me it's meaningless.

WRT reissues not my experience. Frankly the opposite.

Rob

 

[Robh3606]

Just get a pair of these! The Who used them.

Rob

 

[andromedaaudio]

These were the best for rock

 

[DasguteOhr]

Just get a pair of these! The Who used them.

Rob

Finding a good bass amplifier isn't easy. It's a 4-way speaker (3-way passive) and the two 15" speakers with active filters. You need a lot of power to sound really good.
This one is a ultimate soultion for me

ACCUPHASE A-300 – Der ultimative Class-A-Mono-Leistungsverstärker

Anlässlich des 50.Firmen-Jubiläums hat Accuphase die Mono-Endverstärker A-300 neu entwickelt. Die A-300 setzt konstruktiv völlig neue Maßstäbe in der Class-A-Leistungsverstärker Technologie. In der A-300 Endstufe arbeiten Leistungs-MOS-FETs Transistoren in 20-fach paralleler Gegentaktanordnung...

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P.S
This is mainly due to the 4" voice coils which are connected in parallel.

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[curiousjim]

JBL L100’s were the shit. Still are for rock and dance music.

 

[Robh3606]

JBL L100’s were the shit. Still are for rock and dance music.

Still have my pair!

Rob

 

[DasguteOhr]

Or something modern like the Steinway Lyngdorf, an active open-baffle speaker system. There are different sizes available for every room size, so there's always something to suit. It will be measured at your home and adjusted to your room''s size. Prices start at €30,000 and end at €500,000. Sounds extemly good for my ears.

Steinway Freestanding speakers - The world's finest audio systems

Steinway freestanding speakers interact with the room like a piano does, resulting in extremely open and life-like musicality.

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[Elberoth]

I would go with a speaker that can move air. Sth with a big woofer and high efficiency - like Goebel Divin Marquis, TAD R1 or Focal Utopia Stella EM.

TAD and Focal can be had used for less than $40k - a fraction of retail of the current models (Stella has been upgraded to EVO, and TAD to TX), offering 95% of the performance. Crazy good value.

Personally, I think I would go with Goebel Divin Marquis and Riviera Audio Labs 50 monos.

 

[mtemur]

Just get a pair of these! The Who used them.

Rob

They are incredible. Recently, I listened to a pair of JBL 66000 in a very small room, and they sounded great without any noticeable issues caused by room boundaries. I heard another pair years ago with Mark Levinson electronics, but I wasn’t impressed. The dry character of ML ruins the impressive speed and sonic flavor of the speakers. IMO, the 66000s are great speakers for all kinds of music.