Good deal or not on B & O speakers?

[Captainmorgan89]

Local guys is selling these, Says they are from 1970. Worth how much would you guys say?

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3897/01020701030201040620080im8.jpg

I personally think they are newer than that, they look exactly like the RL-7000's.

Thanks!

[Captainmorgan89]

The guy is selling them for $250...

[Joe Schmoe]

I am not sure I would buy any speakers from 1970. Speaker design and manufacture has come a long way since then. For $250 you could get a pair of Cambridge Audio S30s (or other modern bang-for-buck speakers), and my bet is that they would trounce those B&Os.

[Davemcc]

Are these (http://www.saturdayaudio.com/picturepages/B&O_RL100_a.jpg) what you're looking at?

I suspect vintage gear is just like used cars, consider age and condition. Do they sound $250 worth?

[Captainmorgan89]

I was thinking more along the lines of, profit ;)

Either way, it doesnt sound like these are hidden gems, so ill pass.

Thanks!

[Midcow2]

Local guys is selling these, Says they are from 1970. Worth how much would you guys say?

http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/3897/01020701030201040620080im8.jpg

I personally think they are newer than that, they look exactly like the RL-7000's.

Thanks!


If they were RL-7000s they had a very high efficiency 93 dB and would work with almost any receiver. :) And BANG & OLUFSEN made and still makes excellent speakers. P.S. they also made the leading turntable ;)

However, they are almost 40 years old. material ages and becomes brittle, electronics degrade. I would hate to see a person get some good vintage speakers and then have them fail shortly after aquisition.

I would look at some newer speakers. If $250 is your price range then Joe Schmoe is right the Cambridge Audio S30 are excellent speakers. If you were just looking for a pbargin and $250 is not your price limt then there are other options. How much would you be willing to spend for good speakers?

Good Luck!

[TLS Guy]

If they were RL-7000s they had a very high efficiency 93 dB and would work with almost any receiver. :) And BANG & OLUFSEN made and still makes excellent speakers. P.S. they also made the leading turntable ;)

However, they are almost 40 years old. material ages and becomes brittle, electronics degrade. I would hate to see a person get some good vintage speakers and then have them fail shortly after aquisition.

I would look at some newer speakers. If $250 is your price range then Joe Schmoe is right the Cambridge Audio S30 are excellent speakers. If you were just looking for a pbargin and $250 is not your price limt then there are other options. How much would you be willing to spend for good speakers?

Good Luck!

Those speakers wee not good for 1970. The B & O turntable was mediocre at best. The cream of the crop were offerings from Garrard, the 301 and 401 the rest of the Garrard range were rubbish, offerings from Thorens were excellent and also Goldring and Sugden. Perbetuum Ebner were also nice turntables back in the seventies.

Just look at what people will pay for a Garrard 301.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Garrard-301-Grey-Hammertone-Transcription-Turntable-NR_W0QQitemZ270232920858QQihZ017QQcategoryZ48649QQ ssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I think this one is over 50 years old. When you look at an item like this, I get really steamed about modern manufacture.

Here are my two.

http://mdcarter.smugmug.com/gallery/2424008_RKGvb#127077056_gUrCf

[bandphan]

trounce[/I] those B&Os.

whens the wedding:D