moon said:http://audio-database.com/AR/amp_speaker/ar-18-e.html
how much was 31,000 yen at the time?
+1 on the AR18s still got a perfect pair boxed in the in the loft.chebby said:Acoustic Research AR18s
Videoton Minimax
moon said:The time has come for the Top Ten Budget speaker list. :read:
Nominations can be :
from any era
Standmount or floorstander
Must have cost under £300 .... new
tonky said:If JR 149s were remade what price would they be now? And they would sell by the bucketload.
How I regret not buying a pair 30 years ago (approx)
tonky
FrankHarveyHiFi said:Jim Rogers JR149.
moon said:Must have cost under £300 .... new
RodhasGibson said:+1 on the AR18s still got a perfect pair boxed in the in the loft.chebby said:Acoustic Research AR18s
Videoton Minimax![]()
John Duncan said:RodhasGibson said:+1 on the AR18s still got a perfect pair boxed in the in the loft.chebby said:Acoustic Research AR18s
Videoton Minimax![]()
No you haven't. I can assure you the rubber surrounds will disintegrate the first time you try to play them :-D
Dr Lodge said:Quad ESL57, don't think my Dad paid more than £300 for them new back in 1964 ish?
chebby said:Dr Lodge said:Quad ESL57, don't think my Dad paid more than £300 for them new back in 1964 ish?
Erm...
I have been looking at figures for the the average weekly wage in 1964 and it seems to be about £16 - £18 (depending on source).
£300 would not be the price for a pair of 'budget' speakers if they cost over 18 weeks average income.
I have just checked my father's diaries (they go back to 1965) and he was earning about £26 a week (with overtime) as a skilled miller/lather in a local engineering company in 1966.
Dr Lodge said:Agreed, £300 in 1964 is definately not in the "budget" category!!