What car would your speakers be?

Hanleyster · May 28, 2015

I feel like 80s ADS speakers would be 80s BMWs. The 1590s would be the 750il, the L520s would be the 325is... Both german (basically). Similar styling and performance.

I'm thinking the JBL L100 is an old Camaro or Mustang.

elcoholic · May 28, 2015

My first thought was that my DQ-10's are reminiscent of the BMW Isetta

ethangsmith · May 28, 2015

EPI 100's- Ford Escort (No frills, not high-end, but reliable and gets you what you want out of them)
EPI 150's- Ford Taurus (A step above the Escort)
Genesis I's- Mercury Tracer (Same as an Escort, but the "nicer" Mercury brand!)

vinyldavid · May 28, 2015

Bozak Concert Grand, lowboy:

1956 Cadillac DeVille:

ElectroVoice Georgians:

1958 Buick Caballero Wagon:

Klipsch Chorus II's:

1991 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham:

I have many more speakers, but those are the heavy hitters.

Eywadude · May 28, 2015

TBH, my Fluance SX-6's would be a Hyundai Genesis entry level luxury car (just follow me on this one lol). They don't get the respect of the big boys (yet), and most wouldn't give it a second look, but its sound is classy, refined, sumptuous, has enough power handling to be a lot of fun, and is a fantastic value to boot. These speakers aren't about in-your-face speed and Indy car-like performance, they are about the finer details that coddle you with a sound that belies its price by a HUGE margin. But it is still enough to stomp those pesky little sports cars into the ground with surprising levels of performance and refinement.

janikphoto · May 28, 2015

Seeing as how a lot of a/d/s speakers wound up going into Porsche 911's, I'd have trouble not associating the two brands together.

bashman · May 28, 2015

I think my Sonab OA14s have a lot in common with Saabs from the 1970s -- they're both from Sweden, are a bit quirky but very enjoyable, don't look like any other manufacturer's product and they were both made by companies that went out of business.

matteos · May 28, 2015

Not sure. My speakers are very well designed and engineered British KEF speakers, made in China for affordability.

Affordable, well engineered and designed British cars.....

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I got nothing.

Gang-Twanger · May 28, 2015

The 1963 Bentley S3 Continental... (Left-hand-drive model for US customers). :smoke:

1963 Wharfedale W90's... (Assembled in New York using alnico drivers from the Wharfedale factory in England).

HiFi in WYO · May 28, 2015

My '99 Explorer:

Have to be OLAs. My OLAs are beat up; were left for dead when I found them, needed a bit of work and now sound great and are reliable, good-sounding big and heavy speakers.

Explorer: Rough around the edges, well-worn, needed some work. Now nothing much to look at, but reliable, has a frame so it's heavy; well-built, and reliable as heck even with 173,000 miles on it. Oh and the Kenwood deck and factory speakers sound pretty good too!

Hanleyster · May 28, 2015

vinyldavid said:
Klipsch Chorus II's:

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bare · May 28, 2015

Respectfully suggest that Warfies are FAR more accurately akin to one of these A good solid machine of Surprising performance (basically a 4 door Austin Healey)
But like Warfies ..Never quite made into Mainstream acceptance, for a variety of earned reasons
A Bentley, even an old one is a bit of a stretch. from MY experiences

relaximus · May 28, 2015

Hanleyster said:
I feel like 80s ADS speakers would be 80s BMWs. The 1590s would be the 750il, the L520s would be the 325is... Both german (basically). Similar styling and performance.

I dunno, I think my L1230s would be closer to this:

Dave

Jeffery · May 28, 2015

Mine:

sqlsavior · May 28, 2015

Jaguar XKE?

http://extendcreative.com/jaguar-xk-e-1961-1974-photo-gallery/

WillVT · May 28, 2015

I think my AR M2's would be a Toyota MR2. Strange sharp angles that you either love or hate, reliable, fun. Even the names are eerily similar...

frankxbe · May 28, 2015

newer (late 2012) no frills flat large passive studio monitors that are rated for 350 wpc continuous for optimum performance by the manufacturer running 500 wpc + at their rated 6 ohms on a Crown Xli 2 2002 .... fast Porsche 911 ?

Gang-Twanger · May 28, 2015

bare said:
Respectfully suggest that Warfies are FAR more accurately akin to one of these A good solid machine of Surprising performance (basically a 4 door Austin Healey)
But like Warfies ..Never quite made into Mainstream acceptance, for a variety of earned reasons
A Bentley, even an old one is a bit of a stretch. from MY experiences

Oooh, you're gonna' get some hits on that one... A few people might disagree with you.

First off, we're talking about large speakers (125lbs each) with a VERY-comfy ride. A large, TOTL British cruising vessel with a very-rich, VERY-refined sound. British "breath of life" sound at it's essence. The sand-filled models were high-end, and the W90 especially. A properly-amped pair of W90's with oil caps can bark with the big dogs, no BS. A lot of potential there.

I had originally thought (back when I first pondered this question) that it would be something like the Jaguar XJ, but that just doesn't quite say it. Maybe the '63 Jaguar Mark X, but even that doesn't quite say it, not for the W90, although Gilbert Briggs probably rode to work every day in one of these back in 1963.

Gang-Twanger · May 28, 2015

WillVT said:
I think my AR M2's would be a Toyota MR2. Strange sharp angles that you either love or hate, reliable, fun. Even the names are eerily similar...

We have a winnahhhh....

That was good... Nice job.

Gnesen · May 28, 2015

I've had a couple of these...

Something like these in this borrowed photo:

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