ahardb0dy Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 Will be picking up a pair of these Pioneer speakers this weekend, a guy I work with has them, he bought them new in 1978 when he was in the military, wanted to see if anyone ever had a pair or if anyone still does and see what you think/thought about them. link below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_HPM-100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 They look sweet. If they are in mint shape go for them. Vintage speakers sound the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted February 16, 2011 Share Posted February 16, 2011 BUY THEM NOW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) I'll be picking them up on Saturday, I did find out they are the low power version but my Sansui receiver puts out 60 watts and with it connected to my pair of Klipsch Heresy speakers I haven't had the volume past 4 as it is so damn loud!! pic of my "old school" system, speakers are now sitting on a pair of DIY stands I made, turntable is a JVC, dual tape deck is a Tascam 302, I have a Aiwa AD-f990 tape deck also that is being repaired: Edited February 17, 2011 by ahardb0dy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverPath Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Did you give your cat a Lion cut? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 17, 2011 Author Share Posted February 17, 2011 Did you give your cat a Lion cut? Yes, that was last year, this is what he looks like now: and the dog was shaved also: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Theres a pair set up with a big old Scott in my garage, there pretty good for base but there far from Klipse levels for pure noise... Now for true old school, have any of you ever heard of Denver Acoustics... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 I'll be picking them up on Saturday, I did find out they are the low power version but my Sansui receiver puts out 60 watts and with it connected to my pair of Klipsch Heresy speakers I haven't had the volume past 4 as it is so damn loud!! This, to anybuddy that dont think old speakers are any good is completly true, Klipsch Heresy speakers are 30 years old but are still the best you can buy. They looked spray painted when new but are 1000 time better then sony, yamaha and bose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) The Klipsch speakers I have were given to me by the same guy who sold me the turntable, mine are the natural finish, they look like they are made out of plywood. "Bose"is a bad 4 letter word to me, my buddy at work has a pair of 901's he bought in the military, I tell him real speakers don't come with an equalizer to work. Edited February 18, 2011 by ahardb0dy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I just refurbished my dad's 40 year old EPI mini tower speakers. I grew up listening to great music when I was a young child back in the late 70's. I have an older Harmon/Kardon amp that I will probably set up in one of our spare bedrooms to create my own personal listening "chamber". I too love vintage speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismothunder Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Mine are the same as yours, there still 400+ a pair on Ebay. They do look like plywood but there horns are the full leath of the speaker. And given the fact that there from the same company who makes speakers for movie theaters I would say there pretty good quility, they dont have a lot of bass too them though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Nice set up. I have a nice set of Sansui SP-Z9s that I love to death... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted February 18, 2011 Author Share Posted February 18, 2011 Mine are the same as yours, there still 400+ a pair on Ebay. They do look like plywood but there horns are the full leath of the speaker. And given the fact that there from the same company who makes speakers for movie theaters I would say there pretty good quility, they dont have a lot of bass too them though. I agree with the lack of bass, they sound better against the wall and raised as I have them. I've even read where they said they used to use the heresy's as front speakers in a surround setup with a seperate sub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 I have a set of paradigm performance series. I don't think I will ever let go of them. OMG sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Channel595 Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 can some one explain why old speakers would be better then a new ones? a lot of technological advancements have been made in the past 33 years... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY. Almost everything nowadays is made in China and the quality of electronics is pure crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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