I liked my EPI 70s a lot, but they're definitely dead. What would you
recommend to me based on that?

Thank you very much.


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"Isabeau" wrote in message
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I liked my EPI 70s a lot, but they're definitely dead. What would you
recommend to me based on that?

Rebuilt them with these parts?

http://www.humanspeakers.com/e/epi70.htm

These speakers have to be at least 20 years old. A lot has changed in audio
since then.

Speakers that meet the same basic description are now very common. Companies
like Paradigm, PSB, Infinity, Boston Acoustics, are just a few leading
manufacturers of similar speakers. Expect to find speakers that are no more
expensive, smoother, and have lower distortion.

(Isabeau) wrote in message om...
I liked my EPI 70s a lot, but they're definitely dead. What would you
recommend to me based on that?

Budget?

Any of the following brands would probably be fine, but I recommend
you only buy speakers at local dealers, so you can try before you buy.
I'm assuming you want a pair of conventional bookshelf or
floorstanding speakers:

Athena
Energy
PSB
Paradigm
Mirage

....and there are many other fine brands. Buy what sounds good to you.


Thank you very much.


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Thank you both very much. It's nice to have somewhere to begin, at
least (you can see how long it's been since I've shopped for audio
equipment!).

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"Arny Krueger" wrote in message ...
"Isabeau" wrote in message
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I liked my EPI 70s a lot, but they're definitely dead. What would you
recommend to me based on that?

Rebuilt them with these parts?

Hadn't thought of that. I do remember that in their era (mid to late
1970's?), these were well-regarded, affordable speakers.

http://www.humanspeakers.com/e/epi70.htm

These speakers have to be at least 20 years old. A lot has changed in audio
since then.

And the parts look a bit pricey too. I'd go with new speakers,
although there's another possibility, if the OP wants to stick with
EPI:

http://search.ebay.com/epi-speakers

Speakers that meet the same basic description are now very common. Companies
like Paradigm, PSB, Infinity, Boston Acoustics, are just a few leading
manufacturers of similar speakers. Expect to find speakers that are no more
expensive, smoother, and have lower distortion.

Agree. By the way, I see some good deals on Athena bookshelf speakers
at:

http://search.ebay.com/athena-speakers

Athena is from the same makers as Energy and Mirage, which are also
good speaker brands. Athena is also sold via Best Buy stores.

(Although if your BB store is like the one I visited tonight, the
speakers are on display, but not connected. And a lot of other
electronics on display weren't connected either...very frustrating!)