Well-designed loudspeakers from 1980s rival today’s high-end products

Evidence

The variations seen among these six loudspeakers from different designers, manufacturers and countries of origin are smaller than the production tolerances allowed by some manufacturers for a single model. Thirty years later, these loudspeakers would be competitive in comparisons with many products in today’s marketplace. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 517

Categorization

• XREF: Parallels the theme in the library-of-knowledge literature that older texts often already knew the key insights — audio engineering hit its maturity early. — connects to: Well-designed loudspeakers converge on neutral, nearly identical sound.