Those yamaha speakers were quite the speaker in their day. I auditioned them side by side with Magnepan Tympani Id's back about 1979 or so. They were over a thousand bucks a pair at that time and from what I have seen they have held their value well.
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Main system:
Integra dhc 9.9
Threshold SA/4e pure class A
Emotiva XPA-1 (2), XPA-5
(2) Threshold S200's
Thiel 3.6 main speakers
(2)Velodyne F1500r subs
Polk RTI28 surrounds
B&W HTM center
OPPO BDP-83 universal player
Samsung HLT6187 led DLP