Not being one who frequented shops, shows or other audiophiles' homes, I continued to greatly enjoy my 3 decade old Von Schweikert VR4.5 silver, as I gradually upgraded other components in my system. Recently I gave them away and purchased a new pair of REVEL Salon 2. Honestly, the new ones improve on the old in many ways, but I still could have been happy continuing to live with the old....I guess the point is what one wishes....good sound or the feeling that they own what they have felt to be the best "value" for them......some need SOTA, some need best bang for the buck, some need a certain "sound"...to each there own, there is no right answer, of course....
Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective
Do you believe a speaker's components like drivers and crossovers can become "outdated" for lack of a better word? For instance say someone is selling a pair of speakers that cost $10k in 2008 for $5k now. Comparing that speaker to a modern day $5k new speaker only looking at driver design/drivers, cabinet construction, crossover components/layout and other materials what kind of technology gap are we looking at?
Have there been technologies or designs that have come out in the past few years that you couldn't live without after hearing?