How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"?


After all, they do have moving parts and capacitors. . . .

(I suppose that "decent quality" s a relative term.  FTR, I am running a pair of the older B&W 805s, and for all I know, they may not actually meet the criteria of "decent quality.")

immatthewj

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Still my Dunlavy’s (bought new) show no signs of age but they are well looked after.

Crossovers are still like new, no electrolytics to worry about, no corrosion or bad joints, internal cabling perfect. Never pushed really hard, but always connected to big amplifiers, rubber surrounds talc powdered every 3 years and cabinets always clean and shiny as new. Keep them or not they should perform nicely for years to come. Still if there is any deterioration in sound due to age i cannot tell but i am not going to replace any part just to find out.