My Rogers LS3/5As were purchased in 1977. Symphonic Line Legatos in 1999. |
Audio Physics Caldera II, i think 1998 vintage, and a set of 1978 Klipschorns. Both sound good, though the Caldera's are by far the best i have heard in my system |
my JBL 4350A are from 1975..... |
My speakers are ca. 1975 HPD 315 Tannoys (12" Dual Concentric). They have been upgraded with hard edge surrounds, custom crossovers and enclosures.
They far outclass the Dynaudio Contour 5.4's they replaced, which took some doing, as the 5.4's were great speakers.
Regards,
Dan |
My PMC Fact 12s are about 6 months old. |
34 years old.
Klipsch Heresy I's mfd 1981.
Crossovers rebuilt in 2011.
Bill |
I sold a pair of Vandersteen 2ci speakers that I had owned and used for 24 years. |
I still own my Snell type A/ll speakers I purchased as a demo pair back in 1982.Very new to the hobby at that time but it has turned out to be a decision I have never regretted. That's 33 years and still counting. |
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I love my B@W Matrixs 800 they broke the mold with these truly sick speakers. So so far ahead of their time. Mine continue to amaze me every time I listen to them. |
I think about 4 years (Vandersteen 5As) and before that it would have been 16 or 17 years (Snell CIVs, which I still love). And then, before that, DCM Time Windows (gave them to one of my best friends), and before that JBL L100s (wish I still had, more out of curiosity at this point), and the very first, Radio Shack Realistic something. To me they all sounded great when I had them, an improvement over what came before. Gee, maybe that applies to most things in (my?) life. |
my 80s polk model 10 ($100 on craigslist) are one of the very few pieces i'd be unlikely to part with. likewise my ads 810s. |
The speakers in my main rig are going on 13 years now and they would be the Alon Lotus mk ll's with AlNiCo tweeter upgrades. I've gone thru 2 woofer rebuilds but since they're the 14 ohm option woofers that is something that must be rebuilt and not just replaced as they are no longer available. Absolutely no reason I can think of to upgrade. Yes I hear all the newest offerings from high end speaker manufacturers but none really match the ultimate musicality, resolution and soundstaging of the Lotus'. I also have a REL Stadium lll augmenting them so it's a true full range system but the Alon's totally disappear as sound sources and let the music speak. |
I purchased my Aerial Acoustics Model 7 new in 2001. They are my primary speakers that I use regularly, and they are without question (at least in my mind) the best audio purchase I've made. |
Combo of 1950s-70s and modern most is about 50 years old. Have pairs from 1930-40s working wonderfully. Try that with weak chinless modern dynamic designs. |
Guesstimating here but I traded a pair of Alon Lotus's for my current JMlabs Micro-Utopias back in 2006. The speakers were definitely used at that point, if I had to guess 3-5 years old so built somewhere between 2001-2003. I love them and they suit my room and system perfectly they're not going anywhere! |
My B&W Electrostatic Speakers (DM70 Continental) are from 1970. They have been reconed; Still work really well.
Quad 57's - design from '57 but the panels have been restored recently by WP and are not that old.
B&W 801's s3 were bought in '94 and were a few years old then. Still sound as good as when I brought them in initially. (will outlast me)
Acoustat Model 3 from the 70's - completely refurbished, and modded.
None of the above are my primary speakers. |
My Ohms are almost 10 years old now. My Merlin VSMs are a few years older (but have been upgraded) and my Parsifal Encores are a year or three older than yours. |
Some years ago, Jamo did some extensive research on how long folks keep their speakers, the average from that research was approximately 10 years.
Good Listening
Peter |
My Meadowlark Heron's have been singing since 2002 !! |
Although I no longer have them, for about 27 years beginning in 1983 my primary speakers were Pentagram P10's, the later generation version, designed by Michael Levy (whose present speaker company is Alta Audio). I briefly had various others during those years, including B&W 801's and two different pairs of large vintage Tannoys, but they were all outclassed by the P10's and I sold the others.
After about 25 years the surrounds on the woofers and bottom-mounted passive radiators developed some tears, and I had them redone by Bill Legall of Millersound.net. They are still providing beautiful music in the home of a relative.
Regards,
-- Al
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I still use the very underrated Infinity Prelude Compositions in one of my systems. Too bad Harmon Kardon screwed the pouch on this one. Robert Harley reviewed these in Stereophile circa 2001-02; he paired them up with the Cary 300SEI, which I also bought around that time. Very good. But I like the Infinity better with my Cary V12 in Triode mode, 50watts in to a 96db, 4 ohm speaker with a built-in 300 Mash amp driving the 12 inch woofers down to 25hz. A nicely balanced speaker top to bottom, then Harmon Kardon ruined it with subsequent iteration. |
I bought my Legacy Classic a few months before my daughter was born. She turns 18 this coming October. |
My speakers are 300 yrs old. |
About 25 years old. Yes, they are my primary speakers. |
My bedroom speakers are Celestion SL700, and my guest room speakers are Rogers LS3/5a. One of the systems that I assembled for my girlfriend uses SpicaTC50. All three are classics and pre-2000 although they could be older since I bought them pre-owned. |
Believe my Caravelles are 2004-5.No interest in upgrading. |
I love my B@W Matrixs 800 |
My Revel M20s were also built in 2003. This is my second pair as I sold my original pair back in 2009 or so to move up.
Replaced them with a pair of Dynaudio 1.3SEs. One of those mistakes that took me a few years to remedy. At this point I honestly have no desire to go any further.
When I do want a change I swap in my even older Meadowlark Audio Kestrels which I've owned since around 2001. I like the timing of this thread as I switched the Kestrels in this morning. We'll see how long the M20s sit in the closet. |
