Looking to buy bookshelf/monitor speakers

50% off of what price $5k , 10k , 20k….?

Just about every pre-owned speaker out there will be in the 50% off MSRP or more price point in your age strata, without prejudice that they probably already sold at a tidy discount from new, and audio equipment depreciates quickly from the get-go.

Which leads you now exactly into the RILEY804 prior post immediately above that kinda nails it …. How much do you wanna spend ?

No more than $1,500 I would say. It could be more than the 50%, for example very interested in Totem Sky and Paradigm Founder Series 40B

I owned the Totem Rainmakers for years, excellent bookshelf speakers, the newer versions like the Sky are even better.