Nature of the current used speaker market

How much are a pair of used 10.7 Maggies?

I think 7K for a pair of used 20.7 Maggies is about right.   

As to those who complain about used value, I bought a pair of McIntosh MC501 amps used 0 years ago for 6K, could sell tjem tomorrow for the same money.

It is all about choices.

FYI, I would buy the 20.7s, but am down sizing to a smaller home.  And yes, the 10.7 was a typo in my earlier post.

I believe the quest for the “Best” sound has gotten to a point where the marginal cost versus the marginal gain from the next level up is rather small.

High quality sound can be achieved today without being a millionaire.  That is especially true when factoring in the used market.

The market has split with far more home theaters being built than audiophile 2 channel systems.  I am a dinosaur and prefer great 2 channel sound.

I liken sound systems that cost the price of a house as analogous to the guy who buys a Million dollar car.  You are not buying transportation at that point, and the same is true for music.

my take is the companies making $80,000 speakers, amps, etc. will never make money on them in the long run, but having a “Flagship” product is more an exercise in advertising and also letting the engineers have some fun.