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Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago

Does speaker technology really change that much?  As I'm listening to my Klipsch Heresy's in a bedroom setup, I decided to look up to see what $3k or so could buy me today used and was shocked to see the speakers I used to drool over, when I was done looking at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition ;), were available for a quarter or less of the money.

Revel Ultima
Sonus Faber
JM Lab Mezzo 

And more, are all available to buy used.

Seriously these were speakers I would daydream about.  How do they sound today compared to a speaker that you would spend $3k on new or even a few years old?  How could these $10k speakers from a time I can still remember, really sound like a $3k speaker?  My Klipsch's remind me that speakers even older and cheaper are irreplaceable to me, so why wouldn't I spend $3k for one of my old heroes?

What am I missing here?



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mrklas
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Speakers have changed…

I think the quality of speakers at various price points ($500, $1000, $2000, $3000) are significantly better than they were 10 years ago. 
And listen to them because you may find what you like. 
mrklas
441 posts
 
Material science has impacted speaker design and manufacture. 
If you like older speakers - awesome. 
If you like modding your speakers - awesome.

To me, the newer models are extremely good. Are there older speaker that my beat a newer one - absolutely.  I’ll stick with my current speakers that folks comment on both the looks and the sound. 

And for the record I still am a fan of Cerwin Vega.  
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