Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best,


I attend High End Audio Shows whenever I get a chance.  I also regularly visit several of my local High End Audio parlors, so I get to hear quite a few different speaker brands all the time.  And these speakers are also at various price points. Of course, the new speakers with their current technology sound totally incredible. However, I strongly feel that my beloved Revel Salon 2 speakers, which have been around for over ten years, still sound just as good or even better than the vast majority of the newer speakers that I get a chance to hear or audition in todays market.  And that goes for speakers at, or well above the Salon 2s price point. I feel that my Revel Salon 2 speakers (especially for the money) are so incredibly outstanding compared to the current speaker offerings of today, that I will probably never part with them. Are there others who feel that your beloved older speakers compare favorably with todays, newfangled, shinny-penny, obscenely expensive models?

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1977 had DQ10s sounded great to me. Shop in LA had DQ10s and B&W. B&Ws sounded bright until salesman switched to B&Ws which sounded great. I think they were quite pricey compared to DQs.

Next MK satellites/subwoofer - decent sound more wife friendly.

1996 Thiel CS2.2, big improvement, definite improvement.

1998 replace Adcom amp with Bryston 3B, big improvement

Don’t listen much at home but I think it’s a very good system 

My old ears have diminished range, haven’t heard many new speakers. Martin Logan electrostatic were impressive.

1969 Quad esl64s gave me the big