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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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I upgraded my Apogee Duetta II pair with new ribbons, crossovers and internal damping material, and they're better than ever.  I agree they deserve the highest quality associated equipment.  For my asymmetrical listening room and eclectic musical tastes, I don't know of a better speaker made.

For a symmetrical room, I can imagine there may be better speakers, but few cone-type speakers can produce the realistic image size and soundstaging that planar speakers can, and they are probably all very heavy and expensive.  (Although I admire fine wood, I'm OK not paying for it with a speaker.) And the Apogees don't sacrifice much in bass or other areas to achieve their fine soundstaging and imaging.  I don't think I'd want to return to cone speakers for my main system, although I tolerate them in secondary systems.

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