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?
I still run Aerial 10T, but recently I snatched B&W N802 for just $300 at the church garage sale barely used. I think they were built around the same era as my 10Ts. Now I'm at the very big quest on which ones are remaining and which ones are for sale. Very possible, that there will be another listening room with Macs and B's.
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my now 11 years old Evolution Acoustics MM7’s certainly still hold up against the other current top level offerings. and i mean any/all of them. https://www.evolutionacoustics.com/loudspeakers/mm-series/mmseven/ they are -3db down at 7hz, and -6db at 3hz. only limited by the room and system. |
i did list them for sale on Audiogon for a couple of months, my ad makes it clear i’m good whether they sell or not. honestly i am torn, and all my friends think i’m nuts to sell them. i suppose it would be fun making a change after 11 years. but i still love what i hear. the reason i thought about selling is that Evolution has a new model being introduced. it is very very good. probably an incremental step up. but lots more money and i just retired so that’s an issue. so i am on the fence. |
