2000$ - 7y old speakers - Better speakers today ?

A corollary to this question is: "how does inflation affect the price of audio components?"

This is just the beginning of oodles of feedback. Well, here's my deal. I sold my Thiel CS1.5s (7 years old, too) over the summer. I wound up purchasing the Revel M20s and couldn't be happier. Also, about the same price. I did listen to the new Thiels -1.6s. They were significantly better than the 1.5s.--and about the same price give or take. $2K in speakerdom, will most likely get you more, than it did 7 years ago. How much more? That's in the ear of the beholder...warren

If the application is SACD/DVD-A, one difference might be the speakers' frequency response. Many older speakers were not designed to go above 20 KhZ, in part because that was the limit of Redbook CD's audio reproduction. Now, however, many speakers in your price range go up to 25-30 KhZ to account for high-resolution formats.

Well,,,7 years ago Audiogon probably was not around. Spending $ 2000 on used (or should I say "pre-owned") speakers is more than likely to get you far more bang for the buck. $ 2 K will buy some pretty nice gear on this site!