Hi, new here. out of loop long time. where we at?

Hi all I am new here and just wondering where everything has lead. I have been out of the loop for like 12 to 15 years just collecting albums here and there and doing other hobbies.

I love music but have been happy just spinning records on a moderately cheap system. I have collected stuff over the years in the way of parts and equipment and did learn a lot.

I am older now so I am sure my hearing is not what it used to be but my taste more refined. When I kinda got out of paying attention to the equipment people were trying to bring the old technologies back like low power and horns.

Did this technology get ironed out or do horns and efficient speakers still have big shortcomings. By far the most transparent sound I have ever heard out of a system was a 45 single ended triode out of a horn but it had other issues but taught me simple amplification with less molestation and gain to the single was way way cleaner.

Am I wrong here and how do the new speakers compare to like the old school stuff like B n W 801's, Quad 63, Theil, Martin Logan and such.

And did anybody get a good horn going that is really good.

Thanks for any help.