Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago


Does speaker technology really change that much?  As I'm listening to my Klipsch Heresy's in a bedroom setup, I decided to look up to see what $3k or so could buy me today used and was shocked to see the speakers I used to drool over, when I was done looking at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition ;), were available for a quarter or less of the money.

Revel Ultima
Sonus Faber
JM Lab Mezzo 

And more, are all available to buy used.

Seriously these were speakers I would daydream about.  How do they sound today compared to a speaker that you would spend $3k on new or even a few years old?  How could these $10k speakers from a time I can still remember, really sound like a $3k speaker?  My Klipsch's remind me that speakers even older and cheaper are irreplaceable to me, so why wouldn't I spend $3k for one of my old heroes?

What am I missing here?



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Now that you mention it there is a distinct possibility I have forgotten more than I know!
Douglas_Schroeder. I’ll have to defer to your experience with the latest speakers. I favored ribbon speakers 20 years ago for their speed and resulting resolving power. I can tell you that the model F’s I have resolve as well as any of the fastest ribbon drivers of the day…Piega, VMPS, Eminent etc and have heard them in the same room with Apogee full ribbons and Infinity IRS. You hear every voice in a chorus, can count how many chairs are in the sax section of a big band, and can hear what is going on in the back of the stage as easy as the front. That platinum tweeter is as sweet as any I’ve heard (even better with less putty imho).
I wanted to try a pair of King Sound after owning Soundlabs and Maggie’s, but wanted something with more punch and snap.
I’m certain/assume there are better speakers than the F’s. Can you get a pair of King Sound or Whispers for $2500?