Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

I've had a pair of IMF TLS80 speakers for about 25 years that have withstood the test of time and many re-auditions. Only now am I again questioning if they are dated due to new technology and need replacing. Getting ready to do a search.

After going through Klipsch LaScala, Magnaplanar, KEF Reference, Wilson Sophia, Thiel 2.2 and 3.6, ProAc Tablets, I now have Spendor 2/3's.

As the migration to all tube electronics has occured, so has my appreciation of accurate and smooth voices and mid-range instruments, such as guitars and cellos.

The Spendors do more for me than all the others, with a liquid sound that just flows and is never fatiguing. They are delightful. I use a REL sub to fill in the bass.

I also still have the Tablets and can't imagine ever selling those little jewels. They are hooked to the TV and never cease to amaze.

Another speaker I have high appreciation for is the Joseph Pearl, at many times the price of the Spendors. The Pearl gives goose-bumps and I'd love to have a pair.

For the past 12 years I have been happily listening to my Aerial 10T's and have no desire to replace them. Sure, speaker design has evolved and advanced, but the 10T still holds its own pretty well as a benchmark speaker, with a very cannily chosen balance between price, size, and performance capabilities. By modern high-end pricing standards, a used pair (post 1996) in good condition would be a freaking bargain.

Merlin vsm

I think I could live happily ever after with my Sonus Faber Guarneri.