2. speakers
  3. 1275093143

longevity of good speakers

i am somewhat new at the audiophile game and i am looking for some advice on speakers. NOT SUGGESTIONS. my question is in buying a high caliber speaker like the verity ovations on the used market, with average play, approx. 20 hrs./week, how long can they be expected to play at their top form? in other words, if i buy a six year old set of good speakers, how long could i realistically expect them to give me great satisfaction?
128x128mpmll
blkadr
739 posts
 
I have a pair 25 year old Wharfedale Diamonds. I had to do a little glue repair on the dust caps. The tweeters look like ones you could replace for $6 bucks- for the pair! No one can believe how good they sound.
Foam deteriorates, some people replace caps, but old cared for speakers should last a long long time.
tpreaves's avatar
tpreaves
2,686 posts
 
I need to get some of those magic crystals for sure!!And a smart clock and a few call-in tweeks and some stones and a few of those twisted tuning forks,etc.
blkadr
739 posts
 
I forgot to mention I keep all of my speakers in special pyramid structures with crystals hanging inside.
t_bone
1,182 posts
 
One of my pairs of speakers is 30yrs old and sounds wonderful. The other is 13-14yrs old and sounds wonderful too.
david12
1,454 posts
 
I can beat 30 years. My mother still uses my first set of speakers, I bought second hand in about 1970. They are Leak mini sandwiches and still sound pretty good, a bit soft of course. She is nearly deaf anyway, so that's alright.
More to discover