Speakers to hang on to for LIFE


After 9 years with my Proac Response 3s, I recently decided to change speakers. As you can tell, I'm not an upgrade fever patient. I want something I can live with for years & I think the best advice I'm gonna get will be from those who have & are still living with their speakers for an extended period of time. Please tell me why too. Thanks.Bob.
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Stevecham:
The only speakers worth owning are those that are accurate in reproducing the original signal fed them.

And that means only Thiel or Vandersteen. ALL others are NOT accurate and LOSE much of that information by losing harmonics that are contained in the TIMBRE of instruments.

I don't care what you spend, it does not matter in the least. There are only these two manufacturers and that is it.
So are you saying that you DO or DO NOT like Thiel and Vandersteen?
I have had a Satellite-Volkswoofer System since '78. Could someone please help me price these to sell. I've been all over the net and can not find very much info. They are in pretty fantastic shape.
Jaybo, I took your advice..I bought a pair of AR Classic 30 speakers in mint condition. What a shame they do not make speakers like this anymore. True acoustic suspension is so accurate sounding. I went on a speaker hunt last month and came to the conclusion I needed at least 4500 to buy some(used) Legacy 20/20. I believe I have bought an even better speaker, one of the best I have ever heard, for just 1300. Talk about rare, I have only heard of a few people who have heard them. Thanks for your advice...They are big however, 54"h-18"deep-beautiful walnut, I used to believe that technology made older speaker designs obsolete, but it turns out superior engineering always wins...It would be too expensive to make speakers like this nowadays. I heard they used first order crossovers, proprietary drivers, hell the cabinets are worth the money alone...The most natural sounding speaker I have heard to date, and I have heard many.....I just hope my aussie's do not take out the bottom 10" woofer....