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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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....
After enjoying my Artemis Eos for 5 years,I retired them for JM LAbs Alto Be's.I love these guy's!
congrats barney1010.....it was ar's last 'east coast' hurrah and they made one of the best at any price.
Technology is always going to advance,something is always on the horizon to tempt,that said
Infinity IRS V,IRS Beta/Gamma ,RS1b's are without question one of the finest series of Loudspeakers ever concieved.
I wasn't affluent enough to own the IRS V's,but at one time or another did have the other 2 systems,and not a day goes by that I wish I'd held on to the Beta's or 1b's.

Recently I was fortunate enough to run across a pr of Gamma's that needed a little work and scored them for $250pr with crossover. Even though they are not as refined as the beta's,they still get me closer than anything else I've owned since the mid 1990's.
If you own any of these Infinity's,and are getting upgrade fever,I suggest you take a step back and re-evaluate your good fortune,if you don't own any of these,seek them out,they are worth their weight in gold.
Shred