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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?



blkwrxwgn
blkwrxwgn OP
240 posts
 
Not to pick on Tekton, which seems to be the punching bag around here ;) but would you spend $3k on DI's from the or $3k for a pair of JM Lab Mezzo's? 

My Klipsch Heresy sound better than any other $500 speaker I've heard, and these are quite a bit older than 20 years.
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tomic601
12,868 posts
 
I would take a pair of tuned up Heresy on Sound Anchor stands  w good wire, damping on the horns, air core coils and good caps over a pair of DI, any day, every day….
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ozzy62
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If you are itching to spend 3K on new speakers, I'd take a look at the Heresy IV.

Oz



blkwrxwgn OP
240 posts
 
Thought about the Heresy IV but the room I would put new speakers in is too big for them, they need to be off the floor more.  Thinking of upgrading these Heresy though with new cross overs but one thing at a time.
mike_in_nc
1,127 posts
 
In that price category, I'd go the the speakers I dreamed about THIRTY years ago:
Aerial 10T
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