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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?



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mrklas
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Material science has impacted speaker design and manufacture. 
If you like older speakers - awesome. 
If you like modding your speakers - awesome.

To me, the newer models are extremely good. Are there older speaker that my beat a newer one - absolutely.  I’ll stick with my current speakers that folks comment on both the looks and the sound. 

And for the record I still am a fan of Cerwin Vega.  
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kingharold
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When I was in my twenties I dreamed of owning a pair of Klipschorns.  When I was in my sixties I bought a pair of Klipschorns to use the bass bins as part of a DIY horn system I was putting together.  Needless to say I listened to them full range.  Some dreams are best left unfulfilled.  Modern horns and wide range drivers are an area where speakers have improved markedly.
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