Audiophile Speakers with 25 yr + Longevity

Earlier this year, I acquired a pair of Altec 846A Valencia speakers from the son of the original owner. Other than a little sun damage to the top of the cabinets (made less apparent by applying liberal amounts of Scott's Liquid Gold wood cleaner & preservative), these mid 1960's speakers are still going strong and will probably outlive me...

I had Ohm Walsh 2s from 1982-2008 that were still going strong when I traded them in for newer models.

The OHM Walshes are most resilient. There are no exposed working parts. USe of wide range walsh drivers with very high crossover to a tweeter at 7khz or so makes then very hard to overdrive or stress. Plus, I received 100% of the original value of the speakers towards the trade-in using OHMs very favorable trade-in policy.

OHM has been around for about 40 years or so now and may be the only speaker company that still fully supports every speaker model they have ever made, offering repairs, upgrades and trade-ins wherever possible..

John, Thanks. I don't have problem now but like to take precautions for the future, before Hyperion goes bankrupt.

Mapman, it might be prudent to mention that OHM no longer has the qualified technicians to repair the original true Walsh drivers, and now offers trade ins towards a different type of speaker instead. And that the lack of "exposed working parts" makes repairs more challenging.

Most loudspeakers made today and if of hi quality should last 15-25 years. I have loudspeakers from the 1930s that still meet spec.