How long does it take a decent quality speaker to "wear out"?


After all, they do have moving parts and capacitors. . . .

(I suppose that "decent quality" s a relative term.  FTR, I am running a pair of the older B&W 805s, and for all I know, they may not actually meet the criteria of "decent quality.")

immatthewj

Totem Acoustic Speakers are made to last a lifetime. In addition they are designed to sound identical in any part of the world they are domiciled. They are absent of any wool or Acoustic filling that breaks down over time. 

@immatthewj 

Good question!

Other than the driver surrounds crumbling, I have never had a speaker “Wear out” I have upgraded crossovers because it was an upgrade, not because of any other reasons.

 

@immatthewj 

Correction,  I did have to replace a tweeter, but that was probably my fault. 😀

I had to have the foam surrounds of my WATT/Puppy Puppies replaced after about 20 years.

Long time ago, I blew out the midrange of a Rectilinear III Highboy doing stereo wars in a dorm.  Duh.

Gradient 1.3 speakers still playing them after 27 years. I been thinking about buying a new pair of speakers,  like the Raven celesti speaker ,any opinions , I know they have 45 day trial, Like do they sound very clear on top,  like horns .I have read 2 Audiogon reviews and pt audio, and Steve Huff. My speaker are not box speakers, If this helps ,thanks,,,