cheapest speaker made in the last 10 year that can beat any speaker made before 1970?

Dreaming is nowhere ''verboten'' . Not even in Germany. BTW I own

German Ascendo M 5 S.

I think the OP’s question was meant to be idiotic from the start. Like a BOT question is how it reads or my neighbor asks me who doesn't speak english well.

@mahgister

Your back! Where have you been?

I would say it’s the cabinet technology that has improved the most and made the music better. Along with better parts too. 

Before 1970? That would be 1969.  The year of Woodstock (that I didn't visit until 2019).  And, the Texas International Music Festival that I DID visit in 1969 (skinny dipping was highlight).

I remember how important Linear Air Spring tweeters were in my life.  As well as (classic) rock delivered via Assymetrical Charged Coupled Detector Tuner.  And, the precision and tactile feel of the Sonic Holography Autocorrelation Preamplier.

Everything else is a bit fuzzy.

Vitntage speakers with disintegrated foam surrounds are a bit "compromised" in the low end.