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Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best,

I attend High End Audio Shows whenever I get a chance.  I also regularly visit several of my local High End Audio parlors, so I get to hear quite a few different speaker brands all the time.  And these speakers are also at various price points. Of course, the new speakers with their current technology sound totally incredible. However, I strongly feel that my beloved Revel Salon 2 speakers, which have been around for over ten years, still sound just as good or even better than the vast majority of the newer speakers that I get a chance to hear or audition in todays market.  And that goes for speakers at, or well above the Salon 2s price point. I feel that my Revel Salon 2 speakers (especially for the money) are so incredibly outstanding compared to the current speaker offerings of today, that I will probably never part with them. Are there others who feel that your beloved older speakers compare favorably with todays, newfangled, shinny-penny, obscenely expensive models?

kennymacc
ghdprentice
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In general, I have to agree. It has been my observation that in ten years any component category advances make a very sizable and worthwhile improvement to upgrade. This does not mean the old stuff is not satisfying.
 

The easiest for me to relate to is amps. I have owned and upgraded Pass amps since about 1980…every ten years. Each time I questioned if they could be worth the upgrade and each time I was so impressed I had to. I have also experienced this in speakers (owning 20 year old 10 year old and now contemporary), preamps. Of course digital really big time changes.

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jasonbourne71
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@mijostyn : I agree! The DQ-10's we're game-changers for the speaker market. Until the Time Windows came along a few years later! BTW I have the TW's AND DQ-10's. The last awaiting space for set up.

czarivey
5,946 posts
 

I still run Aerial 10T, but recently I snatched B&W N802 for just $300 at the church garage sale barely used. I think they were built around the same era as my 10Ts.

Now I'm at the very big quest on which ones are remaining and which ones are for sale.

Very possible, that there will be another listening room with Macs and B's.

 

mikelavigne
2,199 posts
 

my now 11 years old Evolution Acoustics MM7’s certainly still hold up against the other current top level offerings. and i mean any/all of them.

https://www.evolutionacoustics.com/loudspeakers/mm-series/mmseven/

they are -3db down at 7hz, and -6db at 3hz.

only limited by the room and system.

scm
314 posts
 

I also bought DCM TW`s paid $660 too, went in to listen to Polk Monitor 10`s

and came out with the TW`s...not close and an NAD 3020 to power them too 👍

 

Anyway but back to the question:

My Revel F52`s might fend off some pretty decent new speakers that are out there.

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