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

My Thiel Audio CS 2.4SE loudspeakers.  A special mention for Apogee Slant 8.

An older speaker does not mean obsolete.

 

Happy Listening!

I don`t know about competing with "todays best" but my Revel F52`s sound pretty ok to me.  

I was attracted to my 9-year-old design Yamaha NS5000 speaker because it is the successor to old NS1000 speaker from the 1970's. I think that was made for about 30 years and considered a classic.

The NS5000 has some of the best drivers I have ever heard. Only speaker I wanted more than the NS5000 was the KEF Blade 2 Meta. 

Maybe one days have both future classic speakers.