My B&W 801 Series 2's were $3500 in 1989, and considered near state-of-the-art. I bought them in 1999 for $2200. I've had them now for 20 years, and the drivers are all perfect, as far as I can tell. The crossovers are another story.... Being a DIYer, I've done many incremental upgrades over the years that have really improved them. If they were still all original and 30yrs old, hard to say what these 4th-order crossovers would sound like. My point is... I've tried many times to replace my 801's, and haven't found anything under $10k that really does it for me. AND.... I can likely still sell them for around $2k if I wanted.... but I don't!
Buy a pair of ten year old $40,000 speakers for $4,000 or new ones at that price point?
Hi. There are bargains to be had on really high-end components that are more than a few years old. DACs change too much and we need the newer technology. How about speakers? I know it can depend on the specific model but in general is a 10 year old speaker system that was $40,000 in 2009 and now sells for $4,000 a better value than a new system that sells for $4,000 in 2019? How much has speaker and crossover technology evolved in the past decade or so? (I posted a similar questions about amps in that forum). Thanks for all the input and wisdom.