No speaker tech has not changed much imo. These old speakers are just as good as they were. Watch the foam surround and ferrofluid in the tweeters as it can dry up.
Honestly bass might have gotten worse in the quest for smaller “nicer” looking speakers. I feel like the current tweeter tech is the main difference. Tweeters seem much better to me at least in the old and new speakers I have heard.
Brands that use computer modeling have gotten flatter Frequency responses and advanced crossovers… but there are brands that are tuned by hear and are great too.
A handful of brands have pushed driver tech but I am not sure it has translated to better sound. Impulse response of the driver is always improved and appreciated but the latest wiz-bang material still gets competition from good old paper imo.
Honestly bass might have gotten worse in the quest for smaller “nicer” looking speakers. I feel like the current tweeter tech is the main difference. Tweeters seem much better to me at least in the old and new speakers I have heard.
Brands that use computer modeling have gotten flatter Frequency responses and advanced crossovers… but there are brands that are tuned by hear and are great too.
A handful of brands have pushed driver tech but I am not sure it has translated to better sound. Impulse response of the driver is always improved and appreciated but the latest wiz-bang material still gets competition from good old paper imo.