I feel it depends more on the owner than on the loudspeaker... how long they'll last in someone's house.
Flavor of the month crowd:
For component (s).... about six months.
Monitors are about the same as components or about six months. Theyre just too easy to pack and ship.
Floor standing Speakers stick around a little longer... a year or two... or so it seems. See packing and shipping.
the Speaker first club
they may never leave.
Speakerage is key to system synergy but not the end all be all...
From one yr to 5 yr. Usually two or three yrs.
Couldn't sell them if I wanted too as no one knows anything about them
indefinitely.
Love 'em and will keep 'em till they turn to dust...
Duh!
. I've one pr which are closing in on 11 yrs I think. Another pr which are over 25 yrs old.
both of these now 'vintage' speaker sets have either been 100% rebuilt from the orig factory, or will be soon as it/they break somewhere or something.
Primarily cause Id have to spend a whole lot more to replace what they are capable of with newer units.
It's very nice to buy speakers that the orig maker still supports BTW. many claim only 5 - 10 yrs out from the close of the speaker model run. Some quit supporting older units when they are halted or are no longer current production.
A surround went on my large two ways at around 20 years old... on the larger driver in one box only. Thereafter I had both boxes drivers and x overs redone completely. $250 incld shipping.
Controlling humidity and temperature while keeping them in play regularly will add to their life expectancy, more than storage in uncontrolled environmental conditions will. Keeping them out of direct sunlight too will help. That is of course if the cover grills are removed and the drivers are exposed... or so I've been told by more than one speaker maker.
Flavor of the month crowd:
For component (s).... about six months.
Monitors are about the same as components or about six months. Theyre just too easy to pack and ship.
Floor standing Speakers stick around a little longer... a year or two... or so it seems. See packing and shipping.
the Speaker first club
they may never leave.
Speakerage is key to system synergy but not the end all be all...
From one yr to 5 yr. Usually two or three yrs.
Couldn't sell them if I wanted too as no one knows anything about them
indefinitely.
Love 'em and will keep 'em till they turn to dust...
Duh!
. I've one pr which are closing in on 11 yrs I think. Another pr which are over 25 yrs old.
both of these now 'vintage' speaker sets have either been 100% rebuilt from the orig factory, or will be soon as it/they break somewhere or something.
Primarily cause Id have to spend a whole lot more to replace what they are capable of with newer units.
It's very nice to buy speakers that the orig maker still supports BTW. many claim only 5 - 10 yrs out from the close of the speaker model run. Some quit supporting older units when they are halted or are no longer current production.
A surround went on my large two ways at around 20 years old... on the larger driver in one box only. Thereafter I had both boxes drivers and x overs redone completely. $250 incld shipping.
Controlling humidity and temperature while keeping them in play regularly will add to their life expectancy, more than storage in uncontrolled environmental conditions will. Keeping them out of direct sunlight too will help. That is of course if the cover grills are removed and the drivers are exposed... or so I've been told by more than one speaker maker.