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Vintage vs New

My children growing older and leaving home has allowed me to get back into our common interest. I find myself wanting a new pair of speakers and I’m torn between some vintage models that interested me in easier times, but were not obtainable due to budgetary limitations, and current models with their state of the art drivers.  Case in point: B&W 801 Matrix Anniversary vs. anything in the 702/703.
I would like to hear people’s thoughts.  
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mglik
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Quad 57s, Garrard 301,401, Technics SP 10 MK II and III, Levinson ML2 and Cello Palette-there is a Palette currently on Ebay for $25,000!
It is said that the ESS 57s do bass and treble but they still lack the impact of cones. Quad 57s still used today as the standard for mids.
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