Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago


Does speaker technology really change that much?  As I'm listening to my Klipsch Heresy's in a bedroom setup, I decided to look up to see what $3k or so could buy me today used and was shocked to see the speakers I used to drool over, when I was done looking at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition ;), were available for a quarter or less of the money.

Revel Ultima
Sonus Faber
JM Lab Mezzo 

And more, are all available to buy used.

Seriously these were speakers I would daydream about.  How do they sound today compared to a speaker that you would spend $3k on new or even a few years old?  How could these $10k speakers from a time I can still remember, really sound like a $3k speaker?  My Klipsch's remind me that speakers even older and cheaper are irreplaceable to me, so why wouldn't I spend $3k for one of my old heroes?

What am I missing here?



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Evidently, you don't have much experience in comparison of vintage to current designs. 
Speakers have changed…

I think the quality of speakers at various price points ($500, $1000, $2000, $3000) are significantly better than they were 10 years ago. 
And listen to them because you may find what you like. 
There are definately some great deals out there. I recently bought a B&W 801 Matrix S3 in mint condition for less than 2K. It compares favorably with any 20K speaker or below I have listened to. Smiling every day!
Haha okay, sorry Douglas but was in the business for years, have owned plenty of speakers over the years and sorry but technology hasn’t changed a lot for speakers in relation to every other piece of audio equipment. 
I agree ghdprentice I’ve owned more speakers than I can remember always an upgrade. I liked Tannoy and when I retired I bought the Harbeth 30.1 in 2017 right before they upgraded those and put out the Anniversary Ed’s. Love Them!. I really don’t know what I would upgrade to now. And I’m shopping for a friend. It’s tough.