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What is the proper loudness for listening?
Are android spl apps accurate enough to be used in this discussion?   
Pioneer EX Speakers
Here we are 15 years later, how does the S-3EX compare the newest generation ELAC towers?      
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Some Polish prog rock   Lunatic Soul Fractured  
Whats on your turntable tonight?
On a rainy Friday evening...   The Pineapple Thief, Your Wilderness   They might overuse their formula. Regardless, they execute it very well. And, dynamic range!    Gavin Harrison excellent as always.  
Vandersteen Speakers.. Are All Other Speaker Makers Doing It Wrong ?
We don't need no stinking dealers, so says Eric Alexander.  
Where is best place to sell vintage WiFi?
@pinwa    you said: To find out what the equipment is worth look at the sold listings on hifishark.com/ Can you see what they really sold for?  Or, just the asking price?  
At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern?
Indeed. The original question was to seek consensus, generally, if say $6,000 speakers that have now devalued to $2,000 would be superior to younger models at the same $2,000 price of admission. This whole thought has its origin in my H.T. front... 
At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern?
Tomic: Yes sir, Shure cartridge, Grace arm, Thorens turntable, Apt Holman preamp (still my favorite), DH500 Hafler and the AR9's since the late 80's.   Thanks for the link, one solo listening chair, who's the boss?  
At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern?
Holmz, I agree.  Not two different schools of thought but different designer sound signatures.  That is, at least with my limited experience.  The Vandy's I have the most time with were 2's, not sure what generation.  They were definitely sort of ... 
At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern?
I dunno... Vacation home is under construction, it's naked.  The listening room would be overpowered by the AR9's I fear.    The vacation home will be 2.0 or 2.1, a critical music room, not home theater.  At this point we do not have plans to ha... 
At a given price point, better to go late vintage or modern?
@jjss49 your surround and cap scenerio exactly describes the history of my old AR9's. @tomic601 Jim. Your are biased, agreed.  Common theme it seems, that is, had Thiel and moved on, settled on Vandy's.  Good to know.  I wasn't even aware that th...