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In Reply to: Might want to check their recommended list from... posted by musetap on March 20, 2025 at 12:23:52:
Speakers prices seem to depreciate logarithmically faster than electronics, but I don't understand why. My current speakers listed for $6500 when they were built in 2003. I bought them in 2006 for about half that. I think they actually sound better now than they did 20 years ago. Like a vintage guitar or violin, they have changed in tone and timbre in subtle ways that are an improvement to my ears.
About ten years ago, we moved out of our house to a smaller place to do a major renovation. I tried to sell the speakers, 12 years old and in very good condition, for less than 1/3 their list price and barely got a nibble. I put them in storage for a couple of years, and in hindsight I'm glad I kept them. They sound splendid, better than ever. I've auditioned speakers that list for $12k - $20k that don't sound as good. But I couldn't find a buyer for $2000.
Doesn't make sense. But the point is that older speakers can be a great value.
. . . in theory, practice and theory are the same; in practice, they are different . . .
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- Agree with this advice - tlea 20:54:02 03/27/25 (1)
- Very well said - Bill the K 09:57:22 03/29/25 (0)
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