I’m done swapping speakers....doesn’t matter which brand or style - Just wanna focus on music - Chasing sound has ruined my enjoyment of music - Best speakers ever?....The ones you have!
im taking my time to buy the best speakers for my budget and ... thats it. i need speakers to listen to music and not music to listen to my speakers! (this came out good!! HAHAHA)
I purchased a pair of JBL L100's in 1972 for a bit over $500.00 when I was 18 years old. I really wanted the L200's but they were out of my reach price wise. That was a lot of money for me at the time but I was beginning to find out what audiophiles are. I went to a stereo store in Seattle a number of years later and heard Klipschorn speakers for the first time. They were very expensive and the salesperson (snooty guy) reluctantly let me hear them and played Paul Simon's "Loved me like a rock" and Closing my eyes, I could see Paul on stage and with the band it sounded so live. Some time later I went to an electronics convention with my college industrial electronics class and met Pat Snyder (Founder of Speaker Lab) and talked to him for a long time as he was very fun to talk to and I remember him telling me that when he built his first corner horn he was listening to a recording with male vocals (wish I could remember who) and he said "I wanted to get a can opener and let him out". I bought some plans for the SpeakerLab K, I think for $10.00 and some marine grade plywood and proceeded to build them using my Dad's garage and table saw. Quite challenging considering I had never built anything before other than a fence. It took me a couple of months to finish the bass horn and I used a 400 millihenry inductor and 4000uf capacitor to keep my L100's from seeing anything below 400 cycles. As I could afford the real drivers and crossovers I purchased them from SpeakerLab. I opted for the better tweeters and midrange drivers and they were referred to as the super K's. I have heard many awesome sounding speakers in my 65 years and some sound as or almost as good as mine, but none better. In my opinion. Must add The opinion part because everyone has one. I have a Carver TFM 55X for power and Carver C2 preamp. The L100's I use for rear surround and a JBL Professional series 8340 cinema speaker with a mono bridged 300w Carver TFM 15cb amp and Carver C2 preamp. Hope I didn't bore anyone. I love audio! Jim Fitting, Sequim Washington
My last speaker is my first, Dynaco A25’s that I bought in the early 1970’s. I think my hearing and these speakers have deteriorated at the same rate. We’ve grown old together.
I loved my A25's. A roommate had a party when I was out of town and blew the tweeters. So sad, couldn't find replacements back then. I'm happy now with my Elac UB5's.
I bought a Dinoco KO 825 in 1972 send Sarah Best Buy in consumer reports. I still have them but my cereal system has been basically stacked and packed and unused for maybe 35 years. Next time I plugged in men now that I'm about retired, I'll keep my fingers crossed. I got some old Bose 901 Series 4 with equalizer. They're probably okay as well, although I believe a lot of people think that they're muddy sounding.
I bought my dynaco a25 in 1972 because Consumer Reports had them as a Best Buy. I use them for 25 years and haven't used them for 35 although they been stacked and packed with my Scott receiver, AR turntable. I do have Bose 901 Series IVs. I guess they're okay as well, I know many people think they have a muddy sound, but I'm not really an audiophile. I try to test trust expert's opinions.
B&W 801 I've had for over 25 year. Still happy. M&K 5000 Sub-woofer since I watch a lot of movies too, also about 25 years old. If I'm in a thrift shop & see old speaker I get tempted now & then.
As I think you are pointing out, there are plenty of candidates for last speaker. I think the bigger problem is the”last” room. These rooms are so critical and such a problem..... I’m trying to find that house with a room that’s just right for speakers.
This might be a idiotic concept to you but have you tried room correction software and run it in different positions until you find a sound you like? I'm not saying my Yamaha rxa880 fixes the sound perfectly but it's not bad. I'm perfectly fine with it.
That is true, but there is also something to try to find the right speakers for the room. But it is also possible to use large speakers in small rooms, if you play low, but if you like to increase the volume a little, it will not be ideal. But of course there are more factors than the size of the room and speakers as well.
Agreed; For large room had the same Maggies with new solen caps and acoustic suspension woofer like AR1W For small room LS35As with home built reflex bass sub 12 inch Audax f3 of 27 Hz.
I bought a pair of B&W Matrix 802.3 with North Creek Crossovers, used, in the mid 1990s and have never heard any speaker since at any audio show or show room that I felt was worth trading them in for. I've upgraded and changed everything else, which has made them only sound more wonderful. We will continue to grow old together.
I just finished my 'last' speaker. I built them. Like all things I DIY, they can be upgraded vs replaced. So they easily can be the last speaker. They are open baffle. An improved version of the Lampizator P17 aka Fikus Electric. They have a vintage 10" full range coaxial by Coral with Alnico magnets in a small 12" baffle. The 18" pro driver sits in a open backed box to fill in mid bass from 120Hz down to about 40Hz. The baffles are solid 1.5" black walnut finished with 5 layers of tung oil. Beautiful! They have strong dynamics and clarity with tons of weight from the 18". If I want to improve them, I can replace the full range with some exotic German full range with modern technology. But it is unlikely I will change them as they are a labor of love and meet my needs for natural dynamic sound with the kind of effortless presence that only comes with very large drivers. They cost me about $3k in parts and a couple of months of work. If I purchased them from a commercial manufacturer they would have to charge $30k. They need careful placement in a large room. So not for everyone. But for value and sound satisfaction they are MY 'last speakers'.
I bought my 'last speakers' 18 months ago. Previously I owned Magnepan 3.6 and I bought new Magnepan 20.7 in my medium small 1 br. apartment. I am retired... Spend all day every day listening to music.
I'm almost 70. And I have owned 3 pairs of speakers in my life. Each pair was KEF, and I've just brought a pair of KEF Q550s. I love the sound from them. I expect them to be my last pair. Thank you so much for your recent review of these speakers, I love the sound from them.
My first ever high end speaker was the Proac Response 1S back in 1992. I upgraded several times over the years, but I enjoyed music the most on my Proacs. It's still my main speaker until today.
I bought my last speakers in 1978 or 79. They are Fried dB/2 with 10 inch subwoofers in a transmission line box. They still sound good today and move a lot of air. The sound they produce is a real presence in the room. I have played everything through them from opera to rock on cd and vinyl. They are the best audio purchase I have ever made.
That sounds encouraging as I'm selling off my big stereo system in favor of something more nearfield or desktop sized, so I've become interested in the Harbeth P3ESR. Those alone would cost more than my big system combined so it would be quite an investment. What are your Harbeth's like? How do you use them?
@Fat Rat Thanks for your reply Fat Rat. Much appreciated. I've finally accepted that my Klipsch Forte II's and Heresy II's are too much speaker for my thin-walled 1 bed apt with neighbors all around me. I need something that sounds good to me at very low vol, and even at low vol my current setup is too much. And I do 90% of my listening with my cheap desktop system anyway and rarely turn on the "big rig." I guess I kinda prefer more nearfield listening because I can put it at a level where I feel relatively satisfied by the perceived vol level and can actually relax and enjoy the music, knowing that I'm not disturbing my neighbors. I do most of my listening on youtube so I find myself listening to music that I don't really like just because the audio quality is usually better (jazz, folk, techno etc) instead of listening to what I really like, which is rock and old recordings of various genres. Poor audio quality usually, and the Klipsches are rather revealing of poor audio quality. I like their sensitivity tho. Even at low vol they sound present and open and "there." My experience with low sens speakers is that I have to push them a little more to get them to open up and sound good, but by then it's already at a level that exceeds what I'm looking for. So thanks again. I'll definitely check out those System Audio Legend 5's
Great video! I bought my “last” speakers in the mid 1980s. I’ve purchased vinyl LPs since 1965. I’m 65 years old. Now back to my “last” speakers. They were a very cheap set of stereo 3-way speakers in large boxes. They contained a 12” woofer, a paper midrange and a paper tweeter. Not long after my purchase, I blew the woofers. So around 1987, I decided to take them to an audio/electronics store and one of the staff there also moonlighted building audio systems for Lamborghini automobiles, etc. He custom-built my speakers for me, completely gutting my speakers and only using the box and grill covers. He ported the backs and I hand-picked my parts. All new wiring, crossovers, resistors, capacitors, egg-crate foam insulation, Pioneer 12” woofers, Dynaudio fluid-cooled dome midranges and tweeters. Today, they would retail for about $3000. Although, back then, I paid much less to have them rebuilt from the ground up. They weigh a ton and they sound fantastic! I am so happy I made the decision to do that. A couple of days ago, I upgraded my turntable to the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo. I also purchased the u-turn Audio phono preamp for it. Can’t wait to hook it up!!
I recently picked up a pair of Polk Audio LSiM 705’s, I have them bi wired to my Yamaha Rx-V1085, I am blown away by the detail in songs like Welcome to the Machine, and the sonic assault from songs like Skrillex Make it Bun Dem. I know “Audiophiles shun Dub Step, but my whole block can feel the music when I play it! 😂
I just bought another pair of Tannoy! The I8 series. It's a Tannoy Prestige Sandringham 8 inch Dual Concentric driver put in a professional stage enclosure. I can't stop if I see something I like, I want it in my house. There's always a good corner for a Tannoy to live in 👍🇬🇧
I too purchased a set of KEF 104/2 Reference Speakers back in the '80's..... (For way more than I could afford then!).... And I enjoy them so much that I'm about to buy another set that I stumbled across on the web for a 2nd System that I now have. Love my KEF's!
I grew up with Jensen G610 triaxials in the big Imperial folded horn cement lined cabinets, about 800 lbs and the size of refrigerators, the very speakers used in one of the first demonstrations of stereophonic sound put on in the US, which my dad arranged. 10 watts through these things can threaten the foundations of your neighbor's house, and they're rated at 30. The drivers alone were $385 each in the Zack radio catalog in the mid 50s. A pair can now command $5,000, easily. Not bragging, just sharing how blessed I've been.
Have had my Altec Lancing VOT A-7's for 32 years so there is a good chance these are my last speakers. These where my fathers and I still love these speakers!
That’s easy. My last speakers are my Quad ESL-63s that I imported from England to my home in California in 1990. I had them completely refurbished in 2017 and they sound amazing! I’m 82.
I’ve been happy with my Martin Logan Sequel It’s I bought 30+ years ago. Replaced the electrostatic panels and paired it with a Martin Logan sub and been marveling at the sound for decades
I'm almost 49 years old & I've bought my last speakers and it became a pair of Elac FS 507 VX-JET with the belonging Elac CC 501 VX-JET center. I also bought a pair of the small Elac BS403 for the surrondsound that I'll never exchange. My sub, a KEF XQ60b, I MIGHT exchange in the future since it's already 10 yers old now but I'll use it as long as it's possible & the same with my rear-surround speakers, a pair of KEF XQ40
still listening to larger advents i bought in 1972. recapped and refoamed through the years. even bought another set about 10 yrs ago... for parts. still love them.
I recently bought a pair of Ohm C2s, recapped them, and replaced all the drivers with the Ohm's updated replacement drivers sold on their site. These speakers sound incredibly good and have a lot of the qualities that make them a candidate for a last speaker: good transparency, smoothness, musicality, power, and acceptable performance as HT fronts. Can't say if they will be my last ones, as I rebuilt them more as an experiment, but right now I am enjoying them to the point that I am not looking for the next best thing.
Gumshoe Beaumont LOL. Urban legend. You must be thinking about the legendary Apogee Scintilla. The Stages are not as demanding to drive. I use both a Van Alstine Fet Valve 400R (200wpc) and an all tube class A Margules U280SC Black (50wpc)...and yes, they can play loud and give you surprisingly musical bass; but ultimately it’s all about the midrange!
My last speaker is the pair of Advent Large Loudspeakers that were a part of the component system my parents bought me for my high school graduation gift. A few years later, while in college, I bought a Kenwood ka 7300 integrated amp to power the system. I still have it too.
In the late ‘80’s I heard a similar comment, “This will be the last speaker in your life that you’ll ever need.” So, I purchased them: Polk Audio SRS-SDA 1.2tls (they are paired with two Carver TFM-45s, bridged and two Velodyne FSR-15 subs). Since first buying my 1.2tls, they have served me well! Next month I turn 55. My gift to myself are Polk Audio L800s and two SVS PC-4000 subs. The Carvers have been refreshed (and my Sony TA-E9000S processor remains flawless), but it may be time to upgrade to some McIntosh gear 😎
Got my last two pairs! B&O 6000 since I love the way they sound paired with my B&O beocenter 9000! My main “last pair” are my Klipsch Cornwall’s and I listen to all my vinyl through them!
I find that speakers have different flavours, different strengths and weaknesses. You initially enjoy the strengths but gradually your ear adapts and the weaknesses then niggle away at you. You then come across a speakers that addresses all the weakness and you’re really impressed and want to buy them but then gradually new weaknesses are noticed that weren’t apparent on the 1st speakers. Then the merry-go-round begins. Also some speakers major on certain types of music but are poor at other types of speaker. Sometimes I think it’s best to buy 3 or 4 sets of high end headphones to cover all bases.
I found my last speakers nearly two decades ago. '82 Lascalas. Rescued from an abusive home in West Virginia (driven hard, 400 watt amps), nursed them back to health. Now the quest is the last amplifier. After 9 years with 2A3 I'm building a 300B. I'm more concerned about where they will go when I'm gone.
I like this idea of "The Last Speaker". Through the years I have owned a lot of speakers, probably somewhere around 20 different pairs. This is, for the most part, due to the fact that our living room is very problematic soundvise with standing wave issues etc. Last year I bought a pair of Tannoy Stirling GR second hand in perfect condition and it solved most of my room issues and sound fantastic. I believe these are my final speakers, but I don't think my wife believes it as she sais I have said that before...
My Ohm Walsh 2's I got in 1986 were my last speaker . In the years after I've listened to over a hundred speakers and none of them sound as good overall. Some had clearer highs or lower bass.but my midrange for all vocals are the best, And none image with the huge soundstage i get with the Walsh 2's or where any seat in the room is the sweet spot.
I grew up on these my dad bought them in 82 the first year they came out I was 8 years old, from that point on I was hooked on Home Audio, I never really cared when he had his quad set up with his Realistics, the Walsh 2's threw a spell on a kid they are the reason why I'm junky the way I am...lol
ATC 100 ASL. Big Ugly but jaw droppingly good. Everything I do now is built around these speakers. I've had countless speakers but for me these things tick all my boxes (literally). The only way no I see changing these is if I change the room (and then it will be 50's or if I’m very lucky the 150’s). It's been a journey and a fun one but I'm there now and more than happy.
I searched for a long time. And when I heard my speakers for the first time. I knew immediately these are my last speakers. Sonab OA-5 Type 2, all drivers original (made in Sweden, early seventies. Same age as I am! Love your Channel! Sheers, Martijn - The Netherlands
Hi Steve, Thanks for this nice post. I've had a pair of B&W 802 Diamonds running with Pass X600.8's and MSB Technology DAC and transport for 6 years and realized they are not for me. Sold 'em off (and was so happy to see them leave the home) and went to see whats right for me. Fell in love with an Audionote AN-E / Spe HE in Singapore and never looked back. For the first time I realized that analyzing and philosophizing is only when the sound is not right and the stupid brain takes over. When you hear 'Music' for the first time things let go on their own accord and you just mellow into the music. And that's happened and it was a great feeling.
Did it. Not just my last speaker but my last system. Figured out my max budget, thought hard about what type of speaker would work best in my room, and about what I like. Listened to lots of stuff. And then I bought...Kii Threes. Not planning on buying anything else, and can’t afford more anyway. And I’m happy. Even happier I’m off the audiophile nervosa merry go round.
Within the consumer market, "State-of-the-Art" has always been more of a marketing term than a "real" thing. Even objectively real "state-of-the-art" technologies are quickly replaced by newer, often disruptive, and frequently superior technologies. The fleetingly brief currency of "state-of-the-art" makes it a term not to be taken seriously. That being said, those of us who prefer mechanical/artistic applications of any "state" are completely entitled to our personal choices,
I have been pursing HI-FI for about 55 years. A couple of years ago I was fortunate to land a pair of Altec 604 8g's in Altec type 17 cabinets. Once I heard them in my listening it was apparent that they would be my last speaker. The speakers are hassle free. Just put on a source and just kick back and enjoy. It is freeing not having to worry about keep up or endless tweaks. Happy bliss.
I retired at the end of 2017. Spent some of my retirement money (5k plus trade-in of old amps and speakers) to upgrade my audio system. Purchased Rogue Audio Sphinx II and DALI Rubicon 5. I will be quite happy living with this combination for the remainder of my life. Excellent sound from a relatively inexpensive system.
Right now my ProAc Response 4 are playing. They play so convincing that I have stopped thinking about new speakers. I have a pair of ProAc D38 too , as well a pair of Harbeth Shl5 super anniversary edition. All good speakers - especially the Harbeth plays with a wonderful tone - the best speakers for small rooms.
@@GamingNorthGaming the 707a are to big for my room so i have the 507a and a Subwoofer whit two 8" drivers in a closed Box. This bring's much clean and missing bass.
People really don't understand. I have the C607 and I haven't heard a speaker i liked more under the $2500 mark. With the right power they are incredibly good especially for the price.
In 1974 I bought a pair of JBL L45's along with a Sony 7065 receiver and a Garrard turntable. The Sony and Garrard have long since gone but those speakers I still have some 48 years later. They still sound good to my ears. They aren't the last speakers I bought. I often listen to some entry level Magnapans that I've had several years now. But I find myself gravitating back to the L45's for serious listening.
My father is in the 60s, he has owned alot of speakers since he started with hifi in the 70s, he hasn't change our JBL LS80 for years, he will have them until they stop playing, they are the right for him.
I was very lucky ... as a young man in 2000 with a raise I decided to splurge on a nice audio system. I walked into a Audio shop with my wife, I heard the b&W Nautilus hooked up to Macintosh tube amp. I cried for the wonder my ears heard. My wife SCREAMED WITH FEAR and vetoed them immediately, claiming they would scare the $h!t out of her in the middle of the night. After begging fruitlessly, I looked around some more, noticing a pair of B&W 805 Nautilus that were hooked up as "surrounds" for the "escargot from outer space". They also sounded magnificent, they looked beautiful with shinny black teardrop cabinet. I bought a NAD c370 amplifier and enjoyed them immensely. I named the speakers Betty and Boop, named the c370 NED, Ned had an episode of infared failure in 2015, Ned lived in manual mode for until 2017 when I could no longer stand up every 5 minutes to change the volume. A Pioneer elite with ipod support now drives Betty and Boop. I never punish them so I hope they last another 20 years. Amazing thing is I bought them for 1200 pair... I think I can sell them for TWICE that now.
Bought my Klipsch LaScalas in my 20s and won't ever get rid of them. That being said I have different reference speakers in different rooms, so the last pair of speakers can also depend on your last home
Mine's the Classic Audio Loudspeakers T1.4. It's checked all reference requirements: Waveguides on the mid/hi, beryllium diaphragms, 15" woofers and most importantly, all drivers use field coil. They arrive next week.
I have had many speakers over the years & actually still do as a addicted collector but I really got lucky back in 2004 when I bought the last pair of only 11 Tannoy Churchill's Widebands ever produced & the magic of SET amps & man it was then that I knew I hit pay dirt. I still go to many of the shows until this day & although I have heard some nice systems I still haven't found a speaker that I would trade my Churhills for, they really are that good.
Whether or not they are my "last" speakers, these ADS L810''s have raised the bar so high for any others that might compete against them. Great efficiency; incredible highs and mids with huge soundstage (though not the greatest speaker for soundstage); deep, usable bass from a very large, sealed bookshelf; and, for dessert, incredible bargain prices, if not exactly easy to find near you.
I purchased a pair of ADS 710s in 1982. They have the original drivers and sound great. I have since bought three sets of Paradigms plus two Paradigm subs, and recently seven Polk speakers for my first 7.2 system powered by my Yamaha Aventage receiver. I still think I have one more set of speakers to go.
@@GBS-nt4tt A year after I posted this, I purchased a pair of speakers that are much superior to the L810s; an immaculate pair of 910s with original stands. They are my end-gamers! I still feel very lucky after a year of listening.
You need to know the joy when you have a system (amp and speakers) that you can live with forever. Then you can give up being an audiophile and listen to music instead of the sound of your hifi.
I hope I can get there someday, maybe when I make another $100k, or raid my 401k ??? What, wait, I don't have either. Oh well, one can still hope I guess. : )
Pioneer HPM-100 is my last speaker. I bought 2 in college (1979) and a Fisher Studio Standard RS2010. It was bullet proof. So today I own 3 RS2010s and 6 HPM-100s. The room is big so this was my solution. The HPM100 has great range and the bass puts cracks in the plaster. My system is all Bob Cratchet could afford so please don’t make fun of me.
How do you know when you've found your 'last' speaker? I have had a pair of Ohm Walsh IIIs since I bought them in Los Angeles in 1986. At the time I was young and had some money and decided I would buy the best sounding speakers I could find, regardless of price. As a reference, I brought with me wherever I went to try speakers out, a CD of Sade's Diamond Life. I'm also a bass player and low end quality has always been very important to me. I tried dozens of pairs of high-end speakers that year and by far, the Ohm Walsh IIIs were the best for me. Maybe the only one's marginally better to my ear were the Acoustats costing 10 times more. However, they lacked the low end and I did not want to get into sub-wooferville. I enjoyed the Ohms until 2002. Then I moved to Ireland and I shipped the Ohms there with the rest of my things in a shipping container...fortunately I had saved the original packing materials for the speakers which worked a charm for the move. I'm still enjoying them every day and am not tempted to replace them at all, they do it all in my main listening space. I've been considering another set of speakers for a different living space but haven't made any decisions yet. So, 34 years isn't too bad, is it? Curious why...I almost never hear references to Ohm speakers. Why is this? Are they still in business? Were they just 'small' and never garnered attention? What do others think of them???
I lately bought a 2nd hand Dahlquist DQ 18 and I think it will be difficult to top them ; probably one of the best underrated American speakers ; simple amazing sound n detail n bass never going back to bookshelf .... Cheers from Beirut
No joke. Mirage SM-3s found sealed up behind sheet rock in a closet in my residents by the previous owner. Played some test material on them and almost sealed them back up. Then put on Frederick Fennell's British Band Classics on Mercury Denon L72, PAS3, Dyna 70 and relaxed a while forgetting to judge and just listened. Wow! 'Mirage' is right. Most sculptural, 3-D, convincing reproduced audio I have ever heard. My last speakers. Though I do have affairs, mostly with Design Acoustics D-12s, Walsh IIs, and my current custom builts.
I'm 62 and still own a pair of B&W DM5's that I bought 40 years ago from Audio Vision in Santa Barbara, CA. They had a pair of Tannoy 15-inch concentric speakers mounted in home made cabinets which blew me away. The B&W's best reproduced that sound, although at a much lower volume. Paired the B&W's with an NAD 3020A and the rest is history.
They were right for the last speaker--as in the previous one--but, for me, it would probably come down to something like the Tannoy 15 or something very similar, probably from the pro side.
Rather than last, the “right” speaker for me at my home for my current listening room is B&W 802 D2. Unless I move I cannot imagine replacing them although I still miss Maggies.
Already bought my last speakers: XTZ 99.36 - they are just... perfect... at least for my ears! Can't imagine anything sounding better without spending big cash! What i like best is their smooth, yet detailed sound. Detailed without being harsh. Balanced. Just very very nice to just sit back and listen to. Paid about $900 for the MkII version on sale, and picked up another pair used for about $450.
I started my true audiophile journey with KEF LS3/5a and later sold them for B&W but have now purchased my last speakers a 40 year old pair of Rogers 15ohm LS3/5a. Have had them for some time now and can see no reason to change I love them. And of course I’m driving them with tubes.
I bought my last speaker in 1984. The Sound Lab A-2 electrostatic. It was almost forced on me. I didn't know then it was my last speaker, it was only my second speaker. I tried to replace it many times only to find I liked nothing else more. Finally I gave up. I recently had the electronics gone through, the work was done by Dr. Roger West, the designer of the speaker. I'm on my fourth amplifier for it, this one probably the last, a pair of Mark Levinson ML-2s from 1978. And now I have a second last speaker. I wanted something full range to go with my beloved 45 single ended triode amp (2 glorious watts). I built a large horn system with Altec theater horns and a ribbon tweeter. The two speakers share a common source and the one I listen to depends on my mood, all I have to do is flip a couple of switches and turn my chair around.
Haven't thought of it like that but every 15 to 20 years I change speakers. Focal Sopra No 2 is what I believe is the winner and likely last pair. Polk 10B in 1984, Meadowlark hot rod Kestrals in 1999.....
I started in 1970 with a Wireless World , Peter Baxandall kit which was had single driver and I really loved that speaker. Followed by a rather ambitious attempt at the transmission line design from WW with KEF units.That I didn't like and I got rid of it sharpish. My next pair were the B&W DM17 ltd. which I used for 35 years. Now I think I finally got my last speaker B&W 805S 2nd hand for $2100 a few months ago and I just love them. These are for life.
You chumps allow your wives to tell you what you can and cannot buy with your own money?! If so, you weenies dont deserve new speakers. Be a man. Go out and get yourself a side-bitch. You must've forgotten what its like to rule with your salami.
