Classic Criteria

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  • Mystery
    Mystery Posts: 2,546
    edited April 2012
    George Grand wrote: »
    Last night I picked up a pair of 1978 vintage Acoustic Research Model 9's. ... Set me back $200 they did. HA!
    I'd like to set back $200 for those.
    The cheapest I saw around here was $450 with most of the surrounds gone.

    Klipsch RB81, KG3.5, B&W DM602.5, Polk.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2012
    I think a classic speaker is one that stands the test of time, largely unchanged--and continues to be popular. I don't think it necessarily needs to be an "out of production" model to be a classic. Look at the Rogers BBC monitor, now made/licensed by Harbeth.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • WilliamM2
    WilliamM2 Posts: 4,773
    edited April 2012
    Mystery wrote: »
    I'd like to set back $200 for those.
    The cheapest I saw around here was $450 with most of the surrounds gone.

    I'm guessing prices were a little lower in 2002, when it was originally posted.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited April 2012
    Back from the dead....

    Too many speakers and amps are labelled "classic",
    unless you count classic POS. They sounded bad 30 years ago
    and haven't aged well. Old DOESN"T equal good.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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