Question - is new always better than old?

[Bodywonderful]

An FYI regarding USHER speakers. If you are looking at a solidly built set of used speakers these fit the bill. I pulled apart a center speaker as I had a buyer only interested in the drivers. WOW, these things are really nicely built! I also have my nearly 30 year old Paradigm Phantom V3 towers (retired to act as the rear speakers in 7.1) which still look and perform as new. You CAN get really nice stuff if the owner isn't special needs and takes care of it.

 

[Teetertotter?]

In my case, the newer front main bookshelf, in the Klipsch RP series, are much better sounding, than their R series.

I dislike Neutral speakers for movies, and prefer Klipsch sound for MOVIES and now music. The newer Klipsch Bookshelf RP-500M II's are perfect for Movies and ALL types of Music. In my case, the speakers are best balanced/perform, pointed straight out into the room, at a listening distance of 7 Feet. All tweeters are at ear level, including the center channel.

Yes, I still have the old JBL Northridge old mains, and even tried the ELAC Debute 2.0, B6.5, with Klipsch bookshelf models in between. The RP-500M II's were in my budget range too. Yes, newer is better, in my case, for my ears.

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

My opinion... it depends.
Is a '68 Chevy II SS 295 HP V8 w/ Muncie 4 speed and 12 bolt rear end better than a '24 Camaro 335 HP V6 w/automatic? No, not even close. You could argue the '68 is a much cooler car but it's definitely not a better car.
On the flip side, I think my old Acurus A250 amplifier will hold it's own against the newer amps.
Same with speakers, it really just depends

Yeah but v6 muscle cars are dumb.
Except twin turbo GN’s.