Wolf, you'd love my house—it's pre-'70s! (Actually, it's pre-'50s!)
Wolf, man, you still don't get it. It's not about the value. I have three pre-'60s BMWs that are probably worth more than your speakers. Who gives a crap? They drive like crap, too, compared to modern cars. Their value is because of their rarity, not how well they function. I'm certain your system is worth more than the car I drive, but then that car (an older BMW) gets me to work, to pick up my daughters in NY during the worst snow storm of the decade, and never costs me a dime to repair and will go 100-mph all day long if I ask it to. My house would be easy to sell. We're in one of the highest demographic areas of the country and my home is one of the cheapest on the road with the best schools. Location, location, location! I have six pre-'70s BMW convertibles so I understand both your fascination with antediluvian, Luddite artifacts and your wishful-fantasy trips to another reality concerning their "value" in cold cash. Any of my convertibles are equally as rare as your system. I understand your pride and your obsessive defense of your quaint antiques.
It just does not make them better at producing sound than modern speakers built with equal pride and dedication using today's technology...any more than my old cars could keep up with the cheapest of current BMW designs today. Doesn't mean I don't enjoy them all. And I don't have to stoop to insulting you to make the point.
I can take a good cell-phone photo in the dark if I hold the phone steady enough. If it comes out fuzzy I won't blame the phone. Most folks these days can take fine pictures with a digital camera costing under $200. And you won't hear any pro photographer speaking wistfully and longingly about the early days of digital photography when a 4-MP Canon digital SLR cost more than your Hartsfields and can't match the picture quality of today's 12-MP Canon point-and-shoot.
I love your Hartsfields. I love heritage and tradition. I love old JBLs. That's why I'm on this forum. Why are you here?