What Would You Own If You Can't Have JBL?

[BMWCCA]

We were here when BMWCCA found those KenRick 4345 clone speakers up north,
drove up to get 'em, muscled them into his van in deep snow and hauled them home ...

And that was five-years ago to the day when you wrote the above. I remember it well since it was how I spent my birthday! Still the best present I ever gave myself.

[Dave_72]

I think what he said was a lot of people overpay for JBL and we like to buy the brand when the prices come down to earth!

Don't be upset because you paid full list for that Cadillac and others waited until later in the model run and got a deal, ok?

Sheesh - put it in perspective - 7 years ago I bought a pair of 4341 Monitors in a small town 2 states away that had no grills,
and needed some work for $1800. I did some work to them, never got around to the grills, and sold them for nearly double that.

Now - when they hit the market in 1972 - I was finishing High School and had no money for speakers like those.
These days, I am watching investments, looking towards retirement, and not likely to drop $10-15,000 on new speakers.

Oh ok.

I'm not upset. I did not pay full list. Nor would I.

Fine by me, do what you gotta do.

[Dave_72]

please clue us into what has good resale value anymore ? Most of the answers in this thread are for speakers that were once "high end/expensive" , but due to many factors now fit into the <$3000 category.


(warning - snarky response )

well, for a test .... list your new S4700's or check ads for used ones and see what they sell for (I don't know/care). That's why audio is a hobby and not an investment , and sure you can find aberrations where the used gear is worth more than new , but don't fret if that is not your case .... generally only happens on classic/collectables/exceptional pieces and not so much on things produced this millennium.

do your speakers fit into the criteria of this thread ?

Yes, I know the used market. You usually get 50 percent at the most. There are some brands that do in fact have good resale value. McIntosh comes to mind...