Hi all. I just joined this forum and this is my first post. I would like to purchase a pair of 4345 speakers and I would like to know what the current price you should expect to pay for a pair in great condition. Also, does anyone have a line on a great pair for sale. Thanks.
Mark
https://www.ebay.com/itm/JBL-4345-St...wAAOSwgNxakaD~
Originals don’t one come up often. And the ones I’ve seen were in this same price range. I believe this seller sold a pair to someone here in the last year.
Unless you're a serious collector maybe a clone set would suffice?
I have an original pair. Cosmetically good but not pristine. Sonically they are better than new. The crossovers are expertly upgraded by a knowledgeable forum member for bi-amp only. They are in Central Illinois; meeting halfway for handoff would be a possibility if you are in TN. I would consider selling because I am downsizing my lifestyle.
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What was the original MSRP of a pair of 4345 speakers?
Does it really matter what the MSRP of anything collectable is? Availability is the issue, and it looks like you might have just walked into a deal for something you'd like to own.Originally Posted by mep
Does it really matter what the MSRP of anything collectable is? Availability is the issue, and it looks like you might have just walked into a deal for something you'd like to own.
Because it's nice to know how much they have gone up in value over time.
As a curiosity I suppose. I doubt they have done much better than inflation and certainly not as well as the same money invested in the stock market.
I don’t know the answer to your question however I do believe there is a chart posted somewhere on the forum that would have the answer. I wish I had a better memory and I wish the form and a better search feature, but we have what we have.
Widget
I found it… Rather surprising.
In 1983 a pair of 4345s would have cost $4620. That means they haven’t quite kept up with inflation.
http://www.audioheritage.org/vbullet...Monitor-Prices
Widget
Mr Widget nails it: Looking at the S&P 500 rise adjusted for inflation since 1983 is an eye opener, it's about 6x (and 17x unadjusted!) and CPI is about 2.4x
Yep, former value is just a gee-whiz statistic.
So in today's dollars they would sell for $28,000.00 new.
Ergo, anything way under that constitutes a reasonable deal.
Nice to know !
Thank you Mr. Widget.
How did you come up with that figure? The inflation calculator I used showed a figure just above $11,000.So in today's dollars they would sell for $28,000.00 new.
Ergo, anything way under that constitutes a reasonable deal.
Nice to know !
Widget
OOps , you're right!
I used the adjusted S&P figure that you posted.
My bad
Unlike the pricing of the very efficient pricing of the stock and bond markets, this market is all emotion and availability. The investment might not be the best but a whole lot of fun.. Hard to have it both ways.
Oddly, when checking my Social Security earnings records, my income has increased by nearly the same factor over the same period of time. In my industry, just keeping up with inflation seems to be an accomplishment!
BTW, I thoroughly enjoy my 4345 clones with cabinets by KenRick the purchase of which is well documented on this site—now over eight-years ago.
". . . as you have no doubt noticed, no one told the 4345 that it can't work correctly so it does anyway."—Greg Timbers
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