JBL 4345 price and availability

[mep]

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

[DES-1]

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?

[Ducatista47]

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.

[martin_wu99]

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.

What's the price?

[Ian Mackenzie]

Those particular stock 4345s have a rich and storied history on these forums.

Its not just what it is but who's owned it.

That commands a premium price.

[remusr]

Probably $15k USD plus shipping for a pair of originals in perfect shape. Slightly more with spare grilles in alternate color.
Theoretically that is. If they were for sale. Hey, should this thread be in Marketplace???

[mep]

What was the original MSRP of a pair of 4345 speakers?

[rusty jefferson]

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.

[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.

[Mr. Widget]

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

[Mr. 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

[DES-1]

I doubt they have done much better than inflation and certainly not as well as the same money invested in the stock market.


In 1983 a pair of 4345s would have cost $4620. That means they haven’t quite kept up with inflation.

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.

[KTG]

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.

[mep]

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.

For me, it's a minor miracle that any audio gear retains the value you purchased it for, let alone actually continuing to increase in value. So, I don't look at purchasing audio gear as an investment and try and make comparisons with the increase in value vice what the same money would have done in the stock market. I do take some comfort in knowing that I will get all of my money back and possibly more down the road if I ever chose to sell a given piece of gear that is actually an appreciating asset, but I'm buying them to listen to.

[hjames]

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

Probably anywhere from $7-12k, depending on whether they are factory built or "clones", condition,
correctness of the system, if anything has been updated, location, and a few other things ...

This is post is for your amusement, opinion only, and no indication if you ever will find a pristine original 4345 system for dirt cheap ...