Spend more money and get better quality longer lasting speakers...What a quaint idea
I rest my case your honour
That is subjective though. My brother has a pair of passive Community Speakers that still work from 1997. 23 years old, and the cost at the time on those speakers were $700 for the pair. In the end, that cost is $15.12 per year per speaker.
Nobody is looking for their speakers to last them 20+ years...Even on the high end expensive stuff for a mobile DJ. ...Yet, he has speakers that still work, and were not expensive speakers by any means.
My Alto TS110A Speakers are 7 years old this year. I spent like $225 per speaker after taxes at Guitar Center. They both still work great. I think I got my money's worth from the speakers just about. Didn't someone post about having to repair a very expensive DC Tech Speaker recently that was a newer model?
Just because it is more expensive DOES NOT mean it will last longer without part failure.
I know a DJ who charges $499/4 hours for a wedding, and uses Bose L1 Model 2 speakers. I use Alto, and get double that price point or more to do a wedding. As long as the speakers are reliable, portable enough to your liking, can handle your events that you do regularly, and sound good to the ears, that is all that matters.
...I think I saw a pic of Biz Markie a few years ago doing a wedding where he charged $4.500. He was using a pair of Mackie Speakers.