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Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned??

I am curious if any one has ever considered buying a speaker previously owned and liked, but decided to either downsize or look for a "different" type of sound. 

I ask because I purchased a pair of Acoustic Zen Adagios speakers about 5-6 years ago, and decided to downsize the system with a less heavy speaker that was easier to move around.  The Adagios were 80 lbs each.  I currently own a pair Golden Ear Technology model 7 speakers (purchased in 2014)  which are smaller and lighter at 37 lbs each. The Adagios are 50 inches tall, and the GET 7's are 40inches with a slimmer profile. 

I realize the Adagios  are almost three and a half times more expensive than GET 7's. which are $1395. They can sound very good, but I have come to realize they are not in the same league sound quality wise as AZ Adagios. and  may possibly be the best speaker I ever owned.   Of course, hindsight or hindsound is a wonderful thing.    Thanks,  SJ   

  

 

sunnyjim
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To bpd24,   I did not know  there was a predecessor to Maggie  .7.

I never seen one advertised on Audiogon. Though, there always  several 1.6 and 1.7. on sale 

Supposedly, there is a new 1.7 called the one point 1.7i 

P.S. I wish Magneplanar would stop using those half-ass speaker connector, or is there a adapter for them to accommodate banana plugs and spade lugs,     Thanks, SJ 

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bdp24
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Jim, if you mean a predecessor to the .7 itself, no, there wasn’t---there was no Magnepan MG .6. But there were predecessors to the 1.7 and the 3.7, those being the 1.6 and the 3.6. Both of those had xovers that allowed them to be bi-amped. The series xovers in the 1.7 and 3.7 do not allow bi-amping. At it’s price, bi-amping the MG .7 seems out of balance, expenditure-wise.
swisskitsch
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I sold my Infinite Slope model 1.8 speakers in the mid 90s. Just picked up a pair of model 2.0s.  They're sound strikes a bullseye on my auditory G spot. 
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jmac7
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I had a pair of VonSchweikert DB-99 serial# 001. I kinda wish I had them back.
miyu
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Nope, I never give anything up.  I just get them out of storage and hook them up. :-)  Currently loving my B&W Nautlius 805's and Thiel CS .5's. 
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