Personal speaker evolution


OK, so here is a thread I haven't ever seen here: What speakers have you owned? starting with the earliest, price paid, new/used, and perhaps the models that really impressed you (for the price) in CAPS.

Rat Shack Something or others, $120, new
Fisher Something or others, $280, new
ADS L710's, $550, new
Snell A2i's, $1100, used
BEVERIDGE SYSTEM 3'S, $1000, used
Martin Logan CLS, $1400, used
MARTIN LOGAN SL3'S, $2300, used
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Showing 1 response by adamkrupnikca61

Any speakers are good speakers if you know what your doing, or even if you're just lucky, most lower end brand names can be underrated,and if they are bad enough to have overrated power handling, then you don't have to worry about throwing away good speakers after they blow up.
the system setup I have is pretty messy, with a 4 channel Technics SA-250 running (on the low end and main channel):two 8' surplus 6 ohm sony mystery speakers in a sealed...sideways drawer from a dresser and two old wooden single filing cabinets sporting more surplus speakers, this time of unknown make,10' and 7 ohms impedance.
On the higher frequencies, a set of Candle "concerto" speakers from the late 70's with another set of the 10' mystery speakers and 5' tweeters (peaking in volume at around 1khz*shudder*), these however are balanced out by the mostly Realistic home made 3 way boxes {2'x3' horn tweeters,6' midranges and 10' woofers}, the oddest and most recent addition to the overworked amplifier's payload is a single well sealed home-made box measuring 5' deep and 11'x11' which holds two SURPLUS!..computer subwoofers with two 3/4' AC-Delco tweeters.
it's surprising that the sound only distorts just after ear-splitting and nothing stays on top of the speaker boxes for long at half of that, just goes to prove what $15 here and there can buy!