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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These have been my main speaker systems over the past 30 years or so.

- Olson 8” 2-ways, maybe $60 new one of their warehouse sales. Those were the days.
- Fisher ST460’s(?), about $400 new. Big mothers w/15” woofers and cast metal horn tweets.
- DCM Time Window 1A’s, $660 new. Quite a step up.
- Added Sontek subs built from plans in Speakerbuilder. Used Becker 15’s
- Martin-Logan Sequel 2’s, $500 new. Bought at Roadway salvage store.
- Custom B-G RD75 system using 24 SFI Dynapleats per side for midwoofs. Total cost about $1,400.
- *Shahinian Diapason’s, $1,750 used. I’ll proably die with these.

Here are a few significant others that I have owned, or currently own but were never really primary systems.

- *Shahinian Obelisks (early (80’s), used $500.
- Infinity RS-2.5’s, used $450.
- Bose 901 III’s, used $150.
- *Eosone ??, used $50. Big floor standers.
- *Innotech D-24’s, used $200.
- *Altec Corona’s, used. Got these in trade for some Mac gear.
- *VMPS RM-1’s, used $400.
- EV Centurions, used $600.
- JBL C40’s, used $500.
- Signet SL-260’s, used $5.
- *Def Tech ??, used $300. HT setup, 2 towers, CC, surrounds and 15” sub.
- *Vero Soundwave ??, used $265. Big 5-sided 8” 2 ways with wide dispersion.
- *Shahinian Hawk woofers w/Super Elf’s, used $700.
- *Shahinian Elf’s, used $275.

I still own those with an asterisk.

Plus a plethora of others with varying pedigree.