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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1)Bose "omnivector" ~ $200 new - dad bought them for me when I bought my first "Techics" receiver in high school.
2)Infinity ~ $300 new - I don't remember the model - I took them back to the store the same day I got them - did not sound as good as the Bose.
3)Celestion ~ $500 new - I don't remember the model- I think this was my first purchase from a "High End" store. These speakers lacked bass.
4)Vecteur (Made in France) ~ $700 new- I traded in the Celestions to the same high end dealer within a year, so I only paid $200 out of pocket. These have good bass. My mom still has them (with the system I had at the time that I never took with me when I moved away)
5)CAMBER (Made in Canada) "free" used- I don't remember what model, they used to belong to tok20000, he might remember the model. I love the sound. I loved the sound even after I had to use rubber cement glue to glue the woofer cone to the rubber surround. They are now in my kitchen system.
6)pioneer - cheap at a yard sale - for the basement of the store where I work
7)REGA CAMBER (Made in Canada, I don't know why they are called REGA CAMBER and not CAMBER, but I am sure it is the same company) ~ 80.00 used off of E bay. I love the sound of these speakers, also. The box is bigger than the previously mentioned CAMBER, the woofer is the same size, the tweeter looks like it is a cloth dome, rather than metal dome, for whatever that is worth. The sound of the REGA CAMBER is slightly "smoother", but for the most part, the same as the CAMBER.
8)radio shack "optimus" - cheap at a yard sale - for the basement of the house.