Radio Shack suitcase stereo vintage 1966. 4" speakers that didn't take long for me to blow.
Home made speaker cabinets made in woodworking shop as a freshman in high school. Bought some 8" speakers at a stereo shop to put in the cabinets.
Made new cabinets in wood shop for above speakers my junior year in high school out of solid 3/4" teak. Was going to a boarding school in India at the time, thus the ready supply of teak. Sold these (and my whole stereo) at the end of my senior year to a Maharaja's son who lived in Madras, South India (no kidding)and made a bunch of money.
Bose 501's circa 1973. Borrowed money from a girlfriend to pay for one of these and later sold the pair to her. My first "real" speakers. Wouldn't you know it would be Bose. Never really liked them that much and doubt I kept them more than a year.
Speaker Lab kits circa 1974. Don't remember the model. Big and boomy. Sold them to a friend who probably still has them.
McIntosh MC101 or something like that in 1975. Beautiful cabinets and much much better than anything prior.
Magnapans 1977. Don't remember the model (maybe 1As?)but there were only two models then, these were not the big ones that look like room dividers (1Ds I think). I really liked these.
KEF 101 2 way monitors with a large RH Labs subwoofer. The KEFs were very nice, not so sure about the RH Labs.
Accoustat Model 3s. The only electrostats I've owned. Only one place to sit (and you had to sit there)but great sound. Tended to make popping sounds if driven hard. Also had model 4s at the time that belonged to my roommate which saw more use cause they were bigger.
Spica TC50s. These were the second pair made which I got through a friend who was the importer of Electocompaniet at the time. Sold these in 1985 to my brother who still has them.
Spica TC50s. Got a second pair from the roommate mentioned above who opened a shop out of his home while in graduate school in Michigan.
Respons Grand speakers from Europe. Got these through my friends at Transparent Audio. Big, heavy, full-range and ultimately not that great.
Acoustic Energy AE1s with a pair of Entec LF-10 subwoofers. Sold the Entecs (never could get rid of their buzz) and bought a Muse model 18 subwoofer. Overall I think I prefered the Entecs, but in the end the AE1s were too forward for me.
Thiel 3.6s. A demo pair from my friends at Transparent Audio. These were very nice if a bit forward sounding.
Aerial Model 5s. Great speaker! Kept these for my second HT setup (first HT speakers were Cambridge Ensemble and Ambiance speakers).
Aerial 10Ts. My current and long term reference. Have thought of trying something different, but this is the only speaker I've owned that I really love. For the price they are very hard to beat as I'm sure many here will agree.
Aerial Model 7s replaced the model 5s in my HT setup and I purchased a single model 5 for the center channel. NHTs are used for surrounds. Current as of this writing....
Home made speaker cabinets made in woodworking shop as a freshman in high school. Bought some 8" speakers at a stereo shop to put in the cabinets.
Made new cabinets in wood shop for above speakers my junior year in high school out of solid 3/4" teak. Was going to a boarding school in India at the time, thus the ready supply of teak. Sold these (and my whole stereo) at the end of my senior year to a Maharaja's son who lived in Madras, South India (no kidding)and made a bunch of money.
Bose 501's circa 1973. Borrowed money from a girlfriend to pay for one of these and later sold the pair to her. My first "real" speakers. Wouldn't you know it would be Bose. Never really liked them that much and doubt I kept them more than a year.
Speaker Lab kits circa 1974. Don't remember the model. Big and boomy. Sold them to a friend who probably still has them.
McIntosh MC101 or something like that in 1975. Beautiful cabinets and much much better than anything prior.
Magnapans 1977. Don't remember the model (maybe 1As?)but there were only two models then, these were not the big ones that look like room dividers (1Ds I think). I really liked these.
KEF 101 2 way monitors with a large RH Labs subwoofer. The KEFs were very nice, not so sure about the RH Labs.
Accoustat Model 3s. The only electrostats I've owned. Only one place to sit (and you had to sit there)but great sound. Tended to make popping sounds if driven hard. Also had model 4s at the time that belonged to my roommate which saw more use cause they were bigger.
Spica TC50s. These were the second pair made which I got through a friend who was the importer of Electocompaniet at the time. Sold these in 1985 to my brother who still has them.
Spica TC50s. Got a second pair from the roommate mentioned above who opened a shop out of his home while in graduate school in Michigan.
Respons Grand speakers from Europe. Got these through my friends at Transparent Audio. Big, heavy, full-range and ultimately not that great.
Acoustic Energy AE1s with a pair of Entec LF-10 subwoofers. Sold the Entecs (never could get rid of their buzz) and bought a Muse model 18 subwoofer. Overall I think I prefered the Entecs, but in the end the AE1s were too forward for me.
Thiel 3.6s. A demo pair from my friends at Transparent Audio. These were very nice if a bit forward sounding.
Aerial Model 5s. Great speaker! Kept these for my second HT setup (first HT speakers were Cambridge Ensemble and Ambiance speakers).
Aerial 10Ts. My current and long term reference. Have thought of trying something different, but this is the only speaker I've owned that I really love. For the price they are very hard to beat as I'm sure many here will agree.
Aerial Model 7s replaced the model 5s in my HT setup and I purchased a single model 5 for the center channel. NHTs are used for surrounds. Current as of this writing....