Personal speaker evolution

a pair of small utah's (I still got em!)from Turnstyle Department store and then ANOTHER pair of BIG Utahs from Radical Shack (before I really understood frequency response but sure had fun learning!) then to what I still have from 30 years ago: Stacked EPI 202's. My sales guy Billy Runyun at Stereo Studio in Arlington Heights, Il sold me on the idea that 202's stacked in pairs come reasonably close to sounding like EPI Towers. Well, it's true from the vantage point of these two aging but at one time mercilessly discerning ears of mine. I'll tell you what tho, the 202's are still exellent. My favorite song to put on LOUD is "Natural Thing" from the Doob's "Captain and Me" album. Rock on!

BIC something-or-other, 1975, new $200/pr.
Genesis 1, 1977, new $300/pr.
DIY, 1978, new drivers, $200/pr.
ESS AMT1B, 1978, new $600/pr.
Magnepan MG1 (2pair), 1979, new $500/pr.
Mariah Acoustics Model 1, 1981, new $1100/pr (son is using)
Magneplaner Tympani IV, 1984, new $4000/pr
Duntech Sovereign, 1989, new, $16,000/pr
Revel Gems+Sub15, 1997, new, $12,000 (still have Gems)
Revel Studio/Voice/Embrace, 1999, new, $16,000/system
Revel F30, 1999, new, $3000/pr (still have)
Revel F50/C50, 2003, used, $7500/system (for new theater)

I started after my experiment changing components on an only fine box ,named Namco but with tremendous components, with in order:

Canton tree way in small boxes.

Miller & Kreisel satellite + amplified subw.

Magneplanar MMG

Martin Logan Scenario.

Usher 738.

So I checked different solutions to come back to the traditional cone speakers.

ciao

dates are little fuzzy, it has been a long time

AR LST-2 (1974)
Allison One (1976)
Dayton Wright Electrostatics (1977)
Acoustat X (?)
Rogers LS3/5A (?)
B&W 801FS (1985-1994)
B&W 805 w/ASW800 sub. (1994-1996)
Dunlavy SC-IV (1996-1998)
Dunlavy SC-V (1998-2002)
Revel Salon (2002-
nothing left to buy the Salons are awesome...

Lets see...

Aiwa Speaks (Stripped off a mini system)
Infinity basic bad speakers, $100pr new
Technics floor speaks, $125pr new
Technics C/Sr/Sl package, $100 New
Pioneer Floor standing speakers 400pr New ***
Cerwin Vega Center channel 150 new
DefTech Prosub 200, $549 New *
Deftech ProCenter C2, $300 New *
DefTech BP6 $600pr new *
Deftech BP2004TL $1600 New *

* = current.

*** = Pioneer Floor standing loudspeakers. I wish i knew the model numbers of these babys, ive never seen anything quite like them, and ive never found them on the internet or anywhere else again. I bought them in japan while i was in the military, there was of course the Tweeter, the Mid range, and two woofers. The woofers (just cone and magnets) were actually NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING. They were SUSPENDED BY MAGNETS in thier enclosure, the only thing touching these speakers was a cord in the back that would prevent them from popping out from cuncussion and getting damaged if they landed on the ground.

I did not know this untill i had PCS'd to a new AFB, when i got my speakers out of packing the woofers had popped out. Kinda looked like somone plucked out thier eyes. I checked through the manuals and found the instructions for re-aligning the speakers, which involved softly playing white noise and placing the speakers back in thier sockets and rotating them slowly untill they "Catched"

For 200 bucks each these speakers were incredible, but as time went on one of the midrange drivers started popping slightly and i decided it was time to upgrade. I gave these to a person who used to be one of my friends. Never seen these things again.