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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
pmwoodward
0eeprom0
3 posts
 
Mid 70's started out with a pair of bookshelf Infinities that I traded shortly therafter for a pair of floorstanding JBLs. Those served me well for a few years till I traded them in for my first Polk Audio Model 10s.The 10s were very quickly replaced by the POLK RTA 11t's. After a few years I traded up to Carver Amazing Loudspeakers (Platinum). These were only with me briefly and were readily replaced by a pair of Magnepan MG3as. The Maggies were with me for quite a few years until after much reservation I traded the in for a pair of Martin Logan Quests. The MLs are fine speakers but I truly miss my Maggies and I'm sure the Magnepans are in my not to distant future.
jsujo
348 posts
 
updating mine,,,

I went from Wharfedale 8.2'a i think they were,,,
Platinum Audio 808's,,,great speakers.
Mission 773e
Mission 774
Pinnacle Classic Gold Aerogel (best of them all)
JBL L-96
Electrovoice 12 TRXB's most natural sound
waiting for some Tannoy System 12 DMT's to arrive
gregk27
6 posts
 
...when the money for my work travel expenses started coming in:

Boston Acoustics A120, new (for several years)
Dahlquist DQ-20, used (for more than several years, still have)
Magnepan MGMC1 + Onix Rocket UFW-10 sub (2 months, current)
mwheelerk
121 posts
 
Boy this is interesting and embarassing (my memory) but here goes.

1971 - Pioneer speakers bought in Korea while in the Air Force
1976 - Karns (local Michigan manufacture)
1979 - ADS 400
1981ish - Celestion
1982 - MacIntosh
1983 - E..something electrostatics
1987 - Polk bookshelf
1989 - Polk floorstanders
1995 - Paradigm Monitor 7
1998 - Paradigm Studio 60s
2005 - (SOON) B&W 704

There have been several subs (Polk, Paradigm, M&K and now REL) and surrounds (Polk, Paradigm, M&K and soon B&W)and centers (Paradigm (2) and soon B&W) starting in 1987 or whenever I first got a Dolby Surround or Pro Logic receiver
audio_fyle
2 posts
 
1. Airline - Montgomery Wards (cheapo stereo package)
2. Utralinear (Big box - 12" woofer)
3. Pioneer (bigger box 15" woofer)
4. B&O S60 (used 28 years - still own)
5. Yamaha Sub woofer
6. Polk RT-1000P Towers (home theatre)
7. Yamo - wall mount (home theatre)
8. Boston Acoustics - center (home theatre)
9. Dynaudio 52SE (replaced B&O's)
10. Rel Q-108 Sub woofer
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