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
~1975: Pioneer 10" woofer, ~2.5" DOME midrange, ~2" cone tweeter. Part of a system I bought for $400 in HS. These served me until 1984!
1984: 3D Acoustics sat/passive sub system, excellent for $500.
1994? B&W DM601 original series $400, ran 3D sub with old Yamaha A-700 integrated amp, drove sats with Dynaco SCA-35.
2002: Triangle Titus 202EX (upgraded tweeter cap in 2005). NHT SubOne powered sub. Now have Bottlehead 300B Paramounts.
as you can see i tend to keep speakers for a long time

1977 JBL (no idea of model number)
1994 Klipsch kg3.5 (now in HT system)
2009 Dynaudio C1
This is in order, however, I've had occasional regressions to older speakers. (Prices are from when new)
Infinity 1001 ($200)
B&W DM110 ($350)
Paradigm 5SEMKII($450)
Paradigm Titans ($250)
Paradigm Studio 80 ($1600)
Infinity Quantum 3 ($1050)
Linn Isobarik ($6500)
Boston Acoustics A70 ($330)
Boston Acoustics T830 ($600)
Boston Acoustics VR965 ($1000)
Magnepan MG-1C ($800)
well, I'm a Dyn addict.

It started with Dynaudio Audience 42. It impressed me after an indepth comparison with the equivalent B&W (too much bass), Focal (too thin) or the Dyn Audience floorstander (forgot the model, 62 or 72).

After a year or so I jumped to Dyn Contour 1.3 mk2. An eye opener especially in terms of bass.

Now I'm using Confidence 3, bought it used as I can't afford C1. I think I'm settled with the Dyn sound at the moment.

Perhaps for my next journey, I'm gonna try ribbon speakers. next time, I guess