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
Up date to 03-21-08's Jensen Sonab OA-12's or 14's I can't remember Sonab OA-116 Dahlquist DQ-10 Maggie 1.6 Vandersteen 3A Sigs & 2Wq subs + Wilson Sophia 1 ( Another Classic !!!!) & quite a jump up from the others.
Hi, I seemed to work backwards toward vintage speakers over the years. I like the warm full sound and good bang for the buck. Currently still have the Infinite Slopes, Heresy's, ADS 810's, Ohm Walsh 2's and JBL L-112's.
1972- XAM speakers 1975- Criterion 1977- EPI 100 1979- Marantz Imperial 5 1980's- poor student in graduate school EPI 100's 1990's - became hobby:
Advent New Large Advent 4002 AR4 AR2a AR91 A/D/S L-1290 A/D/S L-810 A/D/S L-500 Dynaco A25 JBL L50 JBL L-112 JSE Infinite Slope Model 1 KLH 6 Klipsch Heresy KEF K-140 Kirksaeter Silverline 60 Linn Kan Mirage small bookshelf Ohm Walsh 2 Polk RT-5 Polk 7 Rectilinear Xla
Interesting so many of you have had so many speakers, I have had only a few and generally keep em a long time. However, I just found some used I really love:
1976 - JBL Monitors (don't know the model) 1984 - ADS 1290II - My ex-wife got em. 2006 - PSB Mini-monitors (some of the best small speakers ever!) 2007 - Paradigm Studio 20's now - Green Mountain Europas (awesome)
I have always wanted Maggies but never seem to have room - the GMA's have the same qualities to my ears.
Not much evolution for me. My first pair of speakers after college was a gift from my wife. They were the JSE Infinite Slope Model .6 with matching oak speaker stands from Stereo Lab in Columbus, OH. Twenty years later I still have those today as my mains.
Over time I've added a second pair of the .6s in the honey oak finish for the rears and a JSE .5 for the center channel. I'm extremely please with the musical performance. Someday I hope to add a larger pair of JSEs such as the 1.8s or 2.0 for the mains for a greater bass extension and a possible 7.0 configuration.
I'm not using a sub due to integration concerns and the wife acceptance factor. So the home theater experience is not as impactful as it could be otherwise. I'm hopeful that the future will provide an opportunity to obtain a larger pair of JSEs for improved bass extension.
Epi 100's, ESS LS 5's, EPI 200C, Bose 901 V, Polk monitor 7 with huge Polk subwoofer, EPI 500s, Definitive Technologies BP10's (the orignials purchased from Sandy Gross himself at the 1992 Chicago CES show! Still love em.
My eldest son uses the EPI 100's and my youngest uses the Polk monitor 7s. The EPI still sound wonderful.
Starting with the first..? I had to build my own enclosures until AR came along. Jensen JP 52 bought in 1946 Jim Lansing 001 system (I think it was D130 and DLH 175 ? Acoustic Research AR 2A Acoustic Research AR 3A Acoustic Research AR 98LS Bose Acoustimass 7 Then it got fun with used ones from craigslist Bose 901 Definitive Technology BP10 Klipsch KG5.5 Klipsch KG4 Klipsch KLF10 Boston Acoustics VR 965 Boston Acoustics VR 940 ADS L500 ADS L520 Miscellaneous centers and subwoofers
I think the Jim Lansings back in the 50s were the most satisfying(My high frequency hearing was still good then). The AR 3As bought in 1969 were still my favorite til I sold them in 2009. The ADS L520s right now sound more natural than the Bostons, the Def. Tech and the 901s, but I like them all.
Bose 201s - late 1980's (terrible build and sound)
Klipsch KG3 - 1990 (not the greatest paired with a mid-range Onkyo AV receiver) Gave these to my friend who is an indie rocker who loves vinyl. He runs them off a vintage Marantz receiver. They never sounded so good.
Wharfedale Evo 30 - Last week.
I also have a 5.1 system from The Speaker Company that sounds great considering it only cost me $330.
Well I've been putting this off long enough: Maggie MMG Pinnacle Gold JM Labs Cobalt Maggie 1.6 Montana SPX Inffinity 2.6 Quad 988 Tyler Ref 3 JM Labs 1007 Montana EPS2
Let's see if my memory fails me here or not: for fun I listed each speaker with a 0 to 10 scale, with 10 providing the highest "enjoyment" factor along with top strength. Also time frame owned.
Mirage 360 = 7 balanced and smooth, 5 years Mirage i90 = 8.5 overachievers, 16 years, still have them Legacy Classic = 7.5 nice loud, 5 years Dynaudio Audience 50 = 8.5 rockers, very capable, 7 years Dynaudio Contour 1.8 Mk II = 9.5 accurate timber, 3 years Paradigm reference 100 Mk III = 7 nice mids, 4 months Vienna Acoustics Mahler = 9 scary macro dynamics, 2 years Monitor Audio RS 6 = 8 punchy, 6 months Klipsch RF7 = 6 scary loud, 3 months Stone Image Audio Rothchild A2 = 9.5 amazing micro dynamics Totem Forest = 9 fast and airy, 4 months Meadowlark Heron = 8 nice bass, 6 months Mirage 290i = 5 colored, 2 months Dynaudio Audience 52 = 8.5 Fun and capable, 4 months Dynaudio Focus 140 = 8 dynamic envelop, 4 months Dayton RS722 kit = 8.5 imaging champs, 4 months ATC SCM 12 = 10 Wow, Wow, Wow, Keepers Keepers! since 11/08 ProAc Response 2.5 = 9 lifelike, currently for sale no room.
Moved in 06 and now have a difficult square room which may explain the shorter ownership period these last few years trying to find the right balance.
My 1st speakers were Klipsch KG 4's. I bought them in 1985 in MD at a little shop. I was thinking about a pr of Allisons.
Boston Acoustics VR 30's (1994) Martin Logan Aerius i's Aerial Acoustic 7B's (still have them) McIntosh LS 360's Montana XPS EGGLESTON WORKS ANDRA III'S WOW!
scott something or another. 8" alinco woofer 2.5" paper tweeter pick them up on my way home from work when i was 16 some set them out for the trash. carried them home on a bike.
Pair i made had a sony 6920 6x9 remover the tweeter and glued on a dust cap and added a radio shack horn tweeter.
polk audio 5b loved these but just could not play loud.
pair i made 8" kicker with a 3x7 peizeo horn loud and clean.
went back to my 5bs' for a while
polk audio 10b
Advent Maestro
pair of subs I built using jbl 128h
sub i build using a JBL 2240g in a 10cuft box 124db at 40hz at 10feet 131 at 3 and could still do 118 db at 20hz at 3feet.
pair i built using klipsch 1079sv 5.25" drivers and a vifa d-19 tweeter
bought a pair of Panasonic sb600 at a gearge sale just to hear what they sounded like (awfull)
various speakers i have upgrade along the way.
latest project is to be a 2 way using a jbl 2206 or a jbl 2214 as the 12" lf driver and selium d210ti drivers ona 6x11 horn crossover at 800hz expetecd response should be 40-20k flat with 96db /1w/m and a max output around 116db with the 2214 and 124db with the 2206.
My audiojourney started in 1997 with , JBL L20 bought the for 800 DMARK in Germany, have them for 12 years now! Audio Physic Tempo 3 (2 years), Audio Physic Tempo 3i(1 year), Audio Physic Tempo 3JE(1 year), Audio Physic Virgo 2(1 year), Konus Audio Essence(5 years), Thiel cs 1.6(1 year), Avalon Symbol(4 years), Avalon Opus clone speakers(1 year), Avalon Studio Pro (2 years), Hyperion HPS 936 (5 years) Audio Physic Step SLE(1 year). Still have the first and the last two speakersets. Since the AP Tempo 3 , I always had multiple speakersets in my house:)
My system was Vienna Acoustics Baby Beethoven speakers , REL R 505 sub, Primare integrated amp (I21) and the Classic SqueezeBox 3. Cables are made by Cobalt for speakers; audioquest for the RCA link between SB3 and the integrated amp. I bought my system in 2005 (except the SB3 which I bought in 2006). All my music is lossless stored on a computer (more than 700 CDs that now sit in the garage) and played wireless through SB3; this way there is no mechanical noise from the player (like a CD/SACD player would have). Of course the computer that stores the music is in a different room - all those noisy computer fans I can't stand... The MSRP cost of the VA/Primare/REL system is 3995$ (VA) + 1995$ (REL) + 1495 (I21) + 130$ (10 AWG Cobalt cables) + 8.25% CA taxes = 8.243$ I am as happy as I can be with my system BUT (here I go) I am always reading reviews and listening to (too) many speakers (including some I couldn't afford) at many dealers. Long story short, I heard about the NHT XDa an active crossover system with DEQX crossovers and Power Physics amplifier(s) in 2006 but it was just a few months after I bought my system so I wasn't very interested. Plus, at that time "digital" amplifier was a bad word, a profanity in the boutique oriented audiophile world and NHT is not quite an exotique brand - they are down to earth guys. Here we are today in 2009 with the economy in the toilet and NHT slashes prices - XD* Active 2.2 is down to 2999$. In the meantime I read quite a bit about class D amplifiers and learned they are (or at least could be) actually pretty good. So I order the NHT XD* Active 2.2 in special dark, factory-direct. Here I am, I got the Beethovens/Primare/REL + the NHT XD* Active 2.2. I also had to order a preamp and I chose the Parasound Halo P3 – I heard it many times and I like it. That set me back another 850$ (tax included). *I was thinking - if a don't like the NHT I will sell them on Audiogon (yes I will loose some money but there is no place that let's me audition them). If I like them better than my current setup (I thought that was unlikely) I might keep both. After all, the VA/Primare/REL combination is as good as I can afford. Or so I thought. The only speakers I like better than my Beethovens and under 15k$ are the Martin Logan Summit X. Now that is way above budget and my wife wouldn't approve either way (don't you bring those UFOs in our house, OK?). Speakers more expensive than that make no sense to me. A lot of doubtful (pseudo) technology go in such esoteric and expensive speakers - my 2c. Also - do not try justifying me k$ cables - it makes me laugh. See this http://www.audioholics.com/education...-you-snake-oil on one of my preferred websites.
So, how do 8243$ spent at Magnolia HiFi stack up against 4100$ ( 3247$ is 3k$ + taxes then add 850$ for the Halo P3) spent buying factory direct gear from NHT + the Parasound P3 preamp? Looks and appearance first:
The VA are some gorgeous lookers - the kind of finish you rarely see. If you look at the binding posts in the back then it'll be clear for you - the Austrians from VA mean quality. And that is not only outside, to be seen; read up on their website about their crossovers... Unless you are willing to spend a lot more I'd say the VA Beethovens are as good as it gets for a mortal's audio system. The Primare amplifier is also a beautiful amplifier, simple, elegant and classy. The RELL sub is also very nicely finished - a true black piano high gloss - really nice.
The NHT XDs speakers are very nicely finished - on par with the VA. I even consider the dark red chocolate/black piano high gloss finish better than the VA/RELL. The spikes that come with the stand are in a beautiful metallic gun color (and no, I don't like guns) - nicest spikes I've seen in a long time. Now there are two things I am not really thrilled in the looks of the NHT XDs: *a) the cable that comes standard is not that cool looking *b) there is a sticker on the back of the speakers with their serial #. Nicer/better finish and look than the VA yet a piece of sticker on their back!
Now the XDa (XD's amplifier) is not very nice looking - plastic front plate. Nowhere close to the Primare look. The XDw are very nice looking - better looking than the RELL.
I like listening to baroque (I love organ) music and all kind of fast, ear blasting punk/heavy metal. This (strange) combination music I like makes me hard to please when it comes to sound reproduction.
Sound comparison:
The VAs sound very relaxed with good imaging and clear mids while the highs sound silky smooth and mellow. They almost sound like they are meant to play Baroque music (even organ - with the REL subs) and Jazz. There is a sense of calm and precision (made in Vienna/Austria, remember?) in the sound of these speakers that gives you years of enjoyment listening to them. The bass integration with the RELL is pretty good and the RELL never rattles and never booms - a sealed subwoofer, the only type of sub I like. I could go on and on about their sound qualities but I'd rather skip to the critique part. The high bass - low mids sounds a bit lifeless even with the RELL - almost missing a bit of energy/speed. At low levels there is plenty of details but when turned on a bit too loud the speakers distort a bit and the sound is not so relaxed anymore and no, it is not the amp; the knob is around 30 out of 75 when this is noticeable (there is some decent reserve in the amp). During my 4 years with this setup I noticed the piano sounds a bit boxy at times, especially in the low mids. As good as they are these speakers will not rock the house - they just don't play that clear at (acceptably) loud volume.
NHT. On par with the best I ever listened to then some. I have listened to a lot of gear in the 10-15K$ range and even above - Mahler from VA 13k$, Amati from SF 28K$, Summit and Summit X from ML 10 respective 14 k$, the 801/802 from B&W, old/new Tannoys, etc. NHT is nothing less. If anything the NHT are better. The XD system can rock very LOUD and can play jazz very relaxed. With the 2.2 and the filter that sets the system to go down to 20Hz you can listen to organ music and it sounds real. You put the filter for high SPL and you can rock the house and still have plenty of bass down to 25Hz. The best part - these speakers do not distort at (very) loud volume. One day I asked a friend of mine who is a motocross enthusiast: What kind of cars do you like? The answer came without a blink: The kind of car you can drive at 120Mph and makes you think you're driving 60 Mph, well controlled, balanced cars with sharp steering. That's how I feel about the NHT Xds - they can rock and sound effortless. They can play organ effortlessly and have all the detail. And this comes from somebody who went to many concerts and operas. Many. The mids are very fast - I dare to say on par with the best electrostats - don't take my word for it, try them out. The bass is fast, never boomy and never rattles. The highs are crisp, detailed never too harsh but never mellow. And the speakers, both bass and monitors are sealed. Again - unbelievable sound, hard to describe. Precise, effortless and fast. Instruments like piano and the organ never sounded more life like, ever. Large orchestras, rock bands never sounded so crisp.
After listening to the NHT I decided I have to part with the VA Beethovens/Primare/REL (Audiogon anybody?) - they make no makes no sense to me anymore; they were dwarfed by the NHT XD.
Now, in all fairness below are the things I don't like in the NHT XD active setup: There is a the setting for the XDa that allows you to start the XDa with a music signal. During quiet passages the amp shuts down - annoying. The easy way I fixed that was to use the external trigger input on the XDa: I plugged wires from my preamp's trigger output to the XDa trigger input. It takes 1 minute and a simple wire to do that. Read your preamp manual to locate the 12V trigger output and send that to the trigger input in the XDa. Ok - this was easy. Another thing is that whenever XDa starts there is a small sound pop in the tweeters.
I guess these speakers will not be easily accepted by everybody - progress isn't easy to accept. In a world polluted by mediocre sounding 15k$ there are a very few of them that sound quite good. And NHT XD active system sounds better than those.
Advent 101 (Still own) Rogers LS3/5a (Still own) B&W 801F's (Still own) Meadowlark Blue Heron II (Still own, in main system) Harbeth 7-3es (Still own, but putting on sale) Merlin VSM-MXe (Took place of Harbeths)
My wife says I need therapy since I can't seeem to let go of 'things'.
(1) 1990: Very old Bose 901s (2) 1992: Mirage M5-si (3) 2001: Coincident Super Eclipse (4) 2008: Guru QM-10 Next? Guru QM-60s or some yet to be discovered Uber-monolith.
Technics (bought used at $50), 1987 DBX satellite systems new at $250, 1989 Celestion Impact 20, 1993 Klipsch KLF-20, 2000 (still used in HT setting with KLF-7 and ksp S6) B&W DM603, 2005 Tyler Taylo 7U, 2006 Tyler Linbrook Signature Systems, 2009
Home-made walsh-aligned(by accident) 5 1/4" full range Altec-Lansing 100 series Fisher XP66b Ohm E (Sister still has) AR 2 (Dad still has) ESS Performance series w/10" and passive radiator ESS AMT 1a Ohm F (3) two plus one for "center channel" Dozens of home-brewed designs EPI 100 early Burhoe (still have) Bose 4.2 (mod w/dome tweeter and new x-over) still have Ohm F2 (still have) Ohm Walsh 1 (4 of them) still have Ohm Walsh 4XO (still have) several others long forgotten
My father's OHM F and SNELL A (70s to 80s) AR14 and Fostex speakers (80s to 90s) Mission 731i (late 90s) PSB STRATUS BRONZE (2000s) JBL S38 JBL L300 SUMMIT (best) Athena Floorstanders Polk R15 EPOS M12 DALI IKON 6 (2nd best) PARADIGM ATOM v.5 b&w 686 (current)
cann't remember the prices, here is the history. EV two way book shelf (1971) Sansui three way (1974) ESS amt4 (1976) KEF 104ab (1978) Home brew: ESS AMT1/Peerless mid. Kef bass drivers in subwoofer. (Now)
I have tried a number of speakers in the almost 50 years of my pursuit of the high end . . . . I have listed my speakers on a couple of previous occasions in this thread, but as the quest goes on, here is an update.
ELECTROVOICE EV-2 (1963) DYNACO 25 TANDBERG LOUDSPEAKER DOUBLE LARGE ADVENTS KLH-9 ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR 3A MAGNEPLANAR TYMPANI IU ALTEC VOICE OF THE THEATER GALE LOUDSPEAKER (in my opinion, this was an awful speaker) KLIPSCHORN - corner horn OHM F MAGNEPAN MG II MAGNEPAN MG 3 MAGNEPLANAR TYMPANI IV (Loved these great big things) MAGNEPAN MG 3.3 MAGNEPAN MG 3.6r THIEL CS 3 THIEL CS 3.5 THIEL CS 3.6 THIEL CS 5i WILSON WATT WILSON WATT 3 PUPPY 2 GENESIS 200 EGGLESTONWORKS ANDRA AVALON EIDOLON MAGNEPAN 20.1 VERITY PARSIFAL ENCORE QUAD ESL 63 CROSBY MODS JOSEPH AUDIO PEARLS (Possibly the best I've ever heard in my system - wish I hadn't sold them.) PSB PLATINUM M-2 MONITORS (In second system) JM LAB 907Be (Second system) JM LAB MICRO UTOPIA Be (in a second system) JM LAB SUB UTOPIA Be ( Used with the Micro Utopia Be speakers) SONUS FABER CREMONA AUDITOR (second system) SWEET! KHARMA 3.2 FE (I don't like the titanium tweeter - gives me a headache) MARTIN LOGAN SUMMIT (A great speaker) EGGLESTON ANDRA II SONUS FABER GUARNERI MEMENTO (The best little speakers in the world - I can't afford the Magico so this one will have to do . . . . )
Currently, I'm llistening to the wonderful Avalon Eidolons in my first system and the Sonus Faber Guarneri Mementos in the second. Couldn't be happier!
The cheap speakers that came with my "all-in-one" (turntable, receiver in the same box) college system. Some generic speakers from Pacific Stereo Design Acoustics (from AudioTechnica) Cambridge Soundworks bookshelf speakers Paradigm Studio 20s Joseph Audio Rm7si (for the past 10 years).
1979 Radio Shack Minimus 7 ($100) 1983 or 84 Fried C3L (Can't remember how much) 1989 Mirage M760 ($1000 new) 1993 Mirage M-5si ($1800 new) 1997 Added Paradigm Servo 15 to M-5si's (1500 new) 2004 Legacy Focus ($2800 used) 2005 Legacy Whisper ($6000 used) 2005 Added Legacy LF Xtreme sub for bellow 30 hz for Whispers ($2800 new) 2008 Tyler Taylo 7u ($1200 used) 2008 Legacy Victoria LE w/LF Xtreme rolled in below 40 hz ($1900 used with stands) 2008 Emerald Physics CS-2 ($3000 new) 2009 Intuitive Design Summit and Path stands ($4200 used including shipping and 6 Stillpoint resonance dampeners)Also bought 6 more Stillpoints. 2009 Velodyne DD-12 ($1500 as store demo)
I blame my brother for getting me started on this as he was the one who talked me into the Fried C3L's. My ex wife got them in a divorce. I asked about them a couple of years later and she said she threw them out because one of the woofer surrounds glue had failed and she thought they were then junk. (You did WHAT???) I wish I still had them. I liked the M-5si's very much but they did not work out in my listening room in my new house and ended up buying the Focus with Steradian processor. I ended up getting a great deal on a pair of Whispers and bought them as well as an LF Xtreme to augment the very lowest frequencies. I intended to keep the Whispers as we intended to sell our house and I was going to have a listening room large enough for them. They did suprisingly well in my medium sized room, but they ended up being just too big. I then went on a quest to find speakers that were more appropriate for the room and would not limit house choices once our current house sells. The Tyler Taylo 7U's were next and were probably the biggest disappointment out of all that I have ever owned. I don't know how much was system/room related but I never really found them involving at all. Even my wife, who couldn't care less, commented on how little she liked them. Next came the Legacy Victoria LE augmented by the Legacy sub. These sounded very, very good in my room. they were very nearly the equal of the Whispers and were the right size. Where they lost to the Whisper was the resolution provided by the open panel bass drivers. Looking for the open panel bass performance, I was intrigued by the EP CS-2's and traded the Victoria/LF Xtreme package for them. There were many things I liked about them but could never warm up to the compression horn tweeter. It was just not my cup of tea and I ended up selling them. My current speakers are the Intuitive Design Summits and it was like hitting the lottery finding these. They are clearly the best sounding speakers I have had in this room. Incredibly fast yet somehow smooth speakers with as high quality of bass as I have heard anywhere. They just completely disappear and leave you there with the music. These may be the best kept secret in audio and at their price are a tremendous value as well. I have blended in a Velodyne DD-12 to augment the low end. These have put an end to my speaker search for the forseeable future.
~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.
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)
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
Mordaunt Short MS 10 (used) B&W DM 302 (new)- 601 (new) Kef Coda 8 Kef Coda 9.2 (new first floor-standers) All during my student years - very fondly remembered.
"Graduate" speakers Mission 750 LE (new) Monitor Audio Monitor 4 (used) Audio Physic Step (new) OPERA CALLAS monitors(magnificent speakers) SONUS FABER CONCERTO GP TRIANGLE VENTIS XS (new) Triangle Naia (new) Penaudio Rebel & Chara (used) CHARIO CONSTELLATION URSA MAJOR (new)
Dynaco A-25s (1970s) ? Spica TC-50s (1990s) $550 new Martin-Logan CLS I (1990s) $1500 used Maggie MMG (2001) $550 new Maggie 1.6QR (2002-present) $1700 new
Ohm Model H's in 1980. Then changed to Nestorovic type 5's 1983. Now using Hales T8's, puchased in 2000. If the economy ever straightens out I will be looking at Verity Sarastro, YG Kipod, Vandersteen Model 7's, and a few others to put on my short list.
Main Rig 60's 6-9yrs old Stand alone RCA record player changer with 1 speaker Main Rig 70's Jr/SrHigh 3way York Radio w/Pioneer SS (stolen) Late 80's Klipsh La Scalla's (sold) mid 90's Mirage 3si (still have don't use) 2005 VSA 4sr mkII
Second system Dynaco somethings (moved to son's room) He is 9 SF Guarnieri Homage (w/Aerial SW-12)
Daughters System she is 12 Vienna Acoustics Hayden Grands
* ESS with Heil Air Motion tweeters. $100? NO bottom! * Belle Klipsch $1100. Still have them. Talked my dad into buying them from a private party and he threw in a turntable. * JBLs - traded for a window air conditioner! * Magnepan MG-IC $75. Autioneer did not even know they were speakers. Asked me what I wanted the strange room dividers for. LOL. Still have them. * Infinity Preludes? (Little speakers with powered sub on side) $600 at Computer City. Still have them. MUDDY sound! Anybody wanna buy 'em? * Speakerlab $200 last week. I WISH someone could tell me what model they are. Tweeter and mid in front, sub-woofer in the rear with no grill. Oak cabinet. NO label of any kind except on front grill. Maybe home built but still should have a model #. Great big rock and roll sound.
I have NEVER owned a speaker that I truly love; everything has been a compromise. The Klipsch are FANTASTIC, but not for easy listening and NOT for a small room.
From 1960's through the 80's, just random crapola speakers from department stores / here & there.
Got interested in home theater in 90's and bought:
Bose Acoustimass set-up for $900.00 Then Polk Audio RT something or anothers with 15" Polk Sub, about $800.+- Then finally B&W N 804's, B&W ASW 2500 subs, B&W HTM2 and N surrounds $9,700. B&W 601 S3's $150.00 (used) Audioanalyst Phase Matrix M8's (recent vintage purchase)$60.00.
1976 BIC Venturi-$150 New 1979 POLK AUDIO MONITOR 7-$200 New 1982 3D ACOUSTICS-$300 New 1986 Thiel CS2-$1,200 New 2002 Magnepan MMG-$800 New (went back to Thiel three weeks later) 2004 VON SCHWEIKERT VR 2's-$2500 New
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