Cool topic.
1.Monteverdi Stereo/8-track system. Actually made by Zenith, which really raises the quality level. Ha.
$-Christmas present
2. DLK 1's. $-Probably around $100.
3. Borrowed a set of early 70's model Jensen's. Had those along with the DLK's in my bedroom. My mom was very happy. Not.
4. Boston Acoustics and I don't remember the model $140. Thought I had really moved up in the world. Wanted 3 way speaker. Thought I had them. Foam went bad so I went to replace it and found out that that it wasn't a woofer at all. It was a 10" passive radiator beneath a 6" mid/woofer.
5. Moved into surround sound with some Klipsch SP-1's ($950)with built in subs and RC-3 center($379). Used the foamless Boston's for rears.
6. Replaced Boston's with B&W Dm 303's. $300
7. Paradigm Studio 40 V3 (2 pair for front and rear $1100/pr) CC470 V3 center $749. PW1000 Sub $1K.
8. Don't know yet, but the upgrade bug is bad. Really bad. |
What a great thread. I am marveling at the awesome rigs mentioned here. It truly is a lifelong thing.
I started in the '50's as a young boy listening to my older brother's mono McIntosh going into a single Wharfdale, hifi but pre stereo days!
My humble list:
60's Pioneer CS-77
60's Sansui SP-2500
70's Rectilinears (big ones)
80's Stacked Advent A3s
90's Advent Maestros
All driven by a variety of Sansui receivers, 3000A, 5000, 9090, G-8000.
Presently listening to the Advent Maestros and a set of Klipsch Epic CF2's driven by a Conrad Johnson PV8 preamp going into 2 tweaked Dynakit ST-70's. These two sets of very different speakers seem to wonderfully augment each other. Sure glad I saved all my records ;-)
Thanks for all the great reading. |
Paradigm Export- still have
Magnepan 1.4
ProAc Studio
NHT SuperZero w/sub
Magnepan MMG w/sub - still have
Mirage M-3si
Triangle Celius |
In April of "05 I listed the following as my "personal speaker evolution"
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
OHM F
MAGNEPAN MG II
MAGNEPAN MG 3
MAGNEPLANAR TYMPANI IV
MAGNEPAN MG 3.3
MAGNEPAN MG 3.6
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
Since that time, I have added a few others and I am thoroughly enjoying my "journey". Thanks to AudiogoN, it is possible to "try" a wide variety of fine audio products at very nominal cost - usually no more than shipping costs - .
Add to my list:
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)
And . . . . . for now. . . . . . and maybe for good!
I have settled on two of the speakers listed above. I've tried to find something that I like better, but seem to go back to the two following:
System 1 - AVALON EIDOLON
System 2 - VERITY PARSIFAL ENCORE
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Aktchi,
sorry about the late response. yes the AR-9 are my primary speakers.
i recently added a pair of ADS L-710's ($200) and run them in a stack with the L-810's. |
Dingus: Wow, those are some bargains! So, is AR-9 your primary listening speaker now? |
ADS L-520, new at around $400
ADS L-730, new at around $650
25 years later I no longer have the 520's or 730's and now go for strictly bargains. Here is a list of speakers that I currently own.
ADS L-810, a steal at $160 but later repairs ran the total to $370.
Large Advent Utility Cab, $40 needing refoam which was another $20.
Wharfedale W-60D, $50 but had to replace the tweeters so add another $40.
AR-91, a steal at $40 needing refoam which was another $20.
AR-9, i consider these a steal at $400. I lucked into them after they didnt meet the reserve on eBay. |
1981 - Kenwood compact 2-way, $88/pr.
1982 - Polk " ", $150/pr.
1983 - AR 3-way towers, $200/pr.
1984 - Mission 70MkII, $150/pr.
2000 - Mission 772, $340/pr.
2006 - Spica TC-60, $350/pr. (used) (currently owned)
2006 - Martin Logan Aerius i, $1,000/pr. (used) (currently owned) |
Paradigm Titans
Paradigm Studio 20V.2
Dynaudio 42
Totem Forest |
1. Pioneer HPM40(blew tweeters out)2. Norman Labs Towers (3-10inchers)- fair 3. Klipsch LaScalas(loud!)4. Klipsch Cornwalls(big and ugly) 4. Klipsch cornerhorns(nice but nowhere to put them in a real-world room) 5.Klipsch ChorusII (overated) 6. Thiel 3.6 (new-now were talkin) &. Legacy Focus (not as accurate) 7. Thiel 2.4 (shouldnt have sold) 8. VonSchweikert VR4Jr (bottomed-out) 9. Thiel 3.6(used)-now back to sonic nirvana! The Thiels used are a bargain and are wonderful! MHO |
As well as memory serves...
Pacific Stereo Quadraflex ST-15
Pacific Stereo TransAudio (forgot model number)
A/D/S 710
Braun L810
GNP Valkerie
Vortex Screens (Albert Von Schweikert)
NEAR 50ML
Genesis 8300
Alon II
Scientific Fidelity Crown Joule
Speaker Art Clef
Speaker Art Double Odyssey
ESP Concert Grand
ESP Concert Grand SI |
KLH 17 (high School '67)
Dyna A-25
EPI 50
KLH 6 & 5
Custom cab. double Peerless 3 way
Altec 602-c corners (loud)
Macintosh with some ugly wood grills
JBL LE-15 w/ Janzen electrostats Custom box
Warfdale 60-D 60-E
Heil AMT 1, now with new woofers
Tannoy Red 15" in custom box (lost in a flood)
Tannoy Golds 15" Belevedere Box (in my office)
Snell A-III Main Home sys.(Best of the bunch) Krell pre, bi-amp Bryston 3B's
I am a cabinetmaker so many systems were shop built. I am currently thinking of building GFR boxes for the Tannoy Golds. I never spend much money on systems, just buy used and distressed sales. |
no-name clock radio with cassette, mono with the tone dial set to "high"
fisher boom box- it had an eq! (total audiophile stuff, huh?)
sanyo boom box- bass reflex Boom!
Sansui speakers, blown and reconed free from friend, mated to a yamaha receiver $40 dollars total, not bad.
new av reciever blows old speakers, replace with used Infinty SM 152,($300, overpaid but fun) hearing loss ensues.
Boston Acoustics a70's hooked to old yamy, sound great, within limits.
boston cr 57 surrounds and hd5 center mated to infinities. No sub, and no need for one.
currently looking at building a set of speakers, because I have utterly no sense. At all! |
Bose 301's
Cerwin Vega 35's
Bose AM15
Vandersteen 2ci
Magnepan 1.6qr
Magnepan 3.6R
Gallo Reference 3's
Magnepan 3.6R's (why did I leave in the first place??)
Definitive Technology BP 7004's
I recently downgraded, sold all my equipment and as a stop gap bought some Def Tech 7004's so I wouldn't need a sub, and we watch a lot of movies. Don't go crazy at this, but they sound great. Surprisingly so. No, they don't sound as good as my last set up, but I added a small 2 channel amp to my Denon 4306 receiver to drive the front speakers, and they really came alive. For the price, with the exception of the Maggie 3.6's, they are best speakers I have owned, and some of the best that I have heard. |
1975...generic 12 inch 3-way
1985....purchased more 12 inch 3-ways from a white van
2000.....Infinity Kappa 7
2001.....Infinity Kappa 8
2002.....Infinity Kappa 9
2003.....Infinity Rennaisance 90
2004.....Infinity Kappa 9 again (now I own 4 pairs of them)
2006.....Infinity IRS Beta
I still own all of the speakers above except the Kappa 8 |
Here is my short list.
1990 Velodyne ULD-18 series two,18 inch subwoofer bought new.
1994 Mission 753 3-way floorstanders bought new.
1998 JBL L8 3-way floorstanders again,bought new.
2002 Bose acoustimass home theater speakers new and only for movies.
2005 Aerial Acoustics 10T bought used.
I still have them all.
George |
God there have been soooo many...the ones from the last 6 years or so are below, some shared duty while in and out of my two systems:
B&W CDM7NT's
Monitor Audio GR60's
GR Research Criterions
Totem Hawks
Von Schweikert VR4-JR
Vienna Acoustics Mahlers
Gallo Ref 3's
Dali Helicon 800's
Mahlers were impressive and I miss them more than others, but I owned them on two separate occasions and finally gave up on having a big enough room for them to really sing. Dali's are a great speaker and should keep me satisfied for a while...but as always who knows! |
Might as well update this list as well...
Jensen who-knows-whats?
Klipsch Forte
Legacy Focus
Von Schweikert VR-4 III HSE
Merlin VSM-Milleniums
EgglestonWorks Andra IIs (have lived with these over the last year or so. Excellent in all respects!) |
Stumbled across this thread on a search for info about Gallo A'Divas (for background music in our upcoming remodel) - didn't seem too cerebral, but stimulated some fond memories...
All purchased new, can't recall the exact prices...
1. mid-70s: 2 Kraco 6x9 auto speakers in a plywood box - 'nuff said...
2. ~'77: Advent (unnamed?) - listened to 1 "mono" for a year and a half 'til I could afford the other...
3. ~'81: KEF 303(?) - loved the space-age stands, but couldn't handle volume (important as I was in college at the time)...
4. ~'85: Klipsch La Scala - Took care of my volume concerns. Still elicits stories from buddies who recall when I set them up on the porch of their strand house in Hermosa Beach one 4th of July - loud and clear while swimming in 4' surf separated by 200+yds of beach sand!
5. ~'96: Magnepan MMG - talk about doing a 180! First time I experienced anything approaching "imaging" or "transparency"...
6. '04: Thiel 2.4 - which, along with a (costly) swapout of virtually my entire system, really exposed the acoustic limitations of my living room...
Fortunately, our impending remodel has allowed me to spec/build a "media room" that, once paid for (another 10 years!?), ought to send me off in yet another direction...
I am still intrigued by the Maggie soundstaging and may return to a larger model as a complementary alternative to the Thiels some day...
Jim |
Wow,
I'm way behind on the upgrade treadmill for speakers. For some reason, other components come and go, but speakers move through my life slowly.
Interestingly, they're the only component that I've always bought new.
1. Circa 1972: Home made cabinets for Radio Shack 12" two way speakers with some kind of a tweeter thrown in and a passive crossover and a tuned port made from a mailing tube.
2. Circa 1975: Marantz 3 ways with a 12" woofer and the foam grill covers. Pretty shitty speakers, but they were cheap!
3. Circa 1980 (?'82?) Vandersteen 2C's. Around $1100. Wonderful speakers. Still classics.
4. Circa 2004: Gallo Reference 3's with stands and the sub amp. They still amaze me with their performance, regardless of cost.
Dave |
I've upgraded again, so here's my updated evolution:
Wharfedale W45's were my first (guess about $100 in 1972)
- still have them but gutted the cabinets and rebuilt
with with new Audax drivers/crossover
Infinity Monitor IIa's ($500 or so in 1975)
- I still have them - they are all original and
immaculate (surrounds replaced)
Totem Sttaf's ($1500 new in 2003)
Added Rel Storm III (used) to Sttafs in 2004
GMA Europas (used in 2004) installed in second system with a Rel Storm I subwoofer (used).
Von Scheikert VR3's (used) installed dedicated home theater (2005).
Totem Mani-2's in January 2006 (used). They replaced GMA Europas/Storm with Installed the Rel Storm III with the Mani's. Sold the Europas.
Von Scheikert VR4 gen III's (used) in January 2006. They replaced the Totem Sttafs which I have not sold - I can't bring my self to do that because they're better than what I can sell them for so I'm using them in a 3rd system.
Moved the Storm I to the home theater - selling off the AESpirit sub it replace. |
1st: Some sort of General Electric system as a hand-me-down from my sister.
2nd: Panasonic "Thrusters" with a passive radiator (1600 was in the model number).
3rd: Paradigm 9SE
4th: Paradigm Studio 100 V 3 + Rel Storm 3
5th: Intuitive Design Summits + Rel Storm 3 |
I"m keeping this thread alive. My evolution:
..JBL Jubals, 1973. ..stolen..
..Maggie MG-IIa's, 1978. ..stolen..
..Boston Acoustic A100, 1982. ..Still have, wish someone
would steal these..
..Eminent Tech LFT III, 1992. ..Wow sound! I had alarm
system installed and working.
..Added sub Genesis. ..Nice improvement
Servo 12, 1994.
..Added 2nd sub Genesis ..another fine enhancement
Servo 12, 2003. Alarm system
upgraded.
..Added supertweeters, Decca Ribbon Pair, 2004.
..Alarm system is working as I write.
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I look at that list and imagine your income rising at a correspondingly steep rate. Or did the hobby just get the better of you? |
Hologram, 1,500, demo
Voce Divina Soprano 2,500 used
Eggleston Rosa, 9,900 new
Kharma Ex. 1D 87,000 new
........and maybe Altec lansing Vintage horns with double bass 15", Ebay,$275 |
Started out with nice little KLH. Moved on to classic Advents. Tried some locally made Chicago Speakerworks. Finally got dream speakers (at the time) ADS L810s used. Got tempted by NHT, but added Klipsch subwoofer to ADS. My son blew the ADS up listening to Magical Mystery Tour (I'm so proud!). Now have Focal JM Labs Electra 906 with Klipsch sub. Love the sound.
Still want the big Magnepans; remember lusting after Acoustats [sic] in Chicago. Are they still around?
the rustler |
I like this
1,Micro accoustic something or other.
2,Ohm C2
3,BIC 6's
4,JBL L100 Likedem.
5,mag 1.4
6,mag mg2c's
7,and present Klipsch rf 82 |
1986 BSR SPEEAKER FROM THE DAK CATELOG (This should bring back memories to some). I thought DAK was BIG TIME AUDIO back then.
1987 Boston Acoustic T1000 towers, (still one of my favorites) which i still own and sound great.
1987 sold the BSR & got KLIPSCH FORTES (GOOD SPEAKER, BEAUTIFUL CABINET a little harsh sounding though)
1989 traded the KLIPSCH FORTE for VMPS Super Tower/R (good speaker huge cabinet) I still like the Boston T1000 better.
Fast FWD to 2005 and I upgrade everything. After taking a Siesta from audio for about 10 to 15 years someone gave me a pair of Polk Audio RT-55I bookshelf speakers. Now i got the fever again :( To compliment the Polk I got a KLIPSCH RC-35 Center but unfortunaltely I could not be satisfied
Now I make up for lost time (those 15 yrs). The Polk RT55I and KLIPSCH are put aside for some real quality. Thanks to the internet it seems possible to put together a dream system and get the following speakers for multi channel and HT surround. The Onix Ref 2, Onix Ref 100, Onix Ref 1, two Onix Rocket UFW-10s subwoofers, One SVS PC Ultra Subwoofer, and 1 HSU VTF-3 Subwoofer. These speakers were all purchased from net only companies. Wow best sounding sys i have ever had and i never walked into a store (not really possible where i live as no true audio specialty store for 100s of miles). This was truely an evolution as far as i'm concerned. It started with meger BSRs and took me down an interesting road until the sys i have now. A lot of $$ spent and time consumed on this passion. |
I'm lucky to remember the speakers, let alone the prices. My speaker history:
1) Epicure (don't know the model-they were double sided about 24-26" high)
2) Audio Project (Bose 901 knockoffs) Hated them
3) B&W DM 1400's
4) B&W 802 Series III
5) B&W 801 Series III
6) Magnepan 3.6's
7) Audio Physic Virgo 3's
8) JM Labs Mini Utopia
9) Theil 3.6
10) Sonus Faber Signum
11) Harbeth 7ES-2
12) Magnepan 1.6
13) Revel Studio
14) B&W N800 Sigs
15) Harbeth Super HL-5
I've had a larger and a smaller system for a while so that explains the disparity in the last few pairs.
Most of these have been very good to exceptional sounding speakers. It's taken me a while to learn that the room makes all the difference in getting the most from your speakers and system. |
My speaker history from the eighties to now:
1) self made 2 way, ScanSpeak drivers
2) kit speaker, ScanSpeak
3) Martin Logan Aerius-i, new
4) Merlin VSM-SE + BBAM, new
5) Von Schweikert VR3HSE Gen III, new
6) HGP Lyra SoNova (www.hgpaudio.com), new
7) Tidal Audio Contriva (www.tidal-audio.de), new
3-7) all impressed me for the price, or I would not have bought them :-)
The Tidal Contriva is my current speaker and I don't see any changes coming, as it combines the strenght of the speakers I owned before and outperforms them overall significantly.
I started with 2 way speakers I built myself, ScanSpeak drivers in a very ugly box I put together, no crossover, just a cap for the tweeter. They sounded - well, interesting :-)I then took out the drivers and bought a kit with a crossovers for those drivers, did not convince either, but worked for a student budget. The ML Aerius-i was the first speakers I got when I had a job, so I could afford to listen and choose. They were great for the money in my opinion. The Merlin was very special too, but too small after a move. The von Schweikert were really good for the money, but not in all aspects up to the strong points of the Merlin. The HGP I got for a really good price and hoped to get the bass of the VS and the resolution of the Merlin. It got some of it but not all. Enter the Tidal Contriva, I am still marveling at this speakers performance everytime I listen to music. For me a dream come true! |
Ok..herer goes first time spilling my guts.
Studiocraft 440's
OHM F's
DCM Time Windows
JBL 100's
Polk 7's/Large Advents
then
Vandersteen 1'c
Vandersteen 2ce
Proac Response 2s
Larry |
Ampeg SVT cabinet (8 10-inch speakers:played bass in bands as well as hooking stereo up to it), Small Advents, Klipsch Forte's, Unity Audio Signature 1's. |
Cerwin Vegas -> Apogee Stages -> B&W 801 IIIs.
Great thread. All 3 were/are great. Cerwin Vegas - good punch, but lacked finesse. Apogee Stages sounded amazing only if the listener were in the tiny sweet spot. B&W 801's may lack the highest degree of fine resolution, but they sound great in almost all situations and music. It will be hard for me to trade these beauties in... |
Okay: Not that I got an upgrade bug or anything in order:
JBL-L150
Yamaha NS-1000M
Magneplanar MG1.6
Linn Tukan
Linn Keilehd (sic)(active crossover)
Vienna Haydn
WattPuppy 5.0
Revel Studio
Sonus Faber Electa Amator II
WattPuppy 6.0
JM Lab Alto Be
Bosendorfor Series 2
I find WattPuppies my favorite, except for one thing, listener fatigue.. The Bosendorfors are in my office; The Alto Be's had to fit the decor and they are in a bright room with no real way to ameleorate the highs. I still remember distinctly how wonderful Flim and the BB's sounded on the Maggies..... I think for shear fun I loved the little Hadn's as an office system.... I guess this makes me the Maye West of speakers...never found one I didn't like something about. |
JBL 100
Sound Lab A-1
MBL 101E |
I guess it is time to update my post from 7/29/04:
1989 ALR Nummer 3 stand speakers (DM1600 = $1000)
1998 Mission 751 freedom monitors ($400, regular $800)
2005 Spendor S3/5 ($650, regular $1200)
2005 Omega Super 3 ($550)
2005 Cain & Cain Abby (Fostex FE166E) ($1600)
I hope that's it for a long while. No way I will be getting rid of the Abbys any time in the future. |
polk
definitive technology 2006
b&w N805
b&w signature 805
JM Lab Diva utopia
Thiel 2.4
Avalon Opus Ceramique |
Speaker Lab 6.0
Camber 4.5
Chapman T7
Coincident Super Eclipse I
Coincident Super Eclipse III |
A little JCPenny's bookshelf system to Sony SSU-1250s (I think...around 1978) to Polk RTA 12s to Thiel CS2s to Thiel CS 3.6s. Dunlavy 4s possible next or Thiel CS 6s or 7.2s. |
budget evolution here :
mission 701
mission 773e
mission 783
triangle antal 202 |
b&w model 60 with an electrostatic panel and a 10inch woofer 1973
ess pro 6s' 4 hiel transformers and 4'10s in each cabinet 1975 or 76
Watson lab 10s' 1978 built by Mr Wright of dayton & wright
M&Ks'with sub woofer 1980
1982 Got married , sold everything and bought a pair of yamahas at an estate sale in 1987 .
tyler accoustics woodmeres 2005 $10200 |
Cerwin Vega used
Design Acoustic PS-10 new $300ish
Klipsch Forte new $800
KEF 101's? new $600 w/stands
Linn Keilidh used $1100
Martin-Logan Arieus new $2100
Magnepan 1.5 used $800
VANDERSTEEN 2ce Sig new $1500 |
My personal speaker evolution is as follows:
Von Schweikert DB-99's and then DONE!!
Yes I am very proud that I simply went from absolutly crap speakers (RCA inherited crap speakers) to the 99's. I wanted to avoid the upgrade loose money path so I went for the all or nothing aproach. I am very sure I saved money in the long run.
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Bose 601, Energy C-8, and soon Totem Forest. |
Sylvania something or other Gift
Acoustic Research AR 10 Pi $289 the pair new
Dalquist DQ-10s $600 the pair used
Koss Model 1a $3000 the pair new
Canon S-35 Gift
Koss Model 1a $350 used
LSA-2 $2000 the pair new |
For my main music system I've had these:
Radio Shack Nova 7 or something like that. 1970
Bose 501's $250.00 1971
Bose 901's $500.00 1972
Dahlquist DQ-10's $800.00 1976
Dahlquist DQ-10's Mirror imaged $1000.00 1980
Dahlquist DQ-20i's = "The best" $1200.00(great deal)1986
Sub-woofers:
A/D/S PB-1500 nice unit $800.00 1986
Boston Acoustics VR-500 $350.00 1999
" " VR-2000 Movie thunder $600.00 2000
" " PV-1000 Very musical $780.00 2004
Movie or second system speakers:
Infinity RS-3's Two pair $59.00 a pair from ubid = Theft
Boston Acoustics T-100 $400.00 1992
" " CR-9's $300.00 2001
" " CR-8's $200.00 2001
" " CR-2's $150.00 2001
" " 381 in walls $300.00 2001
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KLH Model 32
Advent Loudspeaker
Bose 901
Bose 901 series III
New Advent Loudspeaker
Stacked New Advent Loundspeakers
Thiel CS22
Thiel CS22 w/REL Stadium III |
1. old 70s yamahas handed down from pops
2. platinum pt806
3. platinum solo
4. green mountain continuum 1
5. martin logan aerius i
6. meadowlark swift & triangle titus tried in second tube system
7. verity tamino
8. verity fidelio |
Paradigm Mini MKIII upgrade to:
JM Lab Tantal 515 upgrade to:
Sonus Faber Concerto upgrade to:
Sonus Faber Signum then shift to HT, need a matching center and floorstander (for look only):
Quad 21L, too big for room then:
Cabasse Tobaggo, lack treble refinement then:
Totem Arro, too small for room (!):
Totem Hawk almost perfect but want to try a promising 2.5 way:
Audio Physic Yara, superb, then need to go smaller room:
Waiting for ProAc 1SC today. Next: go figure!!!!!!!! |
1960's- Sony Speakers. Big & boxy. Credence sounded great!
1960's- Bose 901 bought a pair used, never liked the Eq.
1970's- Bose 301 The greatest sound for $179 a new pair.
1970's- AR-LST New for $600 a pair! A super bargain then!
1970's- JBL 4311 Studio Monitors. Still considered a Std.
1980's- Altec 205A Studio Monitors. A $400 bargain then!
1980's- Infinity Modulus.Collectors now but $2750 when new.
1980's- Yamaha NS-1000 The best Studio Monitors ever!
1990's- Mirage 990M for $800 pair new. Are collectors now!
2000's- Meadowlark Ospreys. Superb soundstage, not cheap.
2000's- Meadowlark Nighthawks. A Masterpiece to my ears!
Those are the speakers lines I have owned for the last 35+ years or so, but believe me, I have listened to most, even those at CES shows that sell well over the stratosphere in prices with esoteric designs and concepts. But in practicality, investment, and real sound stage performance satisfaction, those have been my humble & chosen ones! |
