How many pair of speakers do you own?


Since I am a self proclaimed speaker nut, I was trying to justify to my wife that having 5 pair of speakers is normal for an audiophilic addict. Curious also about what type, Dynamic, Planar, Single Driver etc; If you are member of this sight, you probably have a mania towards some component or other. Mine is Loudspeakers, which I learned early are 70% of your system. To me they may be >> 80%

Thanks>>>>
bbchem
Currently have 9 pairs . Going to have to sell some off soon as theres no more room for more . Craigslist is the greatest for a speakerphile . Theres 3 pairs I am wanting to get right now on craigs . PBN Montana , Thiel 3.6 and Infinity rs11 . Almost forgot about a pair of Hales revelation 3 a customer of mine wants to sell to me for $600 . Most intrigued by that one as I have not heard that brand before . Going to buy that one unheard . 

At the moment, 6, recently pruned down from 7.

Thiel 2.7 (main speakers).
MBL 121 Radialstrahler speakers
Hales Transcendence 1 monitors (and Center)
Thiel 02
Spendor S3/5
Waveform Mach MC
Monitor Audio Bronze monitors

Recently sold my Thiel 3.7s (too many speakers!)


Silverline 17
Silverline Minuette Supreme Plus
Silverline sr 11
Totem Rainmakers
Totem Dreamcatchers
EPOS elan 10
EPOS els
Tetra 120u

goin’ to clear the house someday!
One of my rich friend has 150 pairs of vintage speakers which will fetch around 10M $.

But I keep just three.
Combined new retail price is 70K$ much humbler than my friend.

You shall stock speakers worth  at least 1 M$.

Ha Ha.

Your wife may want to harass me.
Revel Salon 2
Vienna Acoustics Beethoven
Kef R107/2
Epicure Model 3
Revel voice1
 The Salon  2 is really all one could ask for while proper setup is critical, the Beethovens are a steal for the money and I really like what they do. The speakers to touch the soul of the listener Kef R107/2 still have world class bass and serve front mains in my 3 channel ht.My Ultima voice, all 72 lbs of it take up most of my tv stand but are worth it. The epicure model 3 have a hot tweeter that makes everything I play exciting, they're currently waiting for me to clean the garage.
Currently three, my main listening room are Revel M106, in  my workshop are some vintage KLH Model 2 Computer Controlled speakers which still sound pretty good, and some Boston CR 7 in my garage.    

Five and one half  Pairs(not counting computer types) and that’s 3pairs too many. One pair on loan to family member, One pair in rebuild mode, Two pairs switching places at whim or whenever I’m looking for a different tonal experience.

Polk SRS-SDA 3.1TL modified and upgraded,

Polk FX1000

Polk CS350

Polk CRS

Polk Monitors

B&W 803D2

Computer (2)
Living room (1)
Family room (1)
Workshop (2), sometimes 3 if I'm messing around.
Race car hauler (1)
All are just stereo, except for one of the computer systems that has a sub.
5 pairs.
3 pairs for 3 different systems and 2 pairs attached to the same system (both connected to the same source and amplifier, in different locations - one pair is right in front of the sofa for movies and near field listening, the other pair is along the perpendicular wall for a complete room filling and loud listening).
All of them in different rooms.
I have five:

1. Wilson Audio Sophia 2
2. Vienna Acoustics Strauss
3. Tannoy Definition D-700
4. B&W 805N
5. Pioneer HPM-40's, my very first pair of speakers
plus 3 center channels and 4 subwoofers. Way too much!
Who wants what?
I have six (4 too many) King Sound King v1 (for sale)    Triangle Celius 202 (for sale)     Triangle Antal 30 yr Ann edition (for sale)     Magnepan 1.6qr  Thiel cs7 (for sale)   Thiel cs2 (for sale) 

I own 8 pairs of speakers.

1. Tyler Acoustics Woodmere II (using currently) 2 channel

2 Yamaha ns 1000 (from about 1978, bought new by me at 19 years old) My son is using these. Still sound great but don't look so good. I was hard on them not him.

3 Klipsch  kg3 (office system)

4 Sonab, Small with single tweeter (currently not using)

5 6 7 8 Paradigm Monitor 11, Monitor 3, Mini Monitor, Titan, & CC370 Signature 12 sub(currently using 9.1)

  

For 2 channels system, 3 pairs, 2 pairs floor stand, one pair bookshelf. In this case, I can change speaker from time to time (just like woman....)

I have two pair. Dan D'Agostino designed satellite/sub system and Thiel CS2. Well behind many of you owning multiple sets. I am jealous!:) Budget and spouse allowing (there's the rub), I would buy more. Hooked on audio since 1975.
Infinity Irs Beta
Infinity Irs Gamma
infinity Kappa 9 (2) pairs
Infinity Renaissance 90
5 pairs 1 center
EPOS ELS3
PARADIGM 450
PARADIGM STUDIO 60
PARADIGM STUDIO 80
VON SCHWEIKERT VR4 HSE
INNERSOUND EROS
Hi,
Over the past 35 years I have had over 300 different speaker models through my reference listening room, models, not brands. I currently have 3 different sets of speakers that I play with. Once I find a set of speakers that works better with my reference equipment I keep that set and eliminate one of the sets of speakers that I consider not as good a match to my set up. My preference for the past few years has been high efficiency speakers that are matched up well to the proper amplifier.
Cheers,

8 pairs of Infinity speakers. 

IRS Beta
Renaissance 90
Kappa 7.1
Kappa 200
Kappa 9 (4 pairs) 

I meant not the Beryllium tweeter version.  I never got  the upgrade bug with these.

I just couldn't find the right amp for them, over years of trying multiple tweaks and pre amps.    They are truly the best example of a analytical and highly detailed sounding speakers I have owned .

The Best pre for them turned out to be a  two 6SN7 - AE-3 from Cary's sub brand AES that cost me all of $350 used.  When I finally  tried some tube power amps in my case mono blocs, when Joe T was importing Consonance products. The world of great music suddenly appeared.  Yep just some crazy good sounding Chinese Consonance Cyber 800 monoblocs, with 4 EH 6CA7s in each and  NOS input and driver tubes.  I don't think the rest of their stuff is nearly as good, there is something in the trannies and circuit they used for these amps.

  • 7.5 pairs of B&W,Cornwall I'1s,3 subs,Bose 601 and that's just in my recroom theater,another 3 sets in my back bedroom buried

I have 8 + pairs in total and several project speakers.  I have left out the garage sale stuff that turned out to be junk, e.g. Marantz early 70s I guess Marantz bookshelf made in Japan.

2 pair of Klipsch heritage  Heresy is my first big HiFi buy in 1976 and a pair of 1978 La Scalas.

2 pairs of JBL Signature Series circa late 50s early 60s both 16 Ohm.

1 pair of Tannoy Gold in DCM? type cabinets de-veneered and spray painted by some one but not on drivers .

1 pair of Von Schweickert  VR2s made in San Diego not China beautiful veneer with rear facing ambience driver user adjustable. 

1 pair of JM Lab Focal Electra 936s no Titanium  tweeter version

1 Pair of Hyperion 585 book shelf.

That's all for now not including 4 pair of headphones.

I have 7 pair, only listen to three at any one time. Main system, office system, and my son has one pair in his system. I will likely buy more some day. It's a little like black tar or crack.
3 pair

Clearwave Duet 6 monitors-presently in use
Tonian Labs TL-D1s_not in use
Audioengine 2 for my computer

All the best,
Nonoise

Five pairs which I will eventually pare down to the three (the first three) speakers.

Altec 846A Valencia
Quad ESL 57 electrostats
Quad ESL 63 electrostats paired with a Gradient SW-63 (both are in need of repair)
Snell Type J II
Snell Type J III

As for future acquisitions, I may try to buy a gently-used Devore Orangutan O/96 at some point in time.   Once the Big Move from Southern to Northern California takes place later this year and my house remodel is done, I'll be running the Quad speakers with Audio Research or Quad II gear and I've been running the Altec's with my Shindo gear.

The "end of the road" is in sight!
In use

8 Pair Indoor
2 Pair In Walls
6 Pair Outdoors

2 of the indoor pairs are in 7.1 setups.

So, 42 total speakers and 2 sub woofers - Yikes!

Multiple old speakers in storage.
5 Pairs:
B&W 801S3
Thiel CS6* 
Acoustat Spectra 33*
Spica TC 50
NHT T-5

* not in use.

B&W 7.1 setup in a dedicated HT room with JL Audio 212 sub.  
SONOS setup in rest of the house, 7 speakers and 3 subs with different configurations in each room.  


I love speakers, but they unfortunately take up the most space of all components (especially the planars I prefer), just as drums take up much more space than do guitars. I have a bunch of both drumsets and speakers, the latter being ESS TranStatic I, Quad ESL (original), Magneplanar Tympani T-IV, Eminent Technology LFT-8b, ET LFT-4, NHT SuperZero, Optimus Pro LX5, GR Research 2-12 OB/Dipole subwoofers, and Rythmik DIY F15HP in 4cu.ft. enclosure subs.
Yesterday I finally refoamed the Boston a40 series 2 speakers I bought 30 years ago that were sitting idle. Got them back up and running again today. Those little oldies surprised the heck out of me. The same very mellow but nicely detailed and dynamic sound I remember. Very nice in my acoustically very lively 12x12 sunroom and off my main system with the bel canto ref1000m class d amps. The $20 repair kit was a good investment.
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I had four pairs of speakers, sadly, I had to sale two pairs to help fund buiding current system, I have two pairs left, in the next year to two, I will go all out and attempt to find a profound pair of speakers, and keep the two pairs I have now, they are vintage collectors to me, Enjoy the music!
6 pair currently up and running.

1 pair (Boston A40s) sitting idle and awaiting an eventual rebuild.
I recently moved from WI to a 950 sq ft condo in the Twin Cities , had to cull the herd down to only 6 pairs.
i have the sc 11's,they are too good for frigging surround speakers,but if you got the IV's then why not.
Seven: Kef 104/2-102s, ATC 11, ATC 150, Audioengine, Blue Sky EXO, Logitech, Paradigm Studio Monitors
32 pairs.

ADS L810
Altec Corona
AR 2A
Bose ??
Boston Acoustics A70
Burhoe Crimson
Definitive Technology ??
Design Acoustics D8
Design Acoustics D12
Eosones ??
EPI 602
EPI M50
EPI 350
EPI M201
Innotech D24
Koss ??
Leslie DVX
Polk Monitor 4
Radio Shack LX??
SFI ??
Shahinian Obelisk
Shahinian Elf
Shahinian Super Elf
Shahinian Diapason
Stephens Factory cabinet 206XA's
Vero Research Soundwave PS 2.0
Vero Research Soundwave ??
VMPS Super Tower R's
VMPS RM1
Wharfedale Diamond (3 pairs)
Lafayette-Criterion-25a-since 1968
lafayette-criterion 80
Dynaco A-25
AR-3A---AR-9LS-AR-SUB,ADVENT-SUB
Klipsh-lascala's X4-and heresey's
B&W-802-SERIES 80
B&WCDM1 SE-X4
B&W303's
B&W601s3's
MERLIN-TSM MM with a Velodyne-fsr-18-currently use.
I have 16 pair and must devise ways to hide them, so my wife always thinks I have only seven or eight. One way to hide 'em is in plain sight: A quad of JBL S109 Aquarius, Ohm 3s and 4s, two pair of Snells both in light oak, etc. Usually, I'll modfy one pair and keep the other restored as stock for comparison. Move 'em around frequently: You're never sure if you last saw 'em in this room or in the basement.
B&W 803S
JBL 4412A
JBL 4206
YAMAHA NS-10M
KEF Q-5
ALTEC LANSING S-55
CANTON COMBI??
SONY APM??
JENSEN C-JR
INSIGNIA NS-B2111 (3 PAIRS)
SDAT SDAT LEB-404 (yes, that garbage)
I own one pair only.*
*Unless you count a pair that detaches from an Aiwa boombox upstairs in our bedroom, and computer speakers, etcetera.
let's see...

dunlavy sc IV's upgraded tweeters
B&W 801 limited edition w/north creek crossovers
B&W matrix 805's
Quad esl 57's
magnepan MMG's
Spendor SP-100's

I have a bunch of other speakers i dont use, but those are the main ones.
4 full home theater setups and 8 pairs in-walls. Theater, Master Den, Family Room are 7.1 systems and Kid's Theater is a 5.1 system with two passive subs.

That is four pairs of L/R and 7 pairs in-walls + one in-wall pair uninstalled + 4 center channels + 4 subs + 8 pairs of rears or sides, if these count.

If we talk amps, that is a different story!
Apogee Duetta Signature.
Apogee MiniGrand.
VMPS Supertower.
Aurasound.
VMPS 626's.
Aura LSW-628's.

Dave
JBL L200
Klipsch Heresy
Soliloquy 5.3
Soliloquy 5.0
Linn Katan

I guess that's 5 pairs. I enjoy the dynamics and efficiency of the jbl's and klipsch's but the smoothness and accuracy of the soliloquy and linn.

different speaks for different tunes and moods i guess.