Personal speaker evolution

The old standard route: Advents, Double Advents, Magneplanars. I've stayed with the Maggies (3 sets to date).

I started in junior high with some Bose bookshelf speakers, KLH with passive sub, first fullrange ($80 still compares with some $1000 fullrange, Klipsch Synergy Klipsch Reference 7's (modified) $1100 new, then to another class of speakers
DALI HELICON 800 mk I $2800 used
AVALON AVATAR used
KRELL RESOLUTION III $1700 used
ZU ESSENCE $2500 new
EMERALD PHYSICS CS 2.3 $3600 used

climbing the stairway to heaven: college, 2 way JBL's...junk for the years I was in training, then Vienna Acoustics Mozarts with a REL StataIII sub. I have been actively auditioning for several years...and am about to purchase Harbeth Compact 7 ES3's for a bedroom(13x13xx8'. My references are rebuilt Quad 57's, Vandy 5's, and for giant scale..Magico Model 6(I call them Stupidos because of the Price, and Revel Salons) I don't have the space or money for giant large scale speakers, nor do I think they are necessary. For value, I have concluded that Harbeth's or similar BBC type speakers or Quad's offer the best sound for the least (relatively speaking) money, especially in the all important midrange. I have been most moved emotionally by the music I love with Quad's and Harbeths with good but not stupid expensive tube gear and passive preamps.

Kenwood Godawfuls
AR 2-ways (25's?)
Boston Acoustics bookshelf
Polk Audio 7
Polk Audio 10
VMPS Super Towers
Spica TC50 w/Hsu Research subs
B&W DM600 w/Hsu subs
Apogee Acoustics Duetta Signatures

Radio shack cheapies, late 70's. JBLs in 80's, Infinity's in 80-90s....then started building my own. So far I've built two sets and would never buy from a store again.