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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
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traceb
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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
barroter
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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.
godcross
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-Sanyo ghetto blaster
-Kenwood towers
-Paradigm 3se (that started it!)
-B&W DM220
-Boston A100
-Yamaha NS690 (they're still in the bedroom)
-Paradigm Studio 100 v.2
-Active triamped 3 way custom with Eton 11-581 woofers
dual Scanspeak 18-8545 mids and Newform research 15" ribbon tweeters.
ecruz
402 posts
 
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
Vandersteen 3a Sig used $1400 (local no boxes)
Gallo Reference 3.1 used Love them!!
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jriggy
564 posts
 
Sony box speakers from the 1980's
Cambridge SoundWorks sub sat system from the early 1990's
B&W 601 series 2
B&W 602 series 3
Mirage OM6's (kept them for second system)
Dynaudio Focus 220's
Dynaudio Contour s5.4's
Daedalus Ulysses
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