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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1972-Fisher 2 or 3 ways
1984-AR 3 ways
1989-Boston bookshelf
1997-Dahlquist DQ20 *
2003-RBH AC5T home theater
2010-Legacy Focus *
2010-Polk RTi10
2011-Magnepan MG3a *
2012-Eminent Technology LFT8
2012-Magnepan 1.6
2012-Eminent Tech. LFT8b *
2012-Eminent Tech. LFT3 *
2012-Zu Omen

* Noteworthy
I never had big $$ to buy speakers so over just the past 5 years I have been finding great deals on CL. This has led me to experiment with different technologies, multi driver (Legacy), planar, and ET push pull. Tried the Zu's due to a move to smaller space. They were nice and easy to drive but I didn't like them as much as the planars or the Legacy or Dahlquist.
The DQ20 has bee my main decent speaker that I have held onto. It does everything so well.
2009 - paradigm esprit bipolar
2009-2010 - B&W Nautilus 804
2010-2011 - B&W Nautilus 802
2011-present - Avantgarde Uno 2.1 with Tact W410 subs
Here is my progression starting with my first pair...

1. KLH Model 38
2. Avid 102
3. ADS L520 - Still have them in a secondary system and they are in pristine condition. Love 'em!
4. Wharfedale Diamond 9.6
5. Vienna Acoustics Bach Grands - currently the mains in my primary system and I love these too.
Talon khorus II with upgrade crossover and modified tweeter...they just diseaper and live place to Music with"Audax"tweeter .
Wow this thread has been going on for a dozen years. Time to update my decade-old response:

'73: Lafayette 8" coax drivers in boxes, $40
'75: KLH Model 32, used, $55
'79: 'New' Large (Walnut) Advents, new, $265
'86: Boston Acoustics A200, used, $175
'02: Thiel CS2.3, used, $2000
'06: Thiel CS2.4, used, $2800 (upgraded XOs '11 $130)