Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

You Guy's might think this is funny but still have my original Advent loudspeakers since '75. I had many others also, But these are keepers for life

Genesis 201's ...

I bought a pair of EPI tower speakers in 1974...Those ugly speakers have traveled with me for almost 30 years from one end of the country to the other....They have experienced dorm room parties...house parties....and all kinds of music from Robin Trower and Mott the Hoople (remember them?)..to Pat Metheny to Steely Dan to....well.....My point is these speakers are like family....and I could never rid myself of them.....and by the way...they still sound great...My recollection is they cost about $94.....for the pair!!!

Apogee Duetta Signatures for 15+ years. I have been upgrading everything else (well, even the Duettas if you count adding an active crossover and bi-amping) and they just keep sounding better and better. Even small changes are very noticeable. I still think in terms of what I can do to improve how they sound rather than what might replace them. I do think they are better with classical and jazz than some rock but my better produced rock sounds great, too. It might be argued that I have spent more trying to meet their requirements than I would if I replaced them with more efficient speakers, but it is still fun trying to see how good they can be. I do tend to hold on to things. I also still have my Polk 7M's (almost 20 years) which I have used in smaller rooms.

I have a Spectral/Avalon 2C3D system and a Martin Logan home theater system but with the right material my 18 year old Celestion SL600 speakers can still raise the hair on my neck - I cannot imagine getting rid of them.