Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

In 1978 while in school I bought a used pair of already-old Electro-Voice Sentry II monitors (16 ohms, 12" woofer, horn tweeter, about 80lbs. each) from a guy for $110. He had just bought a pair of the latest JBL thump-snap 12" 3-ways (the big show-off-your-stereo record was Supertramp Crime of the Century, remember?) and as I carried the EV's out the door he looked like he wanted them back...I kept them happily until last year when a move to a new house necessitated something smaller and nicer-looking...I was shocked that I had to spend about $2000 for speakers that I liked as well...the EV's sound is like the performer is actually singing in there, just behind the warm woolly grille cloth. I found a good home for them where I can still go listen. They make great end tables, too.

Ditto for Dunlavy SC-5. They are in my system for life.

I wish, I still had my old Servo-Static panels, especially for their tweeter elements. Sigh....

EPOS ES14! Absolute stunning sound, incredible sound stage, luscious mid-range, voices, especially female, are spectacular sounding. I have owned quite a few pair of speakers in the past. Martin Logan Aries i, SL3s, Polk Audio, KEF, Pro-Arc, Dynaudio, Klipsch, Naim. The Epos have put them all to shame, regardless of the price and size. People seem to have the idea programmed in their heads-that the more the speaker costs the better it sounds! I heard a pair of Wilson Watt\Puppies played through a KRELL FPB 600 and I had to bite a hole in my lip to keep from laughing! What a sucker punch to pay the price for all that equipment and have that kind of sound come out. I have a modest system that if you blindfolded yourself and listened to the two, you would save yourself enough money to buy a decent automobile!! The only problem with these speakers have, is finding them!

I still have a pair of B&W DM7's. I bought them new 23 years ago. They are not in my main system but I still listen and enjoy them. My other speakers are from Avalon and I plan on never getting rid of them. If you haven't heard the Avalon line please check them out they are incredible.