Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

Quads esl 63...Acoustic Energy ae1.. Sonus Faber Cremona..Spcia TC50...actually any speakers that the GFF(girl friend factor)lets you keep in the living room is speaker to hang on for life....Im a ESL junkie!!! but it does not match the drapes.:{

CLS IIz's with Vandersteen 2wq subs

I always think it's a boring drag when everybody recommends the equipment they own as if it's the be all and end all of the audio world. Having said that, I can tell you that i've been very happy with my ML CLSIIz's with vandersteen subs for many years. My upgrade dollars always seem to be directed elsewhere.

Talon Raven-C picked up used here on A'gon from a fine gentleman. Been through more speakers than I care to admit. In my setup they absolutely smoke. They'll be with me a long time.

Polk Monitor 10s I bought new in 1979, and could barely afford them then - I think they cost about $250 each back then. Replaced the tweeters with then-current ones about 10-12 years ago. Next week they will be replaced in my main system (by Sonus Faber Cremoras), but I won't be selling them... they'll move to the office now.

I hadn't done any serious audio shopping in a long time, and was surprised that I did not find a Polk speaker of any size or price that sounded at all good to me.

Sentimental speakers like my Father's 1959 JBL D-36's and my own 1977 Klipsch. I now have more modern speakers but could never part with speakers that have emotional ties. I still listen to them on a separate system. The sound could be better but never the same.