Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

Great thread.
I've had my B&W 801 IIIs for about 10 years now and I can't
really justify upgrading them. They simply always sound
right, no matter what I play. And I play everything from
classical to jazz to Grateful Dead. They reveal all the upstream equipment and the music as accurate as I can imagine.

I've gone through many amps, preamps, CD players, but I'm hanging on to the 801s!

John

I have a pair of aerial 10-t's wounderful sounding full range speaker.They have the latest drivers and are about five years old.

DCM Time Windows and Dynaudio Audience 42s are here and will stay. Both are outstandingly musical and have great tonal balance. Time Window provides better bass, as you would expect. Transmission line design works well, and the sum is greater than its parts. The Dynaudio is a strong performer in its own right. Better midrange, great imaging, sweeter on top. Amazing quality of sound for the price.

I have owned Maggies,Infinity Quantems,English monitors(with and without subs),Artemis Eos Sig.s and the ones I plan to keep forever....I present the JM Labs Alto Be.

Sonus Faber Guarneri have been just wonderful speakers, especially when I hooked them up with a recent purchase of Graaf 13.5BII preamp and Graaf gm20 otl amp. This set is so realistic. The music is incredibly soothing, you must listen to Graaf with Guarneri. I am waiting for a Graaf Gm200 otl, this should be amazing.