Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

Tidal Contriva (and if I won big in the lottery, the only speaker I could think of for replacement would be Tidal Contriva Diacera)

With the actual ambition to find myself speakers for life, I had spent over three years listening to a range of speakers, some of which were, well, almost there. Trying to convince myself each time that this was the best it could possibly get within the confines of my apartment, there always was a nagging sentiment that said "no" for reasons I mostly found hard to explain. When I heard the Tidals, everything just fell in place: music versus "a particular way of music rendition" such as I had heard it before.

ADS L810s get my vote. When I first heard them in about 1974, they blew my mind with their incredible clarity and definition. I finally bought a pair in 1979, and I absolutely loved them until my son blew them up listening to Magical Mystery Tour at ear-shattering volume (yes, I'm a proud dad!). Those speakers were simple, beautiful, and, when I eventually coupled them with a subwoofer, the system outperformed many "full range" speakers costing many thousands of dollars.

Great thread!

My family have the B&W Matrix 802 series 3 for 15 years now. I have listen to these speakers since I am a little teenager. I think I will hang on to them for a few more years.
In the future I plan to update with B&W Prestige Series or the Calix Phoenix Grand Signature. I think both of them is in the same price range. But I don't see many reviews about either one. I think the only drawback of the Nautilus Prestige Speakers require 4 stereo amps or 8 monoblocs. I think is too much of space to allocate for that or biamps would be okay.

B&W Nautilus 800N

I've still got my JBL L100t's from 1986, but they are in the bedroom system now. I upgraded the bass transducer to a pro-series and although they lost a little on the lower end the mid-bass can kick your heartbeat out of step.