Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

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.

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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.

Tyler linbrook signature system these speakers rock,