Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

Speakers to hang onto for life is impossible...but a couple that got away or will get away soon:

1. Mission 70's mkII
2. ProAc Studio 1 (orig. version)
3. Tannoy D90
4. Omega Grande 8

No matter how good they are, you have to try different things - that's what makes this hobby fun as the list of "I should have never sold that" gets longer and longer.

* KEF 104/2: Owned these for over 15 years and still love them (well the memory of them). Smooth highs, detailed midrange, unique port loaded bass. Image like 2 ways, solid sound staging, and most importantly: they play MUSIC.

* Gallo Ref 3.1: To soon to tell as I've only owned these for a few months. They share many of the same qualities of the KEFs with a larger sweet spot and even better imaging. I think these will last me another 15 years but I don't want to make any rash judgments. I'll post again in 10 years and let you know if they measure up :)

If physical space is not a concern, I would stay with big speakers in a typical American fashion (the bigger the better, what else). I have had Magnepans, Martin Logans, JBLs, Infinity, and recently Sonus Fabers and I swear, for my taste nothing of the above can be compared to a double stack of Dahlquist DQ10 with Entec subwoofers and Spectrals electronics. To me that is the sound of music.

Wilson Sophia 1's..a classic speaker which serves the music well:)

Two pairs for me, that I NEVER should have sold. Klipsch LaScalla's, and Thiel 3.0's. Two big mistakes. And two great speakers.