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Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned??

I am curious if any one has ever considered buying a speaker previously owned and liked, but decided to either downsize or look for a "different" type of sound. 

I ask because I purchased a pair of Acoustic Zen Adagios speakers about 5-6 years ago, and decided to downsize the system with a less heavy speaker that was easier to move around.  The Adagios were 80 lbs each.  I currently own a pair Golden Ear Technology model 7 speakers (purchased in 2014)  which are smaller and lighter at 37 lbs each. The Adagios are 50 inches tall, and the GET 7's are 40inches with a slimmer profile. 

I realize the Adagios  are almost three and a half times more expensive than GET 7's. which are $1395. They can sound very good, but I have come to realize they are not in the same league sound quality wise as AZ Adagios. and  may possibly be the best speaker I ever owned.   Of course, hindsight or hindsound is a wonderful thing.    Thanks,  SJ   

  

 

sunnyjim
sunnyjim OP
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I want to thank everyone who has responded to this thread.  I have read more than half, and I think it was as much fun for the responders as it was for me to read about past speakers they cherished.

To whitetix.  Unless, I am suffering from speaker. nostalgia, I agree that Rectilinear 3's (high boys) were sublime.  They sounded like music and held your attention. The only other speaker of past years that exceeded their sound quality was IMF TLS 80's which occasionally show up on AG.

Thanks for the memories. S.J.

noromance's avatar
noromance
9,763 posts
 
Yup. Quad ESL57. You know how it goes. Black this time.

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bdp24
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Noromance is not alone---there are a number of multiple-time Quad ESL owners around. Hard to live with, hard to live without.
sqlsavior
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I once owned, and still own a black pair of Quad ESLs (57). Now I also own a bronze pair, in even better shape. So, yes!
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Gonna jump back in as I recently purchased a pair of Soliloquy 5.0 monitors with the dedicated stands. I already had a pair of the stands from the pair I owned years ago. They sound better than I remember. Thinking of getting a sub for them and calling it a day.
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