I graduated high school in '95 so this is pretty much everything I've ever had. I still have a lot of these. I'd like to have the Infinity 2.6's back. I can live without the rest of what I got rid of. I've had the Thiel 3.7's for 5 years now and I still have no desire to upgrade. I've had the ATC's for about 3 years. I got them because I have small kids and I wanted something good that they wouldn't damage and these really fit that description.
The standouts on the list are the Acoustic Research 338 because Accessories4less.com blew them out for $100/pair back around 2000. They sound pretty nice and are phenomenal for that price. I gave them to my sister I think. I thought the Infinity Intermezzo 2.6's were really nice too, although not exceptional at the original price they made a lot of them so you could get them new for $999 from Audio Advisor for a while. The Thiel 2 2's are fantastic for the money. Don't do anything wrong and are a real joy to listen to.
I don't have a great frame of reference for the Thiel 3.7's or ATC 110a's. They're in a price range where I haven't heard a ton of the competition. They're both fantastic in my opinion and I got both used and for a very reduced price. The ATC's especially were in bargain of the century range.
JBL HLS610 / HLS810
Acoustic Research 338
Acoustic Research 303
Vienna Acoustics Haydn
Infinity Intermezzo 2.6
B&W N804
B&W N802
Magnepan 1.4
Infinity Beta 50
JBL 6208
M-Audio BX8a
Vienna Acoustics Bach Grand
Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand
Vienna Acoustics Waltz Grand
Thiel 2 2
Thiel 3.7
Thiel MCS1
ATC 110a
The standouts on the list are the Acoustic Research 338 because Accessories4less.com blew them out for $100/pair back around 2000. They sound pretty nice and are phenomenal for that price. I gave them to my sister I think. I thought the Infinity Intermezzo 2.6's were really nice too, although not exceptional at the original price they made a lot of them so you could get them new for $999 from Audio Advisor for a while. The Thiel 2 2's are fantastic for the money. Don't do anything wrong and are a real joy to listen to.
I don't have a great frame of reference for the Thiel 3.7's or ATC 110a's. They're in a price range where I haven't heard a ton of the competition. They're both fantastic in my opinion and I got both used and for a very reduced price. The ATC's especially were in bargain of the century range.
JBL HLS610 / HLS810
Acoustic Research 338
Acoustic Research 303
Vienna Acoustics Haydn
Infinity Intermezzo 2.6
B&W N804
B&W N802
Magnepan 1.4
Infinity Beta 50
JBL 6208
M-Audio BX8a
Vienna Acoustics Bach Grand
Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand
Vienna Acoustics Waltz Grand
Thiel 2 2
Thiel 3.7
Thiel MCS1
ATC 110a