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What is your speaker ownership history since 1995?

Used audio market is not the same again since on-line marketplace was born in 1995 (Fleabay).   What is your speaker *ownership* history since then?   

(showroom / friend's house / loaner don't count .. must be owner of them)

Let me start with mine's, from 1998 to current (*):

(oldest to current)
Misc Wharfedale (thanks to uBid hype!!!)
Newform Research R645
Magneplan MMG
Magneplan 3.3R
NHT ???
SOTA Panorama with Time Domain bass module
Rogers LS3/5A
Infinity ??? (first time I realize 'reference' in the model name means absolutely nothing)
Klipsch Klipschorn
Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference Monitors
Tyler Acoustics Reference 1
Wilson Watt Puppy 5.0
JMLab Chorus 7??
B&W Matrix 805
B&W Matrix 801 Series II
Revel M20
Revel F30
Alon I
Alon V
Tangent R4
Loth X BS1
Odeon Double Six
Silverline Sonata I
Meridian DSP5000
Paragon Acoustics Regent
??? Some Audio Physics DIY clone
Legacy Audio Classic
Duntech Princess
Sansui SP5000
Altec 604E w/ mastering lab (The Big Red)
Tube ? Lab ??? (it is the sorry B&W Nautilus 805 clone)
Epicure ??? (its the one with an eyeball kinda tweeter)
Celestion SL600si
Avalon Symbol
Vienna Acoustics Mahler 
Quest for Sound SQ10
??? White van speakers, can't remember the name, $80 a pair
Talon Audio Peregrine X
Fostex backloaded horns (DIY)
Counterpoint Clearfield
KR Audio (limited production specials, no model name)
Avalon Eclipse Classic
Apogee Centaur Major
Ohm Model I
Dynaco A25
Oris Horn 250
Egglestonworks Rosa
Legend Audio Reference Monitors (now known as Von Gaylord ROTL Mk II)
*Nearfield Acoustics Pipedreams 930
*Wilson Watt Puppy 3/2
*Kharma CRM 3.2 FE


Pretty purpose-less, focus-less timeline, I must confess.




bsimpson
servocharge
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Interesting thread with all manner of fascinating responses:

1980 Acoustat Monitor 4

1985 Apogee Full Range with AR D-250 Mk II amps - Saved on heating bill

1991 Goldmund Dialogues with Janis woofers - these actually are marvelous with SETs.

2001 Acoustat Monitor 4 to present updated some years ago by Joe Curcio.  The amps actually are sneaky wonderful being OTLs and driving the panels full range.  With all tube circuits, bass is excellent with completely flat frequency response.  There is still only one sweet spot for imaging and depth.  Office system since the 90's Quad 57's updated by QS&D with amplification by vintage LA Audio SETs running 2 300's per side.

inna
7,296 posts
 
Right. Many audiophiles are musicians not to have happened.
If I were a guitar player I would need one acoustic, one electro-acoustic and one electric guitar. I would have no problem of choosing. Custom Conde Hermanos would do for acoustic - incredible instrument, I heard it live.
hifijunky
126 posts
 
Dating myself here goes anyway.
AR 3a
AR 9
Thiel 3.5
Thiel 3.6
 FJ Dude (German)
bwaslo
51 posts
 
wait a minute.  After having Magnepan ribbons, Klipschorns, B&W 801s. Revels, you got.....
white van speakers?!?

Gotta be a story to that.
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technicshififan
5 posts
 
Technics ( not sure of model) Japan made in big rectangular boxes, i got them in about 1996

Then i made my own using a crossover 3way from jaycar and peerless drivers, was a great speaker system, boxes were old Technics about 90c high (3foot).

Jamo Magic8
JBL TLX8
JBL TLX14

i now have 4 speakers
Technics SB-6
ESM Engery (kenwood trio woofer/ seas tweeter) bookshelf
Coral CX-5
Celestion SL-6 (copper dome tweeter(
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