Personal speaker evolution

1979: Boston Acoustics (A40? - small); probably $200

1980: ADS 300s; probably ~$300

1981: Infinity something-or-others (RS3s? - large bookshelves); don't remember $

1982: DCM Time Windows; must have been around $450 used

1983: Quad ESL-63; seems to have been ~$1500??

(unfortunately they lasted only for ~7 months, had 2 kids and no job, no money, so all the equipment went - fortunately I saved the LPs)*

-big financial gap-

1990: Sony large, 3-way, muddy, overly bright something-or-others; under $600 including electronics!

-big financial gap-

1998: ProAc Tablette 50s / CC1 / Triad Silver surrounds / Velodyne HGS-10; about $3000

2002: MartinLogan Odyssey / Cinema / Scenario / Descent; about $11K

Judging by my early annual upgrade habit unrestrained by potential spousal disapproval, I could be in trouble now that I can afford the hobby again, although I guess I hadn't realized that I've had the ProAcs for four years now.

From the Tech-Hifi days (remember them?) a pair of Large Advents.
Some 2 way jobs from JBL
KEF 102's $600
Vandersteen 3A $2800
Vandersteen 5 $10,000

All this since 1976. I tend to get married to these things and upgrade my components around them. The Vandy 5's really suit me....who knows how long I'll keep them.

Soundesign system
Cerwin Vega D5's
Polk SDA-B2's
Spica Angeles with Kenergetics 200 subwoofers, rewired Spica's with Cardas cable with Muse 18 sub.
Mirage M1 Si again with Kenergetics 800 subwoofer system rewired with XLO signature wire
Dunlavy SC-V with Cardas rhodium posts
Dunlavy SC-IV with Cardas rhodium posts
Genesis 201 system end of searching for speakers.

It all started in 1972....

Watkins bookshelf speaker
Epicure 20+ used $300.00 1975
ESS tower new $500 1976
Dalquist DQ-10 w/subwoofer new $750.00 1976
Magnepan MG-3a $2,100 1986
Kharma Ceramique 1.0 $6,500 2002

Olympic close and Play gift
Lafayette Criterion 100 used $50.00
Marantz Model 7 $130.00
EPI 180's Don't remember
Kef Corelli/ Audio Pro B 250 $1100
Infinity kappa 8 $1700
Martin Logan CLS 2Z $1700 used
Genesis Metal Cone 12 $600 demo
(in between acquired Maggie Tympani 1D
JBL L150 both gifts from friends)