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Personal speaker evolution

OK, so here is a thread I haven't ever seen here: What speakers have you owned? starting with the earliest, price paid, new/used, and perhaps the models that really impressed you (for the price) in CAPS.

Rat Shack Something or others, $120, new
Fisher Something or others, $280, new
ADS L710's, $550, new
Snell A2i's, $1100, used
BEVERIDGE SYSTEM 3'S, $1000, used
Martin Logan CLS, $1400, used
MARTIN LOGAN SL3'S, $2300, used
pmwoodward
igal
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Bose 301 new $???
PSB alpha new $200 cdn
B&W CDM7NT new $2750 cdn + B&W ASW3000 sub new $2000 cdn
Gershman Acoustics GAP new $11000 cdn

With the GAPs hooked up to Rega planet 2000, Sonic frontiers line-2 & Power-2 I'm in music heaven. After the 100hr break-in, these sound better than anything out there except for the Gershman's flagship, Opera Sauvage, speakers (retail at $30K cdn).
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jkev2
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UTAH
Large Advent
POLK RTA 12
PSB Stratus GOLDi
dcktr
38 posts
 
home made 1976, bose 301 1978, m&K sat 1b 1985 and volkswoofer sub, retail was $1800, Zingali .3S 2003, retail 6000
jat3
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Scott s-16 $70/pr
sterling 2-way $80
Rectilinear XI $160
Bose 501 $250
KLH 23 $320
Cerwin-Vega 12 $400
Toby 6 $500
RTR 280DR $600
Magnepan MG-II $625
Hafler DH-355 $500
Electrovoice EVS-16B $320
Mirage SM-1 $400
DBX SF-2500 $600
Magnepan MMG $500*
PSB Alpha subsonic (2) $500*
KLH surrounds $70*
Heybrook HB-3 $800*

* still own these

All these over a period of 34 yrs. It's been fun.
loose
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Energy ESM 4
NHT 1.3
NHT II
NHT 1.3A
NHT 2.5i
SoundLab Reference One (amazing, world class)
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