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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
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jkev2
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UTAH
Large Advent
POLK RTA 12
PSB Stratus GOLDi
dcktr
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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)
kkonet2
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Genesis Model I - 1978
Acoustic Research tower speakers - 1980 (all black cabinet, don't remember model number)
B&W DM-14 - 1983
Hales System 2 - 1995
Osborn Titan Floorstanders - 2003

I have auditioned many speakers in my system over the years but these are the ones that I've actually owned.
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