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
Lets see...

Aiwa Speaks (Stripped off a mini system)
Infinity basic bad speakers, $100pr new
Technics floor speaks, $125pr new
Technics C/Sr/Sl package, $100 New
Pioneer Floor standing speakers 400pr New ***
Cerwin Vega Center channel 150 new
DefTech Prosub 200, $549 New *
Deftech ProCenter C2, $300 New *
DefTech BP6 $600pr new *
Deftech BP2004TL $1600 New *

* = current.

*** = Pioneer Floor standing loudspeakers. I wish i knew the model numbers of these babys, ive never seen anything quite like them, and ive never found them on the internet or anywhere else again. I bought them in japan while i was in the military, there was of course the Tweeter, the Mid range, and two woofers. The woofers (just cone and magnets) were actually NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING. They were SUSPENDED BY MAGNETS in thier enclosure, the only thing touching these speakers was a cord in the back that would prevent them from popping out from cuncussion and getting damaged if they landed on the ground.

I did not know this untill i had PCS'd to a new AFB, when i got my speakers out of packing the woofers had popped out. Kinda looked like somone plucked out thier eyes. I checked through the manuals and found the instructions for re-aligning the speakers, which involved softly playing white noise and placing the speakers back in thier sockets and rotating them slowly untill they "Catched"

For 200 bucks each these speakers were incredible, but as time went on one of the midrange drivers started popping slightly and i decided it was time to upgrade. I gave these to a person who used to be one of my friends. Never seen these things again.
Bose 901's Dalquist DQ12's Spica's PSB Stratus Silvers PSB Stratus Golds Martin Logan Ascents
Technics, 1984, ~$100, don't remember the model;
Paradigm Studio 20s, 1997, ~$600, new;
Revel M-20s, 2000, ~$1700, new,
JM REYNAUD TRENTES, 2001, ~$2400, NEW --LOVE THEM!!!!!
Will never remember prices, but here goes...

KLH
Large Advents
EPI (can't remember model, but they sure looked cool w/blue tweeters)
B&W DM7 Mk II
Quad ESL
Quad ESL stacked
...add Pyramid Metronome tweeters
...add Janis Subs (then sell everything... still have regrets about that!)
B&W 802F
ProAc Response 2.5
next?....
kenwood system, new, $400 (my first "system")
Boston Acoustics, used, $200
KEF Q60, new, $750 w/ Paradigm SW100 sub
PARADIGM, 7SE, new, $600 (first floor standers)
PSB STRATUS MINI, new, $1100
PSB STRATUS SILVER I, used, $1200

(all prices CDN $)
looking forward to buying a pair of FOCUS AUDIO FS788

Alex