Personal speaker evolution

Radio Shack MC-1000's about $80/pair
B&O S45-II's paid $275 in 1978 (wish I'd never sold them)
Fried Q's $300/pair I think
Mission 717's a gift I think they listed for $600 bought for $400 1983
Mourdant Short Festival's for a second system
Vandersteen 2ci's bought used for $600 in 2002

What I wanted but couldn't afford at the time:
Infinity Qb's 1976
Stacked Advent's 1977
Magnepan's 1978
Fried W's in cherry 1979
Linn Isobarik's 1980
Infinity RS 2.5 1980
Mission 770's 1982
B&W DM7 1982
Vandersteen 2 1983
Meridian M2's

1977: TDC bookshelf speakers, slightly shop damaged. Given to me by a Tech Hifi Bargain Center sales manager who sold me the receiver, and decided he didn't want me to wait for a pair of speakers to go with it. He GAVE these to me. I was elated!
1979: Infinity QA's. Wish I still had them.
1984: JBL 4411's. Wish I still had these, too.
1987: DCM Time Windows. Decent sounding if no finicky for propper placement.
1992: Bose 901 V. I, frankly, thought they were perfect for me at the time, since I also used them for my part time DJ service.
1995: Mangeplanar - don't recall the model number, but designed to be used with a sub for home theater. Not bad for music or HT, but not great for either, either! Also, seem to sound kind of dead in my heavily carpeted, wall-papered living room.
2001: Klipsch RF-3's. Seem to solve some challenges with my living room, while providing a nice, smooth sound for music and movies.
2003: I've really fallen for the Klipsch sound, and an in the market for Heritage series speakers: Cornwall, Forte or Chorus. Also, garbage-picked some KG-4's in need of only a slight repair job. What little gems these speakers are!

1998, $400-Phillip-Magnavox-all-in-one HT system box. 4 yrs later, the active subwoofer suddenly sounded so muddy as if it had been stuffed with Lego blocks by a 4-yr-old boy and a 1-yr-old daughter. Started to remodel the home. Self installed woodfloor while wife shopped for new furniture. Got plasma TV. Searched for a flat-panel speakers to hanh w/ plasma. Can't afford Martin Logan. Got AR Phantom speakers series 8.3 (6 of them & 1 Phantom 525 Center for future 7.1 HT setup). Bought entry-level Yamaha AVR. Got Polk subwoofer. Got good AR biwire, Tributaries, & IXOS cables. B/c of toddlers, rent movies only as real theater is not an option. Got too loud. Speakers got clipped. Received Denon AVR 2802 as a gift. Found Audiogon. Purchase Carver 705 THX amp. Doing research on pre/processor. Develop an addiction. Need cure quick!!!

to start. I am 51. I only buy used gear as I cannot afford new. I have never spent more than 600 for a pair of speakers. EVER.
some ge box system.
pair of jbl's don't remember model.
pair of ESS HIEL AIR MOTIONS that was a great speaker.
pair of epi towers.
pair of klipshorns still don't understand why every one loves these, they have more peaks and valleys than the sierra mountains.
MCINTOSH MC2's
DAHLQUIST DQ 10
INFINITY RS 2 B
INFINITY QLS. these were perfection !! absolute perfection.
the quantums were the best I have owned to date. needed a VERY large room though.
Kef 105.2 another great speaker.
Carver amazing's.
totem
mirage
APPOGEE DUETTA. My current speaker. huge stage, very, very dynamic. Looking at possible purchase of maggies.

1. JBL 19 Book Shelf - My first "last speaker"
2. Polk 10B - excellent for reggae
3. Mission 707
4. Energy 22 - excellent and underated
5. Proac Studio 100
6. Alon Lotus
7. Vandersteen 3A Sig - my last "last speaker" till I buy the 5s.