Personal speaker evolution

My first pair of speakers were UTAH 3 way 1972 vintage, I paid $120 new for the pair, they were great for the time.

my second pair were PARADIGM EXPORT STUDIO MONITORS 1987,I paid $600 new for them, they out performed everything I heard under $2000.

my cureent pair are MAGNEPAN 3.6's, I bought new in 1999 FOR $3500, they are the BEST I have ever owned and sound as good or better than anything I have listed to in the $15,000 range.

MAGNEPLANERS are real,alive,you are there.....

Sony Floor Standers $200 new - crap but I didn't know better then

B&W DM303 $150 used - can't beat it for the money but other monitors kill it

Totem Mite $600 new with Atacama Stands $150 - great speaker but inefficient needs lots of power to really open up. Metal dome tweeter wash a bit harsh for my liking.

Paradigm Studio 20 $500 used - awesome at this price you cannot beat them. If you can get em used go for it there great.

Proac Response 2S $2500 used - Wow my dream speaker as good as the Studio 20 is the Proacs surpass them in every way imaginable.

All prices CDN funds

1979 highschool years Audio Reflex 3-way's new
1982 M&K 1A & Volkswoofer demos
1983 M&K 1A & 2 Audio Pro B2-50 subs used
1885 B&W 802 F80 used & Audio Pro B2-50 subs
1986-00 M&K 1A & Volkswoofer given back to me
2001 Paradigm Studio 40v2 & Servo-15 new
2002 Tannoy GRF Windsor used & Servo-15
2003 2nd pair of Tannoy GRF Windsor stacked & Servo-15
2004-date stacked Tannoy GRF's & JM Focal SW-900 sub new
Also had JBL 100 and Goodmans 212C Triaxiom

I started in 1979 with Celestion Ditton 15XRs - died in the late 1980s
1981 Mordaunt Arundel (old british speaker 1960s Decca Kelly horns with 10 inch paper cone) - still got them
1984 Meridian M3 active speakers with 101B preamp - sold in 1993
2001 LS3/5a Stirling Broadcast with Rogers AB1s - still got them
2003 Avantgarde Duos - can't see myself getting rid of these

Mid 70's started out with a pair of bookshelf Infinities that I traded shortly therafter for a pair of floorstanding JBLs. Those served me well for a few years till I traded them in for my first Polk Audio Model 10s.The 10s were very quickly replaced by the POLK RTA 11t's. After a few years I traded up to Carver Amazing Loudspeakers (Platinum). These were only with me briefly and were readily replaced by a pair of Magnepan MG3as. The Maggies were with me for quite a few years until after much reservation I traded the in for a pair of Martin Logan Quests. The MLs are fine speakers but I truly miss my Maggies and I'm sure the Magnepans are in my not to distant future.