Personal speaker evolution

Let's see:

I think one of my first was a Utah speaker in a vented cabinet.

When I went stereo, I got a pair of RTR 2-way speakers. I later got a pair of Marantz speakers, but didn't really care for them, so I moved to Cerwin-Vega. I upgraded to a more expensive pair of Cerwin-Vegas and had those for a while.

I did a bit of an about-face and replaced the CVs with a pair of Fried Betas, then added The Subwoofer.

Finally, I upgraded to a pair of C/3-Ls and I've been using those for around 15 years. (I must be happy with them, because I've kept them around longer than any other speakers.)

I also had a sort of side-excursion where I bought a pair of Wharfdale towers and a pair of Pinnacle towers. I got these when internet auctions were new, and I paid no more than $100 for each pair. It was too good a deal to pass up.

I'm planning to sell the Pinnacles, and the Wharfdales are down in the basement so my wife can listen to music while she does the laundry. :-)

mid 1970's til 1990's AKG headphones
small Canadian company Enigma bookshelf speakers
(enough to get me through high school/university )

2001 - 2004
crappy iPod earphones, replaced with Shure in-ear phones
Focal JM labs 706S bookshelf speakers (secondary system in kitchen area)

2004-present Kharma Grand Ceramique Midi's with Enigma (finally have a dedicated room to upgrade speakers substantially -- now can listen without disturbing the rest of the house ! )

Pioneer
JVC
Klipsch KG4
B&W DM602 S2
Martin Logan Scenario
next? Von Schweikert VR4 JR

Marantz, JBL J-320, Martin Logan Aerius i. Next, maybe a pair of ML Grotto subs for the Aerius i's - if I like how they integrate. The Von Schweikert are a strong candidate also.

Pioneer CS9900e used $30
Bose 601 used $75
Klipsch KG4's used, freebie from neighbor ( his wife said they were too loud LOL
Altec 604 8G in factory 620A oak cabinets ($150) got these about 5 days ago.

Can you tell I am on a pretty tight budget?