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
Braun 2 way bookshelf speaker
some rip off 4 way speaker
Celestion 4 way monitor
JBL 200 studio monitor
altec voice of theater
advent 2 way
acoustat 3
martin logan monolith
avantgarde uno
the avantgarde are by far the best and most musical, italso casue a chain reaction for me to go to the world of tubes, surrently using the tom Evans Linear A which is perfectly mated to the avantgarde. Think the journey might be coming to and end as there are just fewer choices and less room to improve.
Testing the memory bank
1. Unmatched left and right, they were free!!!!!!!!
2, Electro Voice 12TRX in a custom walnut cabinet
3. JBL L 110
4. Magnepan 1,6 ?
5 Magnepan 3
6. Acoustat 3
7. Totem model 1
8. Marin Logan Aries
9. Wilson Watt Puppy V
10. Wilson Maxx II

I have used two subs, the Muse 18 and then the Watch Dog.
1970's-homebuilt horribles, Infinity Qb, little metal Infinities/Ohm subwoofer, BW DM220/two giant kit subwoofers, Vandersteen 2Ce,temporarily with a Sunfire subwoofer. Found with Krell amplification, no sub needed with Vandys. Probably forgot some others. As you can see I am not a "this years model" trend follower. Finally got into a "now it sounds good, leave it the hell alone!" groove.
1967 Jensen? 12"+ cone tweeter around $200
1975 DCM Time Windows
1982 Celestion SL-6
2007 Vienna Acoustics Beethovan Baby Grands

First amp was a Scott intergrated tube amp, then Sansui, then Bryston 1B/2B combination that I'm still using.

Turntables, were Dual changer, Lux DD table and now Pro-Ject RM10 with Sumiko Blackbird.

Dave
The first I remember was a pair of 2 way Ampex circ 1968-70. Then AR 3a's for about 7 years. Then rectalinear III's. Then powered advents. Then stacked advents. Then McIntosh XR 5's (till 95). Then KEF Q 70's. Klipsch Chorus II's followed. Then Totem Staff's (maybe the best all around) Then Thiel 3.5's (mistake, too much high freq energy)
Then Magneplaner QR10's w/ B&W sub. And then Totem Model 1 sigs. Platinum Audio Solo's replaced the Model 1's. Then Energy 2.2's followed the Solo's. Then a return to the Solo's (realized they were the best!). Then took a flyer on PSB Stratus Gold's. Then Maggie MMC and then the 1.6's and currently Soliloquy 5.0i's. Oh, and a vintage system that has had JBL L100's for years.

Wow, what a sickness!

Would have to say that the Staafs and the Solo's were the best in my rig. Electronics were changed out a lot less.
Mostly these speakers were used with McIntosh, Conrad Johnson and Anthem gear.