Personal speaker evolution

haha, nice idea for a thread. =)

1. first hifi, speakers and all: soundesign k-mart special all-in-one turntable/cassette/tuner

2. 'acoustics', model ?? - got 'em as hand-me-downs

3. klipsch cornwall II [which i left with my sister when i moved to europe, she still has them]

4. mission 7-something bookshelf [for my new apartment, it was small]

5. JBL 4311 monitors

6. Thiel CS 0.5

i'll be upgrading soon, see my thread!
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?cspkr&1260210396

Magnepan MMGs
Magnepan 1.6QRs
Dynaudio Contour MK something or other (didn't keep long)
Von Schweikert VR-1s
Cain & Cain Abbys
Zu Soul Superflys on order!

1. Dynaco when I was a kid
2. Snell E-II when I got out of college
3. Soliloquy 6.5
4. Merlin TSM-SE

Current: Silverline SR17.5 with reworked crossovers - Duelund components

And no complaints about any of them!

Radio Shack DIY, ADS 310(?), Linn Kans, Activ Linn Kabers, Wisdom Audio Adreneline D75 and now the Magico V2.

When I was in junior high, I received a Christmas present of my first stereo: a Curtis-Mathes (they made TVs) with 8" two-way speakers. Terrible.

My senior year in high school, I scrimped and saved and bought by first "real" system, featuring Electro-Voice ETR-18 (12" three-way, four driver) speakers.

After graduating college, I upgraded to a pair of ADS 810 (dual 8" woofers), which served me well for about 15 years.

Then it was major upgrade to five Dunlavy speakers, SC-II's for the front left and right, with SC-1a's for center and surrounds.

Then, last month, the biggest jump yet. New electronics (Ayre) and Vandersteen 5a's for the front L+R. These will be my traveling companions for many years to come

Happy listening.