Personal speaker evolution

I find it interesting where the original poster advanced from buying new to used. I just bought my first ever pair of brand new ML's, but only because they'd been purchased by the original owner and were never unsealed. Hand me downs is the way to go for anything audio. Can you say depreciation?

I prefer not to say "depreciation". My program just isn't designed to absorb that kind of a loss.

My speaker progress has taken me through many changes, some of which are listed back on page 3 or 4 of this thread. Today I have a pair of mid/high horns mounted on top of an old pair of JBL woofer cabinets. I've had them for about 20 months now and I'm pretty certain the search is over. I don't even imagine that there is something better out there for me. What a great feeling!!

Large Advent
Castle Severn
Maggie 12
Spendor Sp1/2
Hornshoppe
Shahinian Obelisk
Klipsch Heresy, Forte, Belle
Human 81
Sold most, kept some...this is one looney hobby !
If I were on the hunt for new speakers...Devore Fidelity or Daedalus.

Update to 11-24-08 update to 3-21-08

Jensen
Sonab OA-12's or 14's I can't remember
Sonab OA-116
Dahlquist DQ-10
Maggie 1.6
Vandersteen 3A Sigs & 2Wq subs
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Wilson Sophia 1 ( Another Classic !!!!) & quite a jump up from the others
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Wilson Watt/Puppy 8. This is an amazing speaker!!!!

Kinda like asking 'what was your first bicycle/car/girlfriend?' As many of you, I started out humbly. My father told me I could have the Magnavox radio if I could fix it. I did, and then started the Journey: ADS 101?,$101; Johnzer, $350; Speakerlab K, about $750; Speakerlab S3,$350; JBL 4343, $3,000; Synthesis $1,000; B.E.S.L. 3.5, $1,800; Decware HDT, $500; Zhorn, $200(one of my favorites). Will stick with single driver type for awhile.