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
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Larger Advent Loudspeakers-bought in '71 (sold)
DIY bookshelves-built in '91 (sold)
B&W 601-bought in '96 (sold)
DIY bookshelves-built in '97 (sold)
DIY floor standing-built in '03 (still own)
1985 Polk Audio RTA11-bought '02 (sold)
1976 Dynaco A25XL-bought in '09 (sold)
2003 Acoustic Research AR15 bookshelf-bought in '10 (still own)
1971 Altec Lansing Model 15 in '11 (still own)
The only pair I ever purchased new were Polk Audio RT10's.

Below are a few of the speakers I previously owned over the last few years and purchased used:

- Totem Mites in mahogany - SOLD
- Totem Dreamcatcher in cherry (complete 5.1) - SOLD
- Dynaco A25 - SOLD

Current home theater is all previous generation NHT (ST4, SB3,...).

Currently own:
- PSB Stratus Silver in gloss black
- Energy Veritas 2.1 in cherry veneer with matching stands
- A/D/S Sat6 in gun-metal grey
Okay. Here is a list of the speakers that I have owned starting with the current set:

- Wilson Sashas
- Wilson Watt/Puppy 8s
- Revel Salons
- Legacy Audio Focus
- Legacy Audio Studio Monitors
- Polk M5's & M3's

Over the last several years my system has completely changed several times.

With the Sashas:

- DCS Delius & Purcell combo
- ReQuest Media server with 5000 songs & 271 movies
- Lamm M1.2 Reference Mono amps

With the WP8s:

- DCS Delius & Purcell combo
- ReQuest Media server with 5000 songs & 271 movies
- PBN Denali Mono amps

With the Salons:

- Levinson 390S
- Levinson 33H's

With the Legacy Audio Focus:

- Meridian 561 pre/pro
- Meridian 596 dvd/cd player

With the Legacy Audio Studio Monitors:

- Meridian 502
- Meridian 506.24

With the Polk Audio Speakers:

- Yahama DSPA-3090 pre/pro & 7 channel amp

And I am still evolving. However, when I do upgrade speakers, they'll be from Wilson Audio. I would ultimately like to end up with a full home theater where both music and movies are enjoyed. That'd bring me full circle.
Started with:
Dynaco A-25 40 years ago, then
Kef C-80, PSB4t, Nht Classic 3, PSB t65, psb Stratus Gold.
Speakers tend to be the more stable part of my systems.
Criterion (from Lagayette Radio, remember them?) back in the late '70s, Vandersteen 2ci in the late '80s, Martin Logan Aerius i in the mid '90s, Paradigm Studio 100 v2 since about 2004. I haven't heard anything under $5,000 that's made me want to replace the Paradigms. They're being fed by a Squeezebox Touch though a Plinius 9200.