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
Cerwin Vega HEDs -- Can't remember price
Thiel CS 2 2s $3495 -- new
Zu Audio Presence -- $6000 -- demos (used)
Bose 301s my dad gave me while I was in college
Linn Helix II once I was working.
Amphion Argon once I was married.
Recently, Aerial Acoustics 7b.

The Argon were the speakers that hooked me on great sound and i was very happy with them for several years. I'm extremely happy now with the Aerial, I can't see replacing them for quite a while.
Klipsch Forte
Acoustat model Spectra 33 which were used with Kinergetics BSC SW200 Subwoofer system
Theil CS6
B&W 803 Series 3

I still have every speaker system except the Forte's and my current Fav's are the 801's, they just suit my taste perfect.
Electro Voice Leyton .......1958
KLH 6 ......................1961
Bose 901 ...................1969
ESS AMT3 Rock Monitor ......1973
ADS L710 ...................1978
Klipsch CF4 ................1994
Klipsch (?) bookshelf ......1995
Velodyne ULD15 II ..........1995*
Atlantic Tech. 3200 LR&C ...2010*
" " 2400SR(x2)...2010*
" " 1400SRz .....2010*
Velodyne Mini V ............2011*
Pioneer SP-BS41-LR .........2012*
" SW-8 (x2) ..........2012*
Tekron Design M-Lore .......2012 (on order)

*still have 'em
Kenwood KL-777 (bought while stationed in South Korea in the USAF in '72)
ADS L520 (('81)
ADS L730 ('82)
Mission 770 Freedom ('85)
Snell Type Q ('90) (still have)
Velodyne FSR 12 ('97) (still have)