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
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)
Harvard speakers, a house brand of an Stereo Appliance store. Not very good, but I thought I was had arrived. Bose 901's followed, lots of fun, I had arrived. NHT 2.9's, wonderfully accurate, but narrow sweet spot. Von Schweikert MK ll's. Best so far and every bit as good as anything near the price. My speakers to keep for many years or forever I would not complain and be very happy. Purchased on a auction the Daber Monitor 3's. These speakers really sing sweetly. They nearly equal my primary speakers they are that good. No hurry for anything new, at least not until my sons are well through college.
Magnavox sys (real cheap)
Teac 2.0 ($150)
Boston Acoustics 5.1 ($350)
Def Tech Mythos XTR-60 x 3/Gems x 2 (3k-best so far)

Future - Maggies or Merlins.
allison ones,sold
b and w dm-6,sold
ess heil towers,sold
large advent,sold
mission 700s, sold
polk 10s,sold
mbquart model 3 towers, currently in den system
phase tech bookshelf v-62, currently in bedroom system
magnepan mmgs/ velodyne deq10 sub, currently in living room system
dahlquist 10s,loaned to brother
dyi open baffles, currently in garage system.
i wish i still had the allisons.....but that was 36 years ago.