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
Small Ohm book shelf speakers, I can't remember the model number. These were actually my step dad's but I used them all of the time growing up.
JVC- Boom box- in college
First pair- I purchased my self
Essence Super Gems in 1993- Sold in 2005 Very good speaker for the money- rare and hard to find now. In the last year I have experimented with the list of speakers below:

Surrounds: Monitor Audio 2.5s, Klipsch, Triad, RBH 66-SEs and 44-SEs,

Centers: Several models of Monitor Audio, Aerial Acoustics CC-3, Intuitive Design Pinnacle power Centered Channel- scary good speaker.

Subs- HSU VTF-2, REL Storm III, Triad Gold, Triad Silver, Atlantic Technology SB12, and various RBH subs. I liked the REL first and the Triad Gold second, although the Gold is better for movies. It's pretty good for music too, but not as good as the REL.

Stereo:
Super Gems
Triad Bronze LCRs
RBH 770s
RBH 1266s
Triad Gold LCRs
NHT Absolute Zeros-- cool little speaker for only $400 retail. These will impress you.
James Loudspeakers S62s book shelfs
Intuitive Design Summits- 8/06 Although I really enjoyed almost all of the speakers above, the Summits are in a totally different league. With these speakers I finally feel like I have a pair of very high end speakers. Which I guess now I do.
First was a Wharfdale. Don't remember model but had a (wow) 15" woofer. Then:
AR3a
B&W DM6
Theil 3.5
Vandersteen 3a
B&W 801 series II
Apogee Duetta Sig
Maggie 1.6 in my office for awhile
Currently:
Maggie 3.6
Omega Super 3r
Cain Super Abby
Omega A8
I enjoy the Maggies in one room and the single driver/SET in the other.
Acoustic Research bookshelves
Cerwin Vega floorstanders (forgot the model)
Canton floorstanders (again forgot the model)
B&W 603 S2
Dynaudio Contour 1.8 mkII
Von Schweikert Audio VR 4jr
Von Schweikert Audio DB99 SE

I think I've found THE SPEAKER for me. It's very versatile and room friendly, not to mention they sound awesome. I can also amp roll to my hearts content. From as little as 3 watts of SET power, to a whatever you got SS, I just love em. Next thing on my list is the matching ribbon tweeter module.
Advent (original large version)
JBL L200 (I think that was the model #, or maybe L100?)
Carver Amazing Silver(still have these and still pretty amazing)
Dynaudio Confidence C4 (great speakers)
Dynaudio Temptation (Wow!, describes these best)

No more speakers for me!
Radioshack am/fm radio
Panasonic Boombox
Maganov CD player boombox
Fisher (hand me down from Dad)
Aiwa (cheapies that came with my bookshelf system)
Sony (for a while I was playing music through my TV speakers...sad)
Bose (I know I know...)
B&W 601 s3
B&W 805S
B&W 804S
B&W 802D

I am done for a while. The next upgrade I do will be to something extravagant and in the silly price range like Von Schiwkerts, Wilsons, Dynaudio, etc.