Personal speaker evolution

From 1960's through the 80's, just random crapola speakers from department stores / here & there.

Got interested in home theater in 90's and bought:

Bose Acoustimass set-up for $900.00
Then Polk Audio RT something or anothers with 15" Polk Sub, about $800.+-
Then finally B&W N 804's, B&W ASW 2500 subs, B&W HTM2 and N surrounds $9,700.
B&W 601 S3's $150.00 (used)
Audioanalyst Phase Matrix M8's (recent vintage purchase)$60.00.

From the 70's to today...

- Avid 103's
- Ultralinears (don't remember model)
- Spendor SP1's
- Magnepan 2.5R's
- B&W 804's
- Energy Veritas
- Revel F32's

Upgrading this year - probables: Thiel, Revel Ultima, or Wilson...

Cerwin Vega D-1......1985 (high school)
Cerwin Vega D-5......1988 (high school)
Mirage M-790...........1992 (college years)
JM Lab 926................2003 (working years)
JM Lab Alto Utopia...2005 (good bonus year!)

1976 BIC Venturi-$150 New
1979 POLK AUDIO MONITOR 7-$200 New
1982 3D ACOUSTICS-$300 New
1986 Thiel CS2-$1,200 New
2002 Magnepan MMG-$800 New (went back to Thiel three weeks later)
2004 VON SCHWEIKERT VR 2's-$2500 New

3 way US made $150 speakers -- 1983 - 1990
2 way 1979 vintage EPI bookshelves on stands, modified crossovers with good components -- 1990 - 2005
Kef Reference 102 on stands -- 2005 - 2010
Quad ESL-63 on Arcici stands -- March 28, 2010 - ?

The Kefs are really decent speakers. But, I am ecstatic to own the Quads. I have been waiting for them since working in high-end audio from 1989 to 1992. The Kef 102's were one of my favorite 2 way speakers while working in audio.