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What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?

I just recently recieved my long awaited Shahinian Diapason 2’s from Vasken And they are absolutely spectacular! This got me thinking about my long journey to get here. Bless my wife for putting up with the many many many speakers that have passed through. The lifelong saga began with Magneoan MG 1’s back in college which were replaced by Dahlquist DQ 10’s. Then we traveled down a long road of speakers and systems. Magnepan Tympanis, Misson 770, Randall Rsch DQ10’s, Quad ESL single and stacked, Acoustat II, rogers LS3/5A’s, Linn Isobarik’s (2 pairs) B&W 801 Matrix, Hales Signature, Martin Logan Monolith2, Apogee Scintilla (1 ohm) Apogee Full Range, Theil SC 5A, Egglestonworks Andra, B&W Nautilius 801,Quad 63 and some I’m sure I forgot! Each speaker had its virtues and flaws but oh what a fun and a times frustrating trek! I think I have finally found my speaker to take me to retirement they do everything that I value wonderfully . They are detailed without sounding so, very dynamic, they have great low end reach, power and detail, are open sounding like a planner, their tonality and timbre seem spot on and they sound wonderful on any kind of music. Tell me about your journey!
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Mostly lnfinity speakers throughout the years
  1. Altec Lansing (unknown 70s model 3-way)
  2. Infinity Quantum 5
  3. Infinity Reference one
  4. Infinity Kappa 8
  5. Infinity Video Series II
  6. Infinity Kappa 9
  7. Infinity IRS Delta
  8. Infinity IRS Beta
Most are long gone, but still have the Q5s and the Betas.The Betas are a truly impressive speaker combo, my favourite to date.The Deltas are a good second in a smaller package (2 towers vs 4 towers).

Listened to many other good speakers throughout the years such as Yamahas, Bose, B&Ws, Dalquists, DCM Time Windows, Magnaplaners, Polk Audio, Klipsch, Monitor Audio, Altecs, Cerwin Vegas, Martin Logans etc, but they just didn’t do it for me.
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