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
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1979 Quad ESL 57
1995 Quad ESL 57 stacked
2001 Quad ESL 57 stacked refurbished by One Thing Audio.
2001 Final 0.2 Home Theatre System for watching televion and movies.
Paradigm Mini MKIII upgrade to:
JM Lab Tantal 515 upgrade to:
Sonus Faber Concerto upgrade to:
Sonus Faber Signum then shift to HT, need a matching center and floorstander (for look only):
Quad 21L, too big for room then:
Cabasse Tobaggo, lack treble refinement then:
Totem Arro, too small for room (!):
Totem Hawk almost perfect but want to try a promising 2.5 way:
Audio Physic Yara, superb, then need to go smaller room:
Waiting for ProAc 1SC today. Next: go figure!!!!!!!!
1. old 70s yamahas handed down from pops
2. platinum pt806
3. platinum solo
4. green mountain continuum 1
5. martin logan aerius i
6. meadowlark swift & triangle titus tried in second tube system
7. verity tamino
8. verity fidelio
KLH Model 32
Advent Loudspeaker
Bose 901
Bose 901 series III
New Advent Loudspeaker
Stacked New Advent Loundspeakers
Thiel CS22
Thiel CS22 w/REL Stadium III
For my main music system I've had these:
Radio Shack Nova 7 or something like that. 1970
Bose 501's $250.00 1971
Bose 901's $500.00 1972
Dahlquist DQ-10's $800.00 1976
Dahlquist DQ-10's Mirror imaged $1000.00 1980
Dahlquist DQ-20i's = "The best" $1200.00(great deal)1986

Sub-woofers:
A/D/S PB-1500 nice unit $800.00 1986
Boston Acoustics VR-500 $350.00 1999
" " VR-2000 Movie thunder $600.00 2000
" " PV-1000 Very musical $780.00 2004

Movie or second system speakers:
Infinity RS-3's Two pair $59.00 a pair from ubid = Theft
Boston Acoustics T-100 $400.00 1992
" " CR-9's $300.00 2001
" " CR-8's $200.00 2001
" " CR-2's $150.00 2001
" " 381 in walls $300.00 2001