Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

I had a pair of BBC (built by Audiomaster) LS35a's for 21 years and I kick myself every time I think about it for selling them on eBay. Damn. There, I did it again, one solid kick to the trousers.

Nigel

Nigel,

I am afraid you commited the crime of the century!

Totem Sttafs are my modest contribution. 15 years old, bearing honourable battle scars inflicted by growing, active kids, and now relegated to a humble second system. Yet when I fire them up they still sound wonderfully natural and enjoyable, even though subsequent upgrades have more of any given element; detail, bass extension, etc. I sometimes wonder why I didn't just upgrade electronics and stick with these old comforters.

I stil love my B&W 802 series IIIs after all these years.

I bought a pair of Infinity Monitor IIa's when in college in 1975. I didn't find a burning need to "upgrade" until the foam surrounds in the woofers disintegrated in 2003. I then bought a pair of Totem Sttaf's. The Totems are fantastic, but I found myself wanting that deep, deep bass the Monitor IIas produced for some types of music. Since the Infinity's are so big, I didn't know what to do with them, so I had the woofers rebuilt ($100). Their like new again. I alternate between the Sttafs and Monitor IIas. The Sttafs are better, but but the Monitor IIas are still great. I'll probably keep both of them for life, as long as I have the room, although I'm toying with the idea of moving up the Totem line.