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What is your speaker ownership history since 1995?

Used audio market is not the same again since on-line marketplace was born in 1995 (Fleabay).   What is your speaker *ownership* history since then?   

(showroom / friend's house / loaner don't count .. must be owner of them)

Let me start with mine's, from 1998 to current (*):

(oldest to current)
Misc Wharfedale (thanks to uBid hype!!!)
Newform Research R645
Magneplan MMG
Magneplan 3.3R
NHT ???
SOTA Panorama with Time Domain bass module
Rogers LS3/5A
Infinity ??? (first time I realize 'reference' in the model name means absolutely nothing)
Klipsch Klipschorn
Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference Monitors
Tyler Acoustics Reference 1
Wilson Watt Puppy 5.0
JMLab Chorus 7??
B&W Matrix 805
B&W Matrix 801 Series II
Revel M20
Revel F30
Alon I
Alon V
Tangent R4
Loth X BS1
Odeon Double Six
Silverline Sonata I
Meridian DSP5000
Paragon Acoustics Regent
??? Some Audio Physics DIY clone
Legacy Audio Classic
Duntech Princess
Sansui SP5000
Altec 604E w/ mastering lab (The Big Red)
Tube ? Lab ??? (it is the sorry B&W Nautilus 805 clone)
Epicure ??? (its the one with an eyeball kinda tweeter)
Celestion SL600si
Avalon Symbol
Vienna Acoustics Mahler 
Quest for Sound SQ10
??? White van speakers, can't remember the name, $80 a pair
Talon Audio Peregrine X
Fostex backloaded horns (DIY)
Counterpoint Clearfield
KR Audio (limited production specials, no model name)
Avalon Eclipse Classic
Apogee Centaur Major
Ohm Model I
Dynaco A25
Oris Horn 250
Egglestonworks Rosa
Legend Audio Reference Monitors (now known as Von Gaylord ROTL Mk II)
*Nearfield Acoustics Pipedreams 930
*Wilson Watt Puppy 3/2
*Kharma CRM 3.2 FE


Pretty purpose-less, focus-less timeline, I must confess.




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jperry
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Early 70’s Realistic (Radio Shack) bookshelf Speakers
Mid 70’s Bose 901
Late 70’s Celestion Ditton 66
Mid 80’s Acoustat X(the 3 panel model with direct drive tube amps)
Jim Rodgers JR 149 (ls35a variant)
MZ Mod 3
Magnepan MG 2B
Conrad Johnson Synthesis LM 20
ProAc Tablettes (Original)
Proac Studio 100 (Stand Mount)
Spendor 9.1 (beautiful in rosewood)
ProAc Response 2
Fried A-3 (office system)
Harbeth ES 7
ProAc Response 2.5

Some of these I owned at the same time and the Celestion Ditton 66 were sold to a relative then repurchased later.

Currently own
Proac Response D-40r
Celestion A-1 (office system)
Celestion Ditton 66 (cabin system)



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jbcrespomn
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HAVE BEEN IN HOBBY SINCE 1968 WHILE A STUDENT
1.) SANSUI 1000
2.)ALLIED RADIO SHACK 3 WAY
3.) ALTEC LANSING VALENCIA
4.) JBL S8R Olympus
5.) JBL Paragon
6.) Fulton J modular  installed by BobFulton  
7.) Acoustat 3 with RH labs  
8.) Magnepan tymphany 1-D
8.) Magnepan 2,a,b,and c -  III-3A , 3.6 R with Janis subs powered
9.) Spendors - in multiple rooms  mostly vintage SA-2 and BC-1
9.) original Quad 63, then Quad 63-  usa monitors with Entec tower subs  3 -7 in. woofers
10.)  definitive audio 18 in sub, rh labs subs large ones, Janis subs,rel1,2,and now have 2 rel 3
and have 2 jl-113 subs also, annd sunfire 12 in powered sub
11.)   Current speakers I have in different room and 2-3 in each room 2017 hardly played
        Gershman Black Swan
         Harbeth SLH-5 +
         Quad 2905
          Spendor BC-1
          Spendor SA-1
          Focus F-888
           Cizek KA-1 with Koa wood 
           Kef 3.2 monitors
           Spendor s 3/5
           Quad 63 usa monitor 1 side sizzling need midrange panel
            Magnepan III, Paradigm signature prestige tower  and rear  
            Klisch KG 4-a  2 pairs for background parties and deck dancing
with definitive 18 in sub (pair) shaked the deck (wellbraced) 
NOW NEEDING A HEARING AID  WHICH I DON'T USE  WATCH THE LOUDNESS
AM NOW 72 1 1/2 STILL ENJOYING THE HOBBY!!!


   

whitestix
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Very interesting thread started here  I thought I had the jones bad for speaker upgrades, but am a plebe compared to some of your fellows.  

List of speakers from 1973 to 2017:

Rectilinear III Highboys (outstanding speakers!)

AR bookshelfs

JBL L100

Electro-Voice Sentry 100's

Spica TC 40's and TC 50's

JSE Infinite Slope 3's

Goetz MS3 Towers (I had them for 20 years, made by a boutique designer)

KEF LS50 (My least-liked speakers among the bunch)

Von Schweikert V22

Usher BE-718

Totem Hawks

Black Towers heard at CAS.  SVS, I think

Klipsch Cornwalls (modded to Cornscala's)

Tyler Acoustic's Linbrooks

Dynaudio A10, A 25, A35

KEF Model 5, 6, 21 and 28?

Blumenstein Orca's

Green Mountain Audio Rio and Eos HX

GR Research LGK

ELAC Debut B6

Dali Zensor 1 and 3's (both outstanding monitors)

Linkwitz Lxmini's

Spatial Audio Hologram M4 Turbo S (By leaps and bounds, the finest speakers I have ever had in my system)

Revel M22 (For my bedroom system which are awesome monitors)

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jbcrespomn,
Great history you have with speakers, and a great current collection. I also once owned the Focus Audio FS 888 speakers. They didn't work for me, but they were the most beautiful speakers that I ever owned with the light colored burl veneer, perfectly matched on both speakers. Next in line for good looks (and better sound ) were the Spendor 9/1.
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grannyring
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I missed a couple including some open baffle Hawthorne Audio, Infinity Intermezzo monitors and others I simply can’t remember right now. Goodness. The ones I miss the most are the Dali Grand and Silverline Bolero speakers.

Kef 105.2
Merlin VSM
Merlin TSM with REL Strata subs
Merlin TSM again
Silverline Sonata II
Usher CP 6381
Talon Khorus II
Silverline Sonata III or IV?
Cain & Cain IM Double Ben with matching Cain & Cain sub
Harbeth 40
Dali Grand
Dali 800
Dali Grand again......great speakers!
Silverline Bolero
Soundlab M1
Nola Viper Reference II
Coincident Total Victory II
Lahave Audio Kara
Harbeth 40.1
Acoustic Zen Crescendo



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