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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
pmwoodward
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daveyf
1,174 posts
 
Started out with a full on PYE system from Holland,then:
Magneplanar 1 imp
Acoustat 3c's
Hales system 2 sig's (still own)
upstateaudio
246 posts
 
ESS Tempest 8- ~$170
Infinity Qa-~200 (used)
Dahquist DQM-7 monitor ~400
PARADIGM 3 MINI MK II~$250
B&W SM520 (They sucked)~?
Paradigm 7se Mk III~ $500
PARADIGM REFERENCE STUDIO 60 v2-~1300

I didn't realize I've gone through as many speakers as I have. Oh well, what a long strange trip its been.
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jmcgrogan2
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Altec-Lansing Model 12?, Legacy 2+, Legacy 1's, Legacy Classics, Vienna Acoustic Beethovens.
nighthawk
241 posts
 
1977-Infinity Qa (parents using them now, still sound great)
1984-ADS L1290 (destined for the basement system after remodeling)
2001-Soliloquy 6.5

Bought them all new. It took a long time to beat the ADS's but the Soliloquys finally did it.
linkster
422 posts
 
Starting in 1978 (so this is a long list):

Infinity Quantum 3
Infinity RS 2.5
B&W DM7 Mk II
Thiel CS 3
Thiel CS 3.5
Sota Panorama (later added bass extension modules)
Avalon Eclipse
Sonus Faber Extrema
Acoustic Energy AE2 Signature
Avalon Eidolon
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