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
Paradigm Export- still have
Magnepan 1.4
ProAc Studio
NHT SuperZero w/sub
Magnepan MMG w/sub - still have
Mirage M-3si
Triangle Celius
What a great thread. I am marveling at the awesome rigs mentioned here. It truly is a lifelong thing.
I started in the '50's as a young boy listening to my older brother's mono McIntosh going into a single Wharfdale, hifi but pre stereo days!
My humble list:
60's Pioneer CS-77
60's Sansui SP-2500
70's Rectilinears (big ones)
80's Stacked Advent A3s
90's Advent Maestros
All driven by a variety of Sansui receivers, 3000A, 5000, 9090, G-8000.
Presently listening to the Advent Maestros and a set of Klipsch Epic CF2's driven by a Conrad Johnson PV8 preamp going into 2 tweaked Dynakit ST-70's. These two sets of very different speakers seem to wonderfully augment each other. Sure glad I saved all my records ;-)
Thanks for all the great reading.
Cool topic.
1.Monteverdi Stereo/8-track system. Actually made by Zenith, which really raises the quality level. Ha.
$-Christmas present

2. DLK 1's. $-Probably around $100.

3. Borrowed a set of early 70's model Jensen's. Had those along with the DLK's in my bedroom. My mom was very happy. Not.

4. Boston Acoustics and I don't remember the model $140. Thought I had really moved up in the world. Wanted 3 way speaker. Thought I had them. Foam went bad so I went to replace it and found out that that it wasn't a woofer at all. It was a 10" passive radiator beneath a 6" mid/woofer.

5. Moved into surround sound with some Klipsch SP-1's ($950)with built in subs and RC-3 center($379). Used the foamless Boston's for rears.

6. Replaced Boston's with B&W Dm 303's. $300

7. Paradigm Studio 40 V3 (2 pair for front and rear $1100/pr) CC470 V3 center $749. PW1000 Sub $1K.

8. Don't know yet, but the upgrade bug is bad. Really bad.
Just another word, after 30years the Monteverdi system is still playing 8-track and all in my dads street rod shop.
I'm not sure it doesn't sound any worse. But then I'm not sure it could sound any worse.
17 years= Infinity RS3
17 years= Onkyo THX Sys 2 F1
18 years= Onkyo THX Ultra Sys1
19 years= Magnepan MG 0.5
19 years= Magnepan MG 1.6
20 years= Magnepan MG 3.6
20 years= Second MG 3.6
21 years= Apogee Scintilla
22 years= Apogee DIVA
23 years= Apogee GRAND :-) :-) :-)