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
Some Sony 5 speaker system. $250 for all 5 new.
Def Tech BP8B, BP2X, CLR2002 $1400 new for the system.
Dynaudio Audience 72SE, 122C center, 122 rear.New $3200 for the whole system.
Now have 3 Dynaudio Contour S1.4 ($1600 used) and still have the 72SE that I use as rears.
For main system;
Fisher XP-56x
Cerwin Vega 24
Polk Moniter 10B
B&W Matrix 802s3. Fisher and CV spkrs long gone.

Plus many more in the house;
Polk RTi8 for the bedroom
PSB image 2b, 2 pair one pair for theater L/R surround, 1 pr. in the living room
B&W matrix center channel
B&W 602 for the rear surround
Infinity interlude IL40, IL10 just hangin around
small jbl studio series for the basement system
Infinity outriggers for patio
still have the polk monitor 10.
If I had the money would upgrade to the B&W Diamond 802
From beginning to present:

78-81 Sound Research
81-84 Smaller Advent Loudspeaker
85-86 Jamo Compact 50's & 70's & Triad Subwoofer
86-88 Mirage 660's.....(excellent)
88-93 ProAc Studio 1.....(top 5 I've owned)
1993 Celestion C7.....(excellent - gave to brother for stealing his Advents & taking them to college)
1993 Chateau Research 1.5.....(top 5 I've owned)
1993 ADS CM6.....(horrible)
1993 Celestion C3
1993 Infinity Qb
1996 Vandersteen 1B
1997 Klipsch KG3.5 (black).....(worked great w/SE amp)
2002 Tannoy D90.....(top 5 I've owned)
2004 Omega Grande 8.....(top 5 I've owned)
2009 Celestion DL-8 II's (very nice)
2009 Mission 70 mkII
2009 RogerSoundLab CG-6
2009 Boston Acoustics A-200
2010 Wharfedale CRS-5
2010 Mission 700 LE
2010 Wharfedale Delta 70
2010 Klipsch KG 3.5 (oiled oak)
2010 Pinnacle AC800 (very underrated speaker)
2010 Linn Helix LS250.....(top 5 I've owned)

To the best of my recollection give or take a few months/yrs
i have thinned my herd significantly down to only 3 pairs now.

ADS L710
AR91
AR MGC-1, "Magic Speakers"
All my first speakers were car audio, so Ill skip all that.

Boston Acoustics VR-975 $160 pair (Got them discontinued, normally about $800 a pair)

Boston Acoustics VR-C $300 Center channel (4" Blew and I dont remember what I did with this. I think I returned it for the next one.)

Infinity Kappa Ceneter Channel (Too bright so I sold it.)

Then I sold my VR-975's and came home one day to.

ONE OF THE LAST BRAND NEW PAIRS OF DUNLAVY SC-II's. ($2500)

DUNLAVY SC-I as center channel. ($1500)

Custom Dunlavy Tri-polar speakers. (Dont even know the name, one of two pairs ever made in the world. (Priceless))

Westinghouse Boombox speakers (Free) Using these as surrounds since I dont have anything else.

I plan on building the Custom Dunlavy's properly one day and using them as either main's or surrounds.

But it does make me happy to read all these post's and see people who have gotten a pair of dunlavy's and just stopped. Because, so far I have heard Kef, Def-Tech, B&W, Martin Logan, Magnepan, Etc, Etc, Etc and I have heard nothing better than the dunlavy's.