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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  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 04-04-02

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 07-11-02   1988-1993 boston acoustic a60 $60 used 1993-2000 vandersteen ...   Ellery911 07-18-02   Ok, here is mine: 1. pre 1988: tower speakers - no idea of ...   Mrpoindexter 07-18-02   Mrpoindexter: please don't tell us you're using the two pair ...   Rcprince 07-18-02   My listening room is really too small for what these speaker ...   Mrpoindexter 08-04-02   2 pair stacked large advents $275 ar 3 $200 bose 901 series ...   Sbindeman 08-04-02   Aiwa -- part of mini rig when i was a kid $200 or less?? jbl ...   Marchman 08-15-02   Magnepan 1.2 snell acoustic type j magnepan 1.4 fried magnep ...   Pardales 08-15-02   A long road, a lotta speakers... symphonic record player at ...   Rackon 08-15-02   Replaced my avalons with maggie 3.6's and so far so good! i ...   Tireguy 08-16-02   Bose 901 $700 1974 ar somethings b&o s 75 homemade sound l ...   Macrojack 08-18-02   Wow, takes me back a little. combo record player/speaker fo ...   Gjames 08-22-02   To perhpas verity parsifal encores   Ianrmack 08-23-02   Ok here we go my speakers were and or are the following: ra ...   Pmc 08-23-02   Klh9 def. tech. 8b meadowlark kestrels innersound isis...jus ...   Iasi 08-29-02   1979: boston acoustics (a40? - small); probably $200 1980: ...   Blw 09-28-02   From the tech-hifi days (remember them?) a pair of large adv ...   Jeffmazen 09-30-02   soundesign system cerwin vega d5's polk sda-b2's spi ...   Mejames 10-01-02   It all started in 1972.... watkins bookshelf speaker epicu ...   Aolrsw 10-25-02   Olympic close and play gift lafayette criterion 100 used $50 ...   Dannylw 10-31-02   All: remember them this way: 1965 - speakers w/voice of mu ...   Hammer77b 11-01-02   Radio shack suitcase stereo vintage 1966. 4" speakers t ...   Tswhitsel 11-02-02   Dual - 4 years. bought an integrated with turntable and spea ...   Octopus 11-03-02   Huge wood sansui speakers with wood grills -- awesome for my ...   Rbirke 11-05-02   Went from: polk rta-11tls ($750 new in 1990) to: thiel cs ...   Rstone 11-05-02   Klipsch klipschorns (free/my parents) sansui 3 ways (in coll ...   Carlabarla 11-06-02   In 74 i bought a pair of all-in-one (1)utah 12" drivers ...   Flip 11-10-02   Polk (dont remember the model) klipsch rf-3 sonus faber conc ...   Abogaert 11-12-02: Spluta Wow what a great question... You have just reminded me what i love so much about music. My list is not very glorified.. but I can guarantee i had as much fun as anyone! 8 years old 1.) A really bad set of full range's that came with an 8 track player that i also used to run my first electric guitar thru. It was so bad i used to get that Black sabbath grind (some serious amp clipping) without a distortion box. AWESOME! Oh and anyone remember just how bad 8 tracks were? You could actually hear other tracks playing in background. The other day my son told me his walkman has better bass than my new SUV's stereo. I havent had a chance to upgrade yet. All i could do was laugh. And tell him he's right. Poor kid is seven and already gettin bit by the bug. Brought back memories. 11 years old 2.) A set of Bose 301's the ones with the reflector for the tweeter. At the time they were the sh***t to have. I used to turn them up to eleven every day and just flogged the hell out of them. There were times i thought the wolfers were going to jump out of box. HOLLY SH***T! 13 years old 3.) A set of Sonic's they had two 12 wolfers two 5 mids and two 1 or 2 inch tweeters in each. I had to replace the tweeters many times. I used the Rat Shack super tweeters a couple of times. Absolutely drove the neighbors nuts. If they or I have any hearing problems its might be from those. Crank em! 16 years old 4.) A full Marshall stack (guitar amp) which includes 2 cabinets with 4 12's in each driven by an 100 watt tube amp. The same one's Ted nugent used to get 150db at his shows from. YEAH hair on fire! 20 years old 5.) A set of kenwoods. One of their many three way's. Dont remember model. Probably cause they really didnt do anything well. Still loved em though. Dont know what i abused more my first car or those poor speakers. 26 years old 6.) Still running Kenwoods upgrade to monster wires and cables. pretty amazing they held up as long as the did. 33 years old 7.) My first real step... Four Infinity RS series i think they were RS3's with a 8 inch Infinity sub and a 15 Cerwin Vega sub. Ok.. getting better! 36 years old 8.) First really good sound... four bi wired (analysis plus) Infinty IL30's two IL10 centers and a Velodyne 15 SUB. I think most of you would be pretty surprised. Ok.. much better!! 37 years old (really ready for good stuff now) 9.) Im on the verge of upgrading to Revel studio's, voice center and gems for surround or comparable Infinity MTS series or possibly Martin Logan's I am hurting for room so that might cancel the Logans. I have a six channel system thats been assembled to do everything well (yes two channel also) so everything i do is a big step. As if i needed another expensive hobby. I live on water and recently got the offshore powerboat bug also (if you think hi-fi gear is expensive go buy a 35 foot Fountain offshore powerboat) Hi-fi is a wonderful bargain and great investment compared and there's no matinence. So as you can see my equipment has been limited until last couple of years. I am the owner (also the lead engineer) of a succsesful company now that specialzes in High density, Highly complex circuit boards www.risingedgedesign.com. I have personally designed 48 layer PCB's with approx 10,000 connections. So i understand the electronics very well. I am also a musician also so i know what the music is supposed to sound like and what the recording proccess can do. The one thing that hasent changed over time is my love for music and equipment. It is and has always been a huge part of my life. I didnt know what i didnt have... And was just happy with what i had. And i wouldent trade the experience for anything! Well maybe new Revels..hmmm? Nah.. Hope i didnt go too far off track here... Just got caught up in last 37 years. Best regards to all and dont forget to have fun! Spluta  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 11-14-02   5" full-range infinite baffle mono ($3?) 1960 home-made ...   Subaruguru 11-14-02   Fisher 2way 1972 (60.00) pioneer 2way 1974 (150.00) boston a ...   Slipknot1 11-14-02   1) merlin vsm..?$...new 2) aliante pininfarina model one--$5 ...   Calloway 11-16-02   Advents magnapan bose 901 b&w dm12 b&w dm 7mk2 quad 57 mourd ...   Zhorn 11-27-02   Epi (inhereted from dear old dad) bose klipsch currently at ...   Cjhedinger 11-29-02   '73: lafayette 8" coax drivers in boxes, $40 '75: klh m ...   Sdecker 12-03-02   Radio shack mach 1's infinity sm 122's b&w dm 310's mission ...   Edpadden 12-06-02   Electrovoice 225's (?), 1976-1979 epicure trilogy 3.0 1979-1 ...   Moto_man 12-07-02   Generic 6x9" car speakers (not kidding) jensen triax ca ...   Holzhauer 12-10-02   I have a hard time remembering models as this goes many year ...   Pettyfeversk 01-03-03   1.homemade speakers from a friend of my hippy sister 1976 2 ...   Jpharris 01-03-03   B.i.c. tpi venturi 12 1980 $300 new (wish i could go back) a ...   Hemholtz 01-04-03   I am only 26, but here goes pioneer- crap under $100 cerwin ...   Musiqlovr 01-11-03   Pioneer 3-ways w/12s - $200 - new - 1990 (i was 12) polk s6 ...   Jonathanb3478 01-16-03   First post here on audiogon. been a lurker for awhile. so ...   Hammergjh 01-19-03   Marantz speakers ohm walsh 2 $800 kef 104 ($1,200) demo mart ...   Jayctoy 01-20-03   Only 25, so the list is short... sears boombox w/ cd (c.198 ...   Aroc 01-20-03   Update: fisher - well, it was a start. boston acoustics - ...   Muralman1 01-21-03   I can boast i never owned bose...and never will...dq-10s,spi ...   Phasecorrect 01-23-03   Aaagh memories, 1981, genesis 210's $450.00pr/new. i was a ...   mikenkirgriff@ 01-27-03   Voice of music 1977. gemini $120/pr 3-ways. 1981 fisher $100 ...   Zowie 02-17-03   Advent, maggies, spendors, monitor audios...should have kept ...   Timmo812

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