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
Small Advent Loudspeaker
Large Advent Loudspeaker
Double stack Large Advent Loudspeaker
Maggie 1.2
Maggie 1.7
Maggie 3.6
I last posted in this thread in 2005 and man have I been in a whirlwind of speakers the past 6 years. Not necessarily in order but speakers have included:

B&W 703
Monitor Audio RS6, RS1 and Center
Focal Sib XXL and XL
Focal Chorus 806
Magnepan MMG
Mordaunt Short Aviano 2(very short lived)
Dynaudio Excite X12
Dynaudio Excite X32
and again Magnepan MMG

along with

REL T3 Sub
REL T7 Sub
Radio Shack setup used $300
Small Advent speakers new $200
Spica Angelus new $1000
Quad ESL 57 used $1500
Quads Unlimited refresh for my 57'svery soon.
Larger Advent Loudspeakers-bought in '71 (sold)
DIY bookshelves-built in '91 (sold)
B&W 601-bought in '96 (sold)
DIY bookshelves-built in '97 (sold)
DIY floor standing-built in '03 (still own)
1985 Polk Audio RTA11-bought '02 (sold)
1976 Dynaco A25XL-bought in '09 (sold)
2003 Acoustic Research AR15 bookshelf-bought in '10 (still own)
1971 Altec Lansing Model 15 in '11 (still own)
The only pair I ever purchased new were Polk Audio RT10's.

Below are a few of the speakers I previously owned over the last few years and purchased used:

- Totem Mites in mahogany - SOLD
- Totem Dreamcatcher in cherry (complete 5.1) - SOLD
- Dynaco A25 - SOLD

Current home theater is all previous generation NHT (ST4, SB3,...).

Currently own:
- PSB Stratus Silver in gloss black
- Energy Veritas 2.1 in cherry veneer with matching stands
- A/D/S Sat6 in gun-metal grey