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What is your speaker ownership history since 1995?

Used audio market is not the same again since on-line marketplace was born in 1995 (Fleabay).   What is your speaker *ownership* history since then?   

(showroom / friend's house / loaner don't count .. must be owner of them)

Let me start with mine's, from 1998 to current (*):

(oldest to current)
Misc Wharfedale (thanks to uBid hype!!!)
Newform Research R645
Magneplan MMG
Magneplan 3.3R
NHT ???
SOTA Panorama with Time Domain bass module
Rogers LS3/5A
Infinity ??? (first time I realize 'reference' in the model name means absolutely nothing)
Klipsch Klipschorn
Tyler Acoustics Taylo Reference Monitors
Tyler Acoustics Reference 1
Wilson Watt Puppy 5.0
JMLab Chorus 7??
B&W Matrix 805
B&W Matrix 801 Series II
Revel M20
Revel F30
Alon I
Alon V
Tangent R4
Loth X BS1
Odeon Double Six
Silverline Sonata I
Meridian DSP5000
Paragon Acoustics Regent
??? Some Audio Physics DIY clone
Legacy Audio Classic
Duntech Princess
Sansui SP5000
Altec 604E w/ mastering lab (The Big Red)
Tube ? Lab ??? (it is the sorry B&W Nautilus 805 clone)
Epicure ??? (its the one with an eyeball kinda tweeter)
Celestion SL600si
Avalon Symbol
Vienna Acoustics Mahler 
Quest for Sound SQ10
??? White van speakers, can't remember the name, $80 a pair
Talon Audio Peregrine X
Fostex backloaded horns (DIY)
Counterpoint Clearfield
KR Audio (limited production specials, no model name)
Avalon Eclipse Classic
Apogee Centaur Major
Ohm Model I
Dynaco A25
Oris Horn 250
Egglestonworks Rosa
Legend Audio Reference Monitors (now known as Von Gaylord ROTL Mk II)
*Nearfield Acoustics Pipedreams 930
*Wilson Watt Puppy 3/2
*Kharma CRM 3.2 FE


Pretty purpose-less, focus-less timeline, I must confess.




bsimpson

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jon_5912
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I graduated high school in '95 so this is pretty much everything I've ever had. I still have a lot of these.  I'd like to have the Infinity 2.6's back.  I can live without the rest of what I got rid of.  I've had the Thiel 3.7's for 5 years now and I still have no desire to upgrade.  I've had the ATC's for about 3 years.  I got them because I have small kids and I wanted something good that they wouldn't damage and these really fit that description. 

The standouts on the list are the Acoustic Research 338 because Accessories4less.com blew them out for $100/pair back around 2000.  They sound pretty nice and are phenomenal for that price.  I gave them to my sister I think.  I thought the Infinity Intermezzo 2.6's were really nice too, although not exceptional at the original price they made a lot of them so you could get them new for $999 from Audio Advisor for a while.  The Thiel 2 2's are fantastic for the money.  Don't do anything wrong and are a real joy to listen to. 

I don't have a great frame of reference for the Thiel 3.7's or ATC 110a's.  They're in a price range where I haven't heard a ton of the competition.  They're both fantastic in my opinion and I got both used and for a very reduced price.  The ATC's especially were in bargain of the century range.

JBL HLS610 / HLS810
Acoustic Research 338
Acoustic Research 303
Vienna Acoustics Haydn
Infinity Intermezzo 2.6
B&W N804
B&W N802
Magnepan 1.4
Infinity Beta 50
JBL 6208
M-Audio BX8a
Vienna Acoustics Bach Grand
Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand
Vienna Acoustics Waltz Grand
Thiel 2 2
Thiel 3.7
Thiel MCS1
ATC 110a
jon_5912
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I have a lot of speakers on my list that were never in my main system.  I've always had a few extra little systems that I kept around for fun and comparison.  I tend to buy stuff when it's deeply discounted so the list price of what I've bought is frequently a multiple of what I actually spent.  I bought the VA speakers when BB dropped them 5 years ago or so and paid <25% of retail.  Almost everything I have was bought used or on sale.  I had the B&W N802s in my main system for 6 years and then traded them in for 2,000 less than I paid for them.  Not a lot of money at all when you look at it that way.  They were replaced by the Thiels which I paid $3,500 for on top of the $3,500 trade credit.  I don't think they've depreciated all that much since I bought them five years ago.  I doubt they've lost more than 2k in value.  

I went through a period where I bought the behringer measurement mic and real-time analyzer, made lots of bass traps and got everything equalized really flat.  It was an interesting experience and I'm glad I did it.  It gave me a good sense of proportion about how much difference the room makes compared to other things.  I do like tinkering with stereo stuff and I have no problem admitting it.  It's just a hobby.
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