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Has anyone considered rebuying a speaker you once owned??

I am curious if any one has ever considered buying a speaker previously owned and liked, but decided to either downsize or look for a "different" type of sound. 

I ask because I purchased a pair of Acoustic Zen Adagios speakers about 5-6 years ago, and decided to downsize the system with a less heavy speaker that was easier to move around.  The Adagios were 80 lbs each.  I currently own a pair Golden Ear Technology model 7 speakers (purchased in 2014)  which are smaller and lighter at 37 lbs each. The Adagios are 50 inches tall, and the GET 7's are 40inches with a slimmer profile. 

I realize the Adagios  are almost three and a half times more expensive than GET 7's. which are $1395. They can sound very good, but I have come to realize they are not in the same league sound quality wise as AZ Adagios. and  may possibly be the best speaker I ever owned.   Of course, hindsight or hindsound is a wonderful thing.    Thanks,  SJ   

  

 

sunnyjim
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If I haven't discovered KEF LS 5o's or Fritz Grove loudspeakers....my redundant purchase would be Vandersteen 1B, or Ci, Had them in college, and I still feel like the sound is state of the art even after 28 years....newer incarnations decades later and at double the original price....STILL worth every dime.
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Thank you to all who responded.  Every response is interesting informative, and confirms I am not nuts.

Of all the replies, I think member "Prof"  hits the nail on the head several times. Many of us including myself are driven by that desire to NOT only find a new sound, but also a better one.  This is not immature or off the wall ,but I think a natural consequence of this audio hobby, avocation, or obsession. 

In my own case I think I have lived with Golden Ear Technology model long enough to know their limitations and strengths. Tweaking with cables, or newer components would only yield so much improvement. Therefore, I guess I want to step up to something better, and not just marginally better. At the same time, I am not going to invest $8000 to $10,000 to find that difference ( mayber get close to that level buying used) , and if I have champagne tastes but a beer budget so be it. 

However, that may seem absurd and self defeating. I have considered Magneplanar .7 and 1.7( there is an "I" version upgrade that should be released soon). But both speakers present placement and power obstacles which can be a deciding factor. I have 100RMS BAT amp and not sure that is enough power to drive either to the volume  levels  I play ( I don't mean crazy loud) 

Nevertheless, some of us can rationalize that if I spend $26,000 for a car, why not kick in another 10K and buy a $36,000  audio system and that should (I guess) cover on my sonic or sound quality needs

To mgattmch,  I remember Gale speakers; I auditioned the pair you mentioned in 1973.  They were considered esoteric and high end  caliber at the time.like the infamous Linn Isobariks

To Stereo5    Rectilinear 3A was fine speaker and a classic. You see them sometimes on e-bay but even the best look beat up.   Thanks, SJ 

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I miss my infinity intermezzo 2.6s.  I upgraded from them to b&w n804s and it wasn't really an upgrade.  The infinities were better.  I couldn't admit it at the time but even then I realized that there were things the infinities did better.  I'm probably too uppity for them now.   If I actually got them back I'd likely be disappointed.  But I still want them back just for nostalgia. 
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I still dream of the musical enjoyment I had years ago when I ran a set of ProAc Response 2.5's still miss them to this day they just did something that sucked me into music. as well as the tablet 50's they were also lushes
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I'd buy another pair of ESS AMT drivers, but only if I had the space worth putting them in.  And then I'd have to set up the 'bottoms' for them, which would be yet another project that I can successfully put off...;)

misstl, I agree with your longing for a pair of 'current' F's.  Nothing quite like them, except for the HHR's which is about as close as you can get now.  But I have my own predilections on that subject... 
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