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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
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jeffmazen
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From the Tech-Hifi days (remember them?) a pair of Large Advents.
Some 2 way jobs from JBL
KEF 102's $600
Vandersteen 3A $2800
Vandersteen 5 $10,000

All this since 1976. I tend to get married to these things and upgrade my components around them. The Vandy 5's really suit me....who knows how long I'll keep them.
mejames
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Soundesign system
Cerwin Vega D5's
Polk SDA-B2's
Spica Angeles with Kenergetics 200 subwoofers, rewired Spica's with Cardas cable with Muse 18 sub.
Mirage M1 Si again with Kenergetics 800 subwoofer system rewired with XLO signature wire
Dunlavy SC-V with Cardas rhodium posts
Dunlavy SC-IV with Cardas rhodium posts
Genesis 201 system end of searching for speakers.
aolrsw
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It all started in 1972....

Watkins bookshelf speaker
Epicure 20+ used $300.00 1975
ESS tower new $500 1976
Dalquist DQ-10 w/subwoofer new $750.00 1976
Magnepan MG-3a $2,100 1986
Kharma Ceramique 1.0 $6,500 2002
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dannylw
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Olympic close and Play gift
Lafayette Criterion 100 used $50.00
Marantz Model 7 $130.00
EPI 180's Don't remember
Kef Corelli/ Audio Pro B 250 $1100
Infinity kappa 8 $1700
Martin Logan CLS 2Z $1700 used
Genesis Metal Cone 12 $600 demo
(in between acquired Maggie Tympani 1D
JBL L150 both gifts from friends)
hammer77b
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All:

Remember them this way:

1965 - Speakers w/Voice of Music turntable
1969 - Voice of Music Speakers
1970 - Jensen Speakers
1973 - Jensen Speakers
1979 - Allison 4's (I think, top firing mid/woofer)
1982 - Dahlquist (3 way)
1983 - Bozak (monitor w/ metal mid/woofer)
2000 - Boston Acoustic VRM-50
2001 - Vienna Acoustics - Hayden
2002 - Vienna Acoustics - Mozart
2002- Sonus Faber Grand Piano Home
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