Personal speaker evolution

RCA K Mart Specials
Utah ?
ESS amt ?
Magnapan ?
B&W N802
Wilson W/P 7's

KLH-22A (1969)
Dynaco A-25 (1971)
Large Advent (1973)
Chartwell LS3/5a (1978)
a/d/s CM7 (1987
Acoustat 1+1 (1990)

1. Panasonic single-driver units that came with a mini- receiver (1973-1974)
2. BIC Venturi Formula 1 (1974-1976)($70/pr.-line demo)
3. Yamaha NS5 (1976-1978)($170/pr.)
4. A/D/S 200 + M&K passive sub (1978-1980)($200+$200)
5. A/D/S 300 + M&K sub (1980-1982)(satellites $300/pr)
6. VANDERSTEEN 2C (1982-1987)($960/pr)
7. MARTIN LOGAN CLS (1987-1989)($1,800/pr.-line demo)
8. M-L CLSII (1989-1990)($1,000/pr for new boxes and panels!)
9. M-L CLSIIa + AudioPro B2-250 powered subwoofer (1990-1994)(M-L mod $0, sub purchased used for $250)
10. M-L CLSIIa + KINERGETICS SW200 powered subs (1994-2002)(subs purchased used for $700/pr).
11. WILSON WATT/PUPPY 7 (2002-present)($$$$$$)

All of these systems provided pure, unalloyed pleasure. Although, of course some, more than others.

My parents RCA mono console.IF memory serves in chronological order.
1967...Dynaco A-25[still own]
1969...AR-3a
1972...Quad 57's
1975...Dayton Wright X-10's
1976...Dalquist dq-10's
1978...Acoustat X[servo amps still in use]
1982...Acoustat 2+2[still use with the servo amps]
1985???Proac response 3's
1999...Soundlab A-1's,
2000...Tannoy Westminster.
Throughout my college years, I owned a disc jockey service and used stacked advents, Klipsch Lascallas,Altec A-7 voice of the theater's and JBL 300's.Even tried stacking 2 pair of Dayton Wright X-10 Electrostatics....They were truly astounding in the right hall [read large] with the finest bass I have ever heard to date.Unfortunately... My amps at the time[brystons and phase linear]blew up regularly!
I would love to hear them again today in my studio system with some modern day amplification.

Hmmmm...

First a pair of 3-way "Magna" speakers - at least I think that was the line - purchased in some store after a flood damage. Circa 1982 or so...

Second was a used pair of Bang&Olufsen 3-ways for around $50, with a replaced tweeter. Guess they were early-mid 70's vintage. I gave them to a relative at next speaker purchase.

Bought a pair of DCM TimeFrame TF2500's or -something or others shortly after college, at JC Penney or GFox or something. Circa 1987. Actually, they were pretty good - at one time I think DCM were considered audiophile material - at least their upper-end Time Frame stuff.

The DCM TFS lasted for many years - paired with the original "Magnas" until I got some Mirage OM-7s about 2 years ago. (DCMs are now relegated to basement duty for work-out music). Was meant to get some Mirage OM-6 Demos when Tweeter were closing them out, but the salesperson sold the pair I had put on layway. Gave me the OM-7s for the same price (about $1400 I think). And yes - I do like the Mirages - even they are positioned less than ideally due to WAF. I guess the bi-polar/omnipolar sound is a very personal preference though. I fell for it when auditioning the OM-6's, and no regrets.

Bought Mirage center to augment the mains about 1 year ago. Sounds good for movies.

Bought some Wharfedale Diamond 8.2 70 Anniversaries a few weeks ago, for under $200. Haven't listened to them for 2-channel (serving as my HT rears, and I've only pulled them out for for movie viewing - again WAF). Still - after listening to the Diamond 8.1s and 8.3s at a friend's house, I think Wharfedale is great value for the moolah. The 8.2 Anniversaries are actually upgrades over the other Diamond 8's, with 40Hz-24Khz range (if I could actually hear all that), with a nice wood veneer finish, kevlar-polypro tweeter, and gold-plated bi-wirable terminals. For under $200, a steal.