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
Clock radio
Jvc cassette 
Crap Fisher speakers
Yamaha ns10m
Acoustat 2mh
Ads l1230
Silverline sonata
Phil Jones ref1 
Linkwitz Orion
Linkwitz lx521 current
Ascend Sierra 2 current



Epi 120c
Epi 100v x2
Epi 150
Paradigm 9se
Paradigm 90p
Boston a400
Boston A150
Infinity Kappa 8
IMF tls50
AR 9
AR 4x  x2
AR 38
AR 7
Celestion Ditton 33
44 x2
25 x2
66 x3
Yamaha NS 690
Linn Isobarik Brik active
Linn Isobarik Brik Passive
Sansui SP1000 
Meridian M2
Revox Agora B
Audionote AN-K spe
Snell type E
Tannoy Gold 12"

Keepers for me are
Meridian M2 active (rare) 
Revox Agora B active (rare) 
Snell type E
Tannoy's

95 % we're recapped and or refinished. 

From beginning to present:

78-81 Sound Research
81-84 Smaller Advent Loudspeaker
85-86 Jamo Compact 50's & 70's & Triad Subwoofer
86-88 Mirage 660's.....(excellent)
88-93 ProAc Studio 1 **
1993 Celestion C7.....(excellent - gave to brother for stealing his Advents & taking them to college)
1993 Chateau Research 1.5 **
1993 ADS CM6.....(horrible)
1993 Celestion C3
1993 Infinity Qb
1996 Vandersteen 1B
1997 Klipsch KG3.5 (black).....(worked great w/SE amp)
2002 Tannoy D90 **
2004 Omega Grande 8 **
2009 Celestion DL-8 II's (very nice)
2009 Mission 70 mkII
2009 RogerSoundLab CG-6
2009 Boston Acoustics A-200
2010 Wharfedale CRS-5
2010 Mission 700 LE
2010 Wharfedale Delta 70
2010 Klipsch KG 3.5 (oiled oak)
2010 Pinnacle AC800 (very underrated speaker)
2010 Linn Helix LS250 **
2013 Omega Grande 8 (re-acquired)
2014 Canton Plus S
2014 Paisley Reseach AE-500 **
2016 Fostex P-1000 BH
2017 diy Rega Kyte clones
2018 ads L400's
2018 Rauna Tyr II **
2019 Focal Chorus 807V **

** Favorites

To the best of my recollection give or take a few months/yrs
Atlas PA speakers (awful)
Creative Lab Standard
LARGE ADVENT
M&K Sat1A Volkswoofer A
MAGNEPAN 1-c
Magnepan 2.6R
PROAC RESPONSE 3.8
Sonus faber Cremona Auditor M
VERITY AUDIO PARSIFAL ENCORE