Speaker types- your preference and your journey?

first I bought the best I could afford (I saved up 100s of dollars)

Then I sold it at a big loss and bought another pair from the proceeds. I repeated it a few times, selling-losing $-buying what I could afford - fun journey overall. 

My first real speakers were Altec Lansing around 1980. Then some big Cerwin Vega D9.  Probably not an upgrade in sound quality, but they cranked! 

Then a 5 sided pair of dbx soundfield 100.  Pretty cool speakers, really. 

At some point, I had a pair of Canton and PSB.  I can't remember where they fall chronologically. 

Then, Vandersteen 2c.  Sterophile class B, I think. 

Then in the mid 90s, a pair of Von Schweikert VR-4.  I had them until I bought my Von Schweikert Model One (Endeavor RE) a few years ago.  The current pair is likely my last speaker upgrade.

I recently bought a used pair of Vandersteen 2Ce for a second system. 

Just ordered the Klipsch Rebellion to avenge Christmas 1988.

@rar1, that’s inspiring.  Living long and well is indeed the best revenge. 

Quad 57. Once you go 'static, you never go back.

I had my first pair of Quad 57's from 1981 to 2000 when I stupidly sold them. Now over the past seven years I have acquired two pairs of 57's. A landmark design that all speaker designers should listen to!