#1 speakers how long?

[cubdog]

I know many of us have muliple pairs of speakers and change them out like underware. How long have you been using your current favorites as your main speakers? My DQ10s have been front and center for about a year and a half. I bought my Cornwalls about 1 year ago thinking they might take over for the 10's but they haven't yet. So how long have you been listening to your favorites? Any plans to swap them out for something new?

cubdog

 

[Snade]

My Rectilinear III highboys have been my main speakers for the past six months and I'm super happy with them, but think the Allison CD-8 speakers are a very close second and I may try them as my mains.

 

[bolly]

I'm sure my Tannoy Golds have been here for a year, with my Electrohomes I don't feel the need to ever change them or the amps, ever! :thmbsp:

 

[boyon00]

My A/D/S L710's since 1978... with a few drivers replaced...:thmbsp:

 

[kfa888]

My maggies and M&K sub have held there ground for going on 3 years. I recently hooked up the AR90's again and Charavaris Tannoys but the Maggies still rule the roost for me.

I'm actually in the process of selling off a lot of my collection now that I know what I want. I would like some Altec 19's one day and a few others but I'm in no hurry.

 

[MarkAnderson]

My AR-3's have been in that spot for about a month now.

 

[slow_jazz]

I've had my JBL's since 1977 and their still going strong.... Still haven't been reconed yet.

 

[Urizen]

Two of my systems rarely change. The La Scalas (3 months) and the Maggie 1.5s (a year) ain't goin' nowhere...yet.

The third system is where I roll speakers, mostly two-way monitors. Currently they are NHT SuperZeros and have been in place for 1 day.

 

[butch4695]

my jbl 4312`s have been in place for about 2 months now but theres something about my cannon 1032`s that i miss and i think i`m going to try them again and see if they can beat out the jbl`s .

 

[avguytx]

Same here Urizen. Main system has Polk SDA SRS II's (on all Carver gear) which have been in main use for 5 months and the other is the Altec Milano's in a second bedroom running off my little Magnavox tube amp. They haven't moved from their spots since they were dropped in. It looks like a bunch of the other speakers I own are going to be finding new homes as they are just taking up space!

 

[speedracer]

My AR3a's for over a year.

 

[usedto]

That all depends on whether you mean my GOOD underwear or my every-day underwear.

 

[cubdog]

The nice thing about finding speakers you are really satisfied with is that it allows one to move unused speakers out. I hate the fact that I have so many speakers collecting dust.

cubdog

 

[davidb]

Haven't found anything to beat the JBL 166s yet, but I'm always looking.

 

[FantasySage]

Wharfedale E-90's..........A week, lol.

Though, i think these will be here for a LONG time to come. I don't have the scratch to out do these anytime soon.

 

[Whitehall]

Theil 3.6s are holding their own after 5 months - these are probably my "anchor" speakers for a long while.

They displaced the prior champs, the Infinity RS2.5s to the family room. They were good for a year and a half. They will probably stay.

Big Spendors could turn my head though! Likewise, finding a clean pair of EPI 150s would cause a rotation, just for old times, sake.

 

[judgeschreber]

Some DIY transmission line towers using Focal drivers. Basically a Daline 6.1 clone.

I picked them up from CL about three weeks ago, and they replaced some Altec 19s.

They aren't better than the Altecs, but they're about equal, and they take up a heck of a lot less space. Better bass, imaging, and clarity than the Altecs, but they don't have the dynamic, open horn sound that I'm missing a bit right now. If only I could have it both ways. . . .

 

[Fedallah]

Infinity RSa... about a week, hah. But they make my Celestion 11's sound shouty, rude, inaccurate, unrefined and downright cheap by comparison. I've had those since July or so, and they've stacked up well against everything I've compared them to.

There's just no contest. Better imaging, clearer and more extended (but not louder) bass. Not quite as dynamic as the Celestions, but almost equivalent anyway.
Vocals sound like they might be lacking a bit, but with my tastes tending ever further towards instrumental music this is becoming less of an issue. The EMITs are laser-sharp, too - the Celestions' metal domes always made a cymbal tap sound more like a 'click', with insufficient dynamics and decay. As stated elsewhere, I have heard my audio future, and it is planar.

The Celestions are vinyl wrap. The RSa's have oak veneer. 'Nuff said.

I'll never get rid of the RSa's. They sound too good (and there are also more important reasons for this relating to the person I obtained them from).

Meanwhile, the Celestions may be destined for eBay. The Dynaco A-10s continue to hang around due to space constraints.

 

[ehoove]

Magnapan MG 1.6QR's since July and love them. Only wish I could have kept the Green Mountain Audio Continuum 1's. I still think the maggies are a solid winner overall.
Jim
BTW my wife thinks that the bulletin boards are as bad as the Fred Flintstone speakers!!!

 

[Saint Johnny]

The ROR Model G Monitors, have been the mains for 6 months or so. But before that it was the BB Insignias. Although recently I've rotated in and out, both a pair of Bozaks, and a pair of Bullnose NLA's.