Chronology of Speakers you've owned?

I will only list speakers that I have used for a significant amount of time in my 2 channel system.
Sansui - I can't remember the model. Typical early 70s style. I liked them but they were stolen.
DB Plus 880 - insurance replacements for the Sansui's
Dahlquist DQ10 - great speakers!
Klipsch Cornwall
Klipsch RF7 II
Klipsch CF3 version 1- my favorite Klipsch
Sony SS-M7 - these are the best speakers I have ever owned [thanks John where ever you are]
ADS L710
The Sony's are my current main speaker, the ADS are in my second system.
I still own the DB Plus, and CF3 as well.

cubdog
 
Wow, talk about an old thread! My list is very short...

~1974 RS Nova 7's Had them for many years changing / playing with different drivers and crossovers. Great looking cabinets.

~1980 Yamaha NS-690's Mk-II I think. About the same time a Yamaha SW-1 Sub.

~1982 Yamaha NS-1000M's Fell in love. :thmbsp:

~1983 Second pare of NS-1000M's

~2005 Two YST-SW315's
 
My list is even shorter :)

Cerwin Vega D15EEs. I bought them back in 1986; have never felt the need for another pair of speakers.
 
Another Short List

1. Akai "Jet Stream" speakers (I think they were part of a package my Dad got when he bought an Akai R-2-R. He never used them.)

2. Dynaco 25XLs - went to college with me.

3. Apogee Calipers.

4. Apogee Duetta Signatures - still have them, use them, love them. But I made their existence a bit less stressful by eventually setting them each atop an Infinity SSW-212 and actively crossing them over with a Threshold PCX at 75HZ. Glorious!
 
mid70's Realistic Minimus7
late70's Epicure 10
80's Infinity RS 1.5
90's Polk RM7300
00's Definitive BP7002
2013+ System Audio Mantra60

Lots of others intermingled there, but these are the significant ones.
 
Realistic Minimus 7 (early 80's)
Paradigm 3se (1986)
Paradigm 3se mini (1986 or 87)
Paradigm 7se (1987)
Paradigm Micro (1988)
Paradigm Export Monitor (1988)
PSB Stratus Silver (1997)
PSB Stratus (original Stratus model purchased used 2007)
Rega Model 2 (used 2009)
Energy 22 Reference Connoisseur (used 2010)
Energy Pro 22 (used 2011)
Paradigm Studio 20 v.1 (used 2012)
 
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This is funny as I still currently own and rotate 99% of them in/ out
Yamaha NS 200ma /86
Polk Audio towers /86 sold in 89
ADS 1290 towers
Yamaha NS 500m / 90
Yamaha NS 670 / 92
Polk Audio RTl11 towers / 04
Yamaha ns 200m / 03
Yamaha 200ma / 10
Yamaha 200ma / 11
Hands down the best sounding spkrs I have ever heard or owned are all part of the same family. The Yamaha NS series from the early to mid 80's which is why I buy and hold on to them. These are not for everyone as they are detailed to a fault ( some say bright) but for me they are heaven.
 
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A pair I forget (KLH I think)
ElectroVoice Interface A's
ADS L810's
3D Acoustics - 3D6 satellites and the 3D10B sub
Speakerlab sat kit and Velodyne ULD-12 sub
Snell Type EIII's
ProAc Response 1SC's (still have)
AR4x's (in son's dorm room)
Dynaco A25's - scanspeak model (still have)
ADS L520 (still have)
 
RtR 280-DR
Klipsch Quartet
Pioneer hpm-100
yamaha ns-a7.2
sansui sp-1500
Sony something or other
Infinity Column II
Klipsch kg 5.5
Pioneer hpm-900
Realistic Mach 2
Klipsch kg 4.5
RtR hpr-12m
Sound dynamics R-818
magnavox S-7854
Advent Laureate
ADS L-1290
ADS L-810
 
OK, like Cubdog and others, I'm only going to list speakers that served a significant tour of duty in my primary 2-channel system. We begin in the mid-70's; probably 1973 or 74 with the Realistics and end up with my second pair of Bose 901's, which I have owned from 2009 to today.

Realistic MC1000
Realistic Nova 7B
New Large Advent
Bose 901 Series IV
ESS amt-1b
klipsch cornwall
Amrita Reference Standard
klipschorn
a/d/s/ HT400LCR
B&W 703
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab OML-2
Energy RC-50
Polk LSi-9
Klipsch La Scala II
RBH MC-6CT
Bose 901 Series VI
 
Don't know if it counts as something I've "owned", but I cut my teeth on listening to music on a "Voice of Music" consolewhich was very nice for the time. Then, MY speakers were (and the curve does not alweay continiue straight up) :

Sears all in one stereo (You know the type, AM/FM radio Turntable on top, 8 track recorder) (given to friend)

Zenith Allegro 3000 (sold)

Bose 301 series II ( sold as soon as I found out they sounded crappy everywhere but one spot in the house)

Infinity RS4b (sold for money to move, biggest mistake of my life)

Klipsch KG 1.5 (alternating with Baby Advent II's in computer room)

Infinity SM 100 (sold, good riddence)

Advent Laureate (Now in bedroom)

Advent Legacy


My surround speakers, when in use are JBL 2500 and Infinity Ref E-L
 
Speakerlab 1s which I have owned since I bought them new in 1980. Still going strong.

I simply added in a pair of "redesigned" Celestion Ditton 110s which I run along with the Speakerlabs. In the bedroom I have another pair of Ditton 110s which are just basically the cabinets with new crossovers and Peerless woofers paired with Philips copy tweeters (Goldwood).
 
In rough chronological order, with approximate dates of acquisition:

1994: Optimus XTS-23 (stolen)
1998: Kenwood KL-5080
1999: Realistic Nova (unknown model, gone)
2000: Scott 197B II (sold)
2001: Realistic MC-500
2003: KLH 17
2004: AR 4X (2 pairs, sold one)
2005: Realistic Minimus 0.5
2006: Optimus Pro LX5
2008: Paradigm Studio Monitor
2009: Utah A-70 (sold)
2009: Ohm E
2010: Magnavox (model unknown)
2011: Advent Mini w/ subwoofer
2011: Optimus Pro X5
2011: JBL L100
2011: Snell J/III
2011: AR 2ax
2012: Criterion 30 (given away)
2012: Optimus 1100
2012: Cambridge Soundworks Six
2013: Bang & Olufsen Beovox S45
2013: ADS B-8 Monitor

Probably forgetting a few pairs.......
 
Ones that I can remember:
1968 AR 3
1971 Bose 901
1988 Magnepan 1.?
1991 B&W 803
1998 Magnepan 3.6
2009 Magnepan MMG
Still have the MMGs and 3.6s. Others are long gone.
 
1972 G.E. 4" full range (came with the phonograph)
1977 Panasonic 6" full range (came with the 3 in 1 stereo)
1979 Pioneer Project 80 (8" 2 ways)
1980 Ess? Circuit breaker tripped with modest volume from CR-640 (returned)
1980 Electro Voice Interface 1 Series II
1990 Baby Advents (for HT use only)
1990 Cerwin Vega D3
2000 AR 4X found by dumpster (did use until until I became an AK member and realized why the tweeters were not working from pot issue..love em' now.
2008 Polk Monitor 10 From AK member ehoove
2009 JBL L3... Free off of Cl
2011 Pioneer HPM 100...$50 off of CL
2013 KLH 23...thrift find $10
 
Short list for the main system:

1970-Utah MK-17
1972-Larger Advent
1973-Double Larger Advent
1974-Braun LV1020
1976-Magnepan MG-II
1977-Acoustat X
1979-Acoustat Monitor
1982-Acoustat 2+2
2005-Sound Lab U-1

Use double New Advents and Acoustat 1+1 in garage.
 
I think I can remember all of the speakers I've owned but probably couldn't tell you in which order for half of them, especially in the 90's when I went thru more gear than Paris Hilton went thru men.
 
1977: Pioneer HPM-100
1986: EPI T/E 120
1987: EPI T/E 360
1997: Cerwin-Vega DX-9
2000: JBL S312
2001: JBL S38
2001: JBL S-Center
2001: JBL SUB12
2006: Velodyne DLS5000R
2006: JBL CONTROL1X

I wish I still had the HPM-100's. You never forget your first love. :-)
 
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