My EPI/Genesis Physics Addiction

[colohiker]

I took inventory today to figure how many foam surrounds I need to so I can refoam and reduce my hoard. I'll probably have to scavenge a couple pair so I can get the rest functional. It's amazing how much you can accumulate when you just keep adding speakers to the pile in the basement.

What I currently have:

EPI 100 ---10 pair
EPI 150 --- 1 pair
EPI 200 --- 1 pair
EPI 201 --- 1 pair
Genesis 1 --- 1 pair
Genesis 1+ --- 1 pair
Genesis 2 --- 1 pair
Genesis 2+ --- 3 pair
Genesis 10 --- 1 pair
Genesis 110 --- 1 pair

To me, the real sleepers in this group are the Genesis 2/2+. I remember I almost walked by my first pair of 2+ because I thought they were just some speakers that had come from an 80's all-in-one stereo system. Been listening to them for the past couple of weeks and have put them on the short list of speakers to keep.

 

[swechsler]

Are EPI and Genesis common on the used market out there in Colorado? When I used to do yard sales they were pretty much ubiquitous here in the New York area, but we're not that far from New England where they were all made.

 

[colohiker]

EPI's is probably one of the more common vintage speakers you find in Colorado, especially the EPI 100's. I imagine one of the reasons the 100's are fairly plentiful is they were top rated by Consumer Reports for several years so a lot of non-audiophiles bought them. The Genesis are much more uncommon but I don't think they sold as well at the EPI's. The hoard I have has been accumulated over the last 9-10 years except for the EPI 100's I bought on 9/2/1983 for $169.14 (Yes, I still have the receipt).