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Speakers you will NEVER sell.

My KEF Reference 1's in Rosetta Burr. Been all over the world with me. Made my daughter sit on them in the car when I bought them. Long drive from Ft. Worth to El Paso.
Some old Dali 2's purchased mail order in 1986 from the back of Stereo Review. All vifa drivers and real wood veneer. Had them in college in the good old days of stereo.
 
I don't think I could ever sell the speakers my father gave to me, my HH Scot 197B's. I grew up listening to them and they have many many good memories. I really like the sound also, mostly because of the tweeters which are great philips soft domes.
 
Just bought my first pair of Altec Model 19's. Loved them so much I bought another pair. Might sell one pair but not the other
 
Unfortunately for my living room space, but happily for my ears, the index of speakers I will never sell has doubled in the past 4 months:

1) Phase Linear Andromedas
2) JBL 4431 studio monitors
3) Carver Amazing Silvers
4) Magnaplanar MG I improveds

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Susurus said:
But most of all, as Dorothy said to the Scarecrow, the rare Fulton Modulars that SpeakerLabFan made possible and kfa888 'pony expressed'.

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follow the yellow brick road! :thmbsp::banana::banana::banana::thmbsp:
 
Polks

Never the Polk RTA-11T's, never the Polk Monitor 10's with Peerless tweets, and never my Polk Monitor 7's with Peerless tweets.

All the others I would part with for the right price, like my Yammie NS-5's and NS-6's, which sound very good, but are not quite as nice as the Polks.

Cheers
 
I'll don't think I'll ever have the heart to sell my Technics SB-F2's, they're sooo small and cute ;)

I've also grown really attached to my HPM-100's (they're FUN), but I almost did sell them last summer, though, to finance KEF 107's (which I ended up not buying).
 
Never Sell Yamaha NS-1000's in rosewood finish

I could never sell my Yamha NS-1000's in Rosewood finish.

The beryllium drivers are extremely clear and will never be made again. They do things that no other speakers can. And I have never seen the rosewood finish anywhere else. They are just too legendary and rare to let go of.
 
Benzlo said:
I could never sell my Yamha NS-1000's in Rosewood finish.

The beryllium drivers are extremely clear and will never be made again. They do things that no other speakers can. And I have never seen the rosewood finish anywhere else. They are just too legendary and rare to let go of.
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I remember a fellow that I worked with, bought a brand new pair in the Rosewood finish. That was back in early 1977. He had just bought a new Yamaha receiver to replace the Heathkit AR-1515 receiver that he had just built. They were or still are very impressive speakers.
 
My 4 JBL L26's purchased at Pacific Stereo on Ventura Blvd. in 1975. Resurround in 1986 and still kickin ass. Life time warranty. Going to the kids when I kick it.
 
There are so many killer speakers out there as evidenced by the responses to this thread. Me? I will never part with my Allison Four speakers. One of these days I'll track down some proper JBL floorstanders and those will be keepers too. Fun stuff, and one which points to the delight of this pastime.

Scott
 
My Speakerlab .1 satellites, purchased new as kits in 1978 whilst I was in college, were my first taste of good audio. Speakerlab produced some wonderful speakers. I am fortunate to have four models, and if luck with Craigslist prevails this weekend, soon to be five.

These were first run through my roommate's Marantz receiver and played many an LP spun on a gorgeous Empire 698 turntable. Paired with Speakerlab's first passive subwoofer in about 1980, they not only allowed me to appreciate many Deutsche Grammophon classical recordings during mellow moments but also survived many an evening after I had returned from the audio deprivation of the North Slope in the early 1980s when all I wanted to do was crank some serious decibels. I lent them to my mother for about 20 years (this is probably why they are in such good condition now) so they were not present during the infamous February 1986 bachelor party that destroyed the drivers in my subwoofer (since rebuilt), cooked the drivers in my newer Speakerlab satellites, and got the heat sinks on my Hafler DH 200 too hot to touch. Dumb, yes, but my buddy Scott had already been divorced twice and I was convinced that it was because he did not have a bachelor party before either of his first two marriages. We sent him to the altar as he should have gone, with ears ringing and my boot prints in the hood of his car.

I like to think that I have matured since then.

I rebuilt the crossovers last year, coated the mid drivers with duct seal, and have been enjoying them immensely since then. They now reside atop my IMF TLS80s. Ugly little buggers, aren't they?
 

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As long as I have room somewhere, I will keep my Infinity RS IIIa's (they have spent many years in storage, and may go back there - but probably won't be sold.) Unless I can replace them with a newer, better version (IRS?).

My 3 SEAS COAX DIY speakers sound good, are a good size and have almost zero value, I'm using them in a HT setup the 3 fronts are exact matches - that makes them keepers. They really sound good and look great. There is just only so much sound you can get out of 6.5" drivers.

Everything else is likely to go on a whim. The RS-4001's also are worth nothing - so they will probably stick around for a while. I use them for testing amplifiers after repair. The Quantum 5's work perfectly and look almost perfect, but I think the parts are worth more than the speakers. I may end up splitting them up. I rarely use them and can't see shipping them. They will probably sit in a closet for a few more years before I get motivated to move them (the EMITS and crazy midranges will probably be worth more in a few years anyway). I have been disillusioned with craigslist. I live too close to Miami, everybody down here has a scam.

I have 2 sets of DLS Iridium car speakers that are probably worth something, and they sound great - but I could see them going on the 'bay.

I have a random set of DIY components that I will never sell because individually they are not worth much. 2 Peerless HDS tweeters, 3 Seas ER18-RNX, 2 Seas P18-RNX, 1 SEAS CA18RNX, 2 Vifa wood pulp 6.5" woofers (don't remember the model), 1 SEAS 27TDFC tweeter. 3 DIYMA 12" 45lb subwoofers. 1 JL 12W6V2 - made for car but sound great in the house.
 
I recently picked up a set of Bozak Symphonys that a guys dad bought in kit form and custom built his own cabinets and installed the panel kit purchased from Bozak over 30 years ago. After selling my Dahlquist M-909's and Phase Tech 8.5's which I thought I would never get rid of after hearing these speakers and putting them through the paces I am pretty sure these are the ones I will take to my grave. They excel at Jazz, Female Vocals, Acoustic, Classical and to my ears are the most accurate, detailed, smooth, natural, balanced, and all the positive adjectives that I can think of to describe a pair of speakers. After his dad passed long ago all of his dad's stereo gear was taken by family. The speakers were the last of all the gear and had been stored since his dad's passing 20 years ago. The family passed on these speakers due to their massive size and weight. They were put on CL last week and I was the fortunate one who got the phone call from his son for me to come and pick them up. I will not tell you how much I paid for them as that is against the rules but can say that it wasn't about the money. He wanted them to go to a good home and was making sure of that.
I am listening to Laura Nyro's Angel in the Dark as I type this and it sounds as if she is in the room with me. Very surreal. If you guys haven't heard Laura on a good Hi-Fi setup I encourage you to at least get Angel in the Dark as it has some of her best songs on it that will really move you. It was the last thing she recorded before she died. Got the KA-9100 hooked up with the Bozaks and the Synergy is phenomenal. I hope his dad is smiling down on us from heaven.:tears:
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