Loudspeakers I have owned, the list goes on

Phase Linear Andromeda III Panels with Sub bass Module (still have them)
Dahlquist DQ-10's with Dahlquist DW-1 Subwoofer (sold the DQ-10's)
Ohm Walsh 3 (sold them)
Fried Beta Mini Monitors (sold them)
NHT Super Ones (sold them)
NHT Super Zero's (sold them)
Paradigm Studio Reference 20 (sold them)
Sonus Faber Concertino's (sold them)
ADS L300 Mini Monitores (still have them)
Vienna Acoustic Hadyn's (still have them)
Martin Logan CLSIIZ's (my new love)
Here's where the journey ends!!!
What's on your list???
And last but not least Vandersteen 2CE's (going to sell them, not enough room for them now)

 

Paradigm Studio Reference 20 make nice bookshelf speakers... They don't sound bad at all, IMHO.

 

Hello Steve, the 2CE's are for sale. The CLSIIZ's are my final purchase, barring some unexpected hugh windfall (probability near zero). If I had the room mabe the Sound Lab's flagship. Thanks for the reply, I enjoy McCartney on DCC (among many others) tremendously!!!

 

I sold the Concertino's and kept the Vienna Acoustic Haydn's(two very similar speakers) because in my humble opinion the Haydn's sounded better at playing a wider spectrum of music. The concertino's produced female vocals with more accuracy, but the Haydn's were more coherent from top to bottom. Just MHO. Thanks for replying Gary.

 

The first speakers I ever bought were a pair of Realistics from Radio Shack to replace the OEM speakers on the Sanyo cube I had in the mid '80s. I thought they were great beacause they had more bass...I'm still learning.

I bought a new JVC setup in '89 (Just sold my Monster ICs from that today) with some Advent Legacies w/matching baby Legacies for surround.

About a year later I added some new Boston Acoustics to the B jacks.

In 1993 I replaced the Bostons and Advents with Polk's new satellie/sub system. I was so excited about the big sound from a small package, I didn't even notice all the midrange was missing.

Seven years later I copied my buddy and bought some JBL Studio 312s. They made everything (and I mean EVERYTHING) sound good.

Fast forward to late 2002 when I started replacing all my electronics again, and I knew it was time to upgrade my speakers to complement the better sources. Paradigm Studio 60s are what I have now until my version 3 Studio 100s come in hopefully this week.

I can't wait to see what I will have in another decade.

 

Lessee now...

AR 5 - same legendary 3a, but slightly smaller woofer.

Bose 901 Series II (the last good speaker they ever made). If you never heard them, they sounded nothing like the hollow- sounding cheapo stuff Bose makes today. Mucho inefficient, though, with the EQ boosting bass by 6db.

Advent (large Advent, as it was called)

JBL Jubal L65 (tweeters in those things bring some $$$ these days).

JBL 240Ti - hooo-ey!! Biggie 15" woof woof...

Legacy Classic

And Paradigm mini-monitors to fool around with every now and then (not being used now).

 

My first loudspeakers... Dual

My audiophile speakers:

AUDIO EXKLUSIV P6

THIEL CS 5

AUDIO PHYSICS Medea


WILSON AUDIO Watt/Puppy Vi

 

Well, I didn't think I'd had that many until I started to list them:

1st ones: Heathkit horn speaker (mono) with 12-inch woofer. The ones I learned to love music on.
2nd ones: A series of speakers that came with all-in-one players
First "audiophile" purchase: A Marantz model whose number I can't remember, but were fairly distinctive with an egg-crate grille.
Then:
Advent Large (original)
/a/d/s 710
Boston Acoustic A400
B&W P6
Vandersteen 2Ce
VMPS Tower II SE
Fried A6 (with MARS)
NHT 2.5i
Hornshoppe single-driver (detour into low power/high efficiency)
Gallo Nucleus Solo
VMPS Ribbon Monitor 1

And proabaly a few others I can't remember.

John K.

 

Oh, God... let's see if I can remember.... in chronological order:

- Some Technics speaker (sold).
- Mastersound speakers (old, 60-70's stuff) (sold).
- JBL 82 (sold, now destroyed - new owner blew them up).
- JBL Control LA & C-V passive subwoofer (still own and enjoy them!).
- JBL LX-66 (back in my parents' living room).
- JBL Control 5 (sold - completely unremarkable speaker).
- JBL LX-22 (still trying to find a woofer for them).
- Definitive Technology BP-8B, C1, BP2X, BP1.2X, PF15 (surround room 1)
- Definitive Technology BP-6B, C1jr, ProMonitor100, ProSub10 (surround room 2).
- Definitive Technology ProMonitor80 X 6, Velodyne CHT-12 sub (surround room 3).
- B&O BeoSound 2000 (parents' dining room - I think I won't see it back soon).
- MartinLogan Scenarios (stereo-only system).

In the works, I'm trying to build a 9 driver IB for my surround system, and a 15" sealed subwoofer based on Adire Audio's Tempest driver with a 250W amp for the MartinLogans.

When I think about it, I could only wish higher end speakers were sold here. The best models we get are B&W (grossly overpriced), Energys (even more overpriced), and MartinLogans. That explains the vast number of mid-fi speakers I own...

 

I don't believe that I'd be calling the Martin Logans a "mid-fi speaker".

 

Hi Dave!

That's why I separated B&W, Energy and MartinLogan from the rest. Thanks to all of your suggestions, my Logans now sound like heaven to me. I refuse to listen to my other systems now

ps - And now that my dealer lent me an Audioquest speaker cable, things are getting even better!

 

If you're really feeling wealthy and adventureous try the Kimber KS-3038 at only around $10,000.00 US.
http://www.kimber.com/select/KS3038.htm

 

Not got my remembering head on this week - but the ones that spring to mind are

Blue Room MiniPod
Mirage
Kef Reference 105/II
Acoustat Spectra 1100
Musical Fidelity MC2
Acarian Alon IV
Sonus Faber Guarneri Homage
REL Stentor II

All the best - Andrew

 

Yup and they had a "magic eye"

&ru

 

What's this "magic eye" that you speak of Andrew?

 

Gary, interconnects will be the next thing on my book!

Speaker cable did make a difference with my speakers, although it was a subtle one... I know I wouldn't buy an Audioquest cable for my old JBL's, for example

 

I tend to hold on to speakers forever, but here goes:

Jennings Towers
AR 11s
Concept (forgot the model #, but they had the Heil tweeters)
Snell Type Js
Spendor S20s
Spendor SP100s

I'm trying to decide between Harbeth Monitor 30s and Quads right now.

 

A/D/S L990

Back in 1987 (or 88) I bought a pair of A/D/S L990s from Paris Audio in Southern California. Anyone have any insights or opinions about these speakers?

I've been looking to replace them for two (2) years now. And I just can't decide... There are too many choices, and to my ears a lot of new speakers don't sound as good as what I have (for the price).

 

I certainly haven't done much over the years to keep loudspeaker manufacturers in business.

Celestion Ditton 44 (three way infinite baffle) - bought about 1975, sold around 1980, replaced by
Nightingale NM1 (large three way semi-transmission line floorstanders) - used from 1980 up to 2001
Avantgarde Acoustics Uno (two way horn/self-powered subwoofer hybrid) - 2001 to date.

 

Altec Lansing Model 14s circa 1981 (sold)
bought two types of speakers for college
Spica TC-50 (for my own use, love that speaker and I misss John Bau's designs) and also bought Klipsch Khorns for parties and loud music
Bought Magnepan SMGA's before leaving college - bye bye to the Khorns and TC-50s
Played around with Thiel CS-1's got rid of them and upgraded to Maggie 1.5
Sold those and got some ML CLS w/Velodyne Sub
Sold those and bought Artemis EOS Signatures with Subs. Still have those speakers and also have Maggie 3.6's