What Speakers Have You Owned and Loved?

[joeinid]

Is it me or have a bunch of us owned Bose 901's at some point? Wow! Now I don't feel as ashamed as I used to They were great for parties but I can't really remember their sonic signature anymore. Maybe that's a good thing?

Ha!

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by joeinid

Is it me or have a bunch of us owned Bose 901's at some point? Wow! Now I don't feel as ashamed as I used to They were great for parties but I can't really remember their sonic signature anymore. Maybe that's a good thing?

Ha!

I traded some 901's in towards my DQ-10's.

[jdebonth]

Few but big jumps up the ladder

B&W 685
PMC FB1i
PMC EB1i

Great to see how many AA users have put the EB's at the top of their lists.

[joeinid]

Originally Posted by Still-One

DQ-10's.

There's a lot of love out there for these. I've never heard them but they have a great reputation.

[Haurock]

Originally Posted by joeinid

... their sonic signature anymore. Maybe that's a good thing? Ha!

Maybe that is exactly what they were supposed to achieve blend in...

I can't say I didn't enjoy them... but during those years I really didn't have time to do some serious listening.. music, was mostly for background...

I think the 901's are rather good speakers, but they are not 'audiophile' speakers in the true sense of the word..... maybe!

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by joeinid

There's a lot of love out there for these. I've never heard them but they have a great reputation.

The bass wasn't too good but the mid's and high's were exceptional for their time. It was a game changing speaker and along with the Maggie's and Quad's had everyone thinking outside "the box".

Jim

[joeinid]

Re: Dahlquist

This is a quote from the Lyric HiFi website "Nola’s Carl Marchisotto, who previously designed Dahlquist and Alon speakers, created the Micro as a small, stand-mounted version of his world-famous Nola Grand Reference and Baby Grand Reference."

More from Carl from an interview:

> You gained an enviable reputation designing important speakers for both
Dahlquist and Alón. How has that experience informed your current work?

> The Dahlquist experience reinforced my own concepts about loudspeaker
priorities. That is the idea that the midrange is most important, since without
a great midrange there is no music. The DQ10 was a speaker that actually had
four of its five drivers contributing to midrange quality. This is in contrast
to shooting for the widest possible bandwidth in a design and sacrificing
midrange quality or a coherent presentation. In the DQ10, the dipole mid was
only used over a narrow range. When Marilyn and I started Alón in 1991, I wanted
to expand this to cover the entire midrange. Now, with Nola, for the first time
we have a company where we can control all aspects that affect sound quality.


I guess I've been a fan of that sound but never really knew why. Great designs live on!

Yes!

[walakalulu]

Years ago I had Tannoy Lancasters, then B&W 801s, followed by some Proacs, Audio Physic Tempos, Dali Euphonias and finally Magico v2.

[enatai252]

I started with B&W 640s from Lyric, powered by a Bryston 3b and moved to

802 series 3, Northcreek external crossovers (CJ Premier 12)
Proac Response 2S (Pass Aleph 2)
Proac Response 2.5 (Levinson 335)
Thiel 7.2 (Levinson 335)
Wilson Duette (ARC VS 115)
Wilson Sasha (ARC Ref 150)

Still have the last two in operation...

I can remember some nights (before kids) when I would listen to Miles or Coltrane played on the LP12 through the 802s with the CJ premier 12s glowing...was a simpler time and much enjoyed.

[ehoove]

1. Bose 901 Series II (could not swing the DQ10's)
2. AR LST I (Marantz Model 19 Reciever) Precise, tight, and my last east coast love affair, other than my wife of 29 years last Sunday!.
3. Janszen Z824 - Killer speakers with mono bridged Mac MC2100's!
19 year layoff
4. Green mountain Audio Continuum 1's (McIntosh MC2100 Terry Dewick) my first introduction to Roy Johnson and crew. Great speakers with Morel drivers.
5. Magnapan MG1.6QR's (Acurus A200)There is the sound I'm looking for!!!
6. Magnapan MGIIIa'a (Triamped Acurus A200 - Hardwood frames) Oh Yesss!
7. Yamaha NS690 Monitors (Yamaha CR2040) Lot's of small room enjoyment from this combo
These are the highlights that stick in my mind. If there is one thing I understand that synergy between components is what our hobby is all about, and the grail we seek. The AR LST's/ Marantz Model 19 reciever are proof positive to me, or are they? :^)
Regards,
Jim