What Speakers Have You Owned and Loved?

[Ritmo]

Originally Posted by GaryProtein

KLH 5
McIntosh ML1C (modded)
McIntosh ML2C (modded)
Infinity IRS Series V (all active crossovers) probably will never be replaced

Gary - I still remember the first time I heard the IRSs. It was at High C Stereo in Alexandria, VA back in the late 80s. What a treat!

[djwhog]

Originally Posted by AudioNut

Been a couple of years since I posted mine and, realizing that I'd left off a couple, here is a newly revised list.

ELECTROVOICE EV-2 (1963)
DYNACO A25
TANDBERG LOUDSPEAKER (Actually had two pairs and used them doubled like the Advents)
DOUBLE LARGE ADVENTS
KLH-9 (two pairs, doubled up)
ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR 3A
ACOUSTIC RESEARCH AR 2AX
BOSE 901
MAGNEPLANAR TYMPANI IU
ALTEC VOICE OF THE THEATER
GALE LOUDSPEAKER (in my opinion, this was an awful speaker)
KLIPSCHORN - corner horn
OHM F
MAGNEPAN MG II
MAGNEPAN MG 3
MAGNEPLANAR TYMPANI IV (Loved these great big things)
MAGNEPAN MG 3.3
MAGNEPAN MG 3.6r
FULTON J SPEAKER (huge things, sounded pretty good)
DAHLQUIST DQ-10
THIEL CS 3
THIEL CS 3.5
THIEL CS 3.6
THIEL CS 5i (Great speakers)
WILSON WATT
WILSON WATT 3 PUPPY 2 (Couldn't live with that Wilson tweeter)
MARTIN LOGAN MONOLITH
MARTIN LOGAN REQUEST
GENESIS 200 (Extremely large, separate tweeter and bass towers)
GOLDMUND DIALOGUES
EGGLESTONWORKS ANDRA
AVALON EIDOLON (Two pairs- still have one)
MAGNEPAN 20.1 (Loved these but blocked the view)
LINN KANS
VERITY PARSIFAL ENCORE (Two Pairs)
METAPHOR 2 LOUDSPEAKERS
CROSBY MODIFIED QUAD ESL 63 LOUDSPEAKERS
JOSEPH AUDIO PEARLS (Possibly the best I've ever heard in my system - wish I hadn't sold them.)
PSB PLATINUM M-2 MONITORS (In second system)
BANG AND OLUFSEN BEOLAB 6000
BANG AND OLUFSEN BEOLAB PENTA 6603
JM LAB 907Be (Second system)
JM LAB MICRO UTOPIA Be (in a second system)
JM LAB SUB UTOPIA Be ( Used with the Micro Utopia Be speakers)
SONUS FABER CREMONA AUDITOR (second system) SWEET!
KHARMA 3.2 FE . . . (I don't like the titanium tweeter - gives me a headache)
MARTIN LOGAN SUMMIT (A great speaker)
EGGLESTON ANDRA II
AUDIO PHYSIC CALDERA 3
SONUS FABER GUARNERI MEMENTO
JL AUDIO F-112 SUB

And as Edgar Allen Poe's Raven says NEVERMORE, NEVERMORE, NEVERMORE, NEVERMORE, Nevermore, nevermore[/QUOTE]

Julian that is one heck of a serious list!

[watchdog]

Mission 760i (still have fond memories of my first real pair of speakers)
Thiel CS 1.2 *
Dunlavy SC-1
Tannoy Mercury M2
Monitor Audio Bronze 1
Monitor Audio B2
Proac Tablette 50
DIY floorstander based on Proac Response 2.5 *
DIY TQWT Fostex FE103E
Thiel CS 1.6
Focal Micro Utopia BE
Focal Diablo Utopia *
Thiel CS 2.7 *

* I still have these speakers

[Jerome W]

Originally Posted by watchdog

Mission 760i (still have fond memories of my first real pair of speakers)
Thiel CS 1.2 *
Dunlavy SC-1
Tannoy Mercury M2
Monitor Audio Bronze 1
Monitor Audio B2
Proac Tablette 50
DIY floorstander based on Proac Response 2.5 *
DIY TQWT Fostex FE103E
Thiel CS 1.6
Focal Micro Utopia BE
Focal Diablo Utopia *
Thiel CS 2.7 *

* I still have these speakers

I spent my 3 years of studies in Montreal with the Monitor Audio Bronze 1 and loved them. And still have them !

[Eisener Bart]

NAD 8225
Yamaha shelfbook speakers (I don't remember number, some 4 digits)
Yamaha NS-10MT (still work in my sister's home)
Monitor Audio R 700 PMC
Audio Physic Avanti (first generation, 1992)

(wow, I crossed 200 post!)

[Steve]

EPI 100

Allison One

Advent Prodigy,

Altec Lansing 4

Bose 901 V

Klipsch CF 4

Paradigm Studio 100

B&W DM 110

KEF RDM 2

KEF Reference 2

B&W CDM 1 NT

PSB Platinum M2

Revel M106 (current)

I may have forgotten a few....

[cma29]

PSB Stratus Golds - my first bonafied hi-fi speaker which I had for more than 20 years.

Magnepan 3.7 - great speakers, but only kept them for a few months before I traded them in for full credit to upgrade to...

Magnepan 20.7

[RLL1]

ESS LS8
Polk Audio Monitor 10B
Paradigm Studio Monitors
Paradigm Titan
B&W 685
Reference 3a MM De Capo I
Tetra 505
Sonus Faber Cremona M
Paradigm Studio 10 (Current 2nd System)
Totem Element Metal (Current Main System)

[essjay]

Only been at it for 2 years but this is my list so far

Usher s520
PMC GB1i
PMC OB1i's
PMC MB2S-P

[dinster]

Warfedale LS 21 or something like that
Martin Logan CLS IIz
Martin Logan Monolith I
B&W 805 Signature
B&W 802Di

All magic in their own way, Next....maybe PMC IB2?