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Your Loudspeaker history...

Mine were,
B&W 310
B&W 302
B&W 601
B&W 603
B&W CDM1
B&W P6
B&W 804 Matrix
Sonus Faber concertino
Totem Model 1 signitures

Now for work Revolver Cygnis and Kudos C20.
 
B&O Freebies, modified with all sorts of home made 'improvements' including doping of cones & plaster damping of box.
Heybrook HB1's (Still have)
Wharfedale Active Diamonds (Brilliant)
Rega Jura (Still have)
Rega Alya (Still have)
Heybrook HB150 (Great speakers)
Neat Centrum (Still have)
Monitor Audio R852MD (Still have, excellent, like a tidied up HB1)

I do like my closed box speakers, the Rega's are OK but with the Alya's better than the Jura's IMHO.
 
Kef coda 8 (great fun on the end of Naim electronics and revealing enough to sound harsh or smooth - depending on your system)

Dynaudio contour 1.3 se (I know some people like them but i found them really dull)

Dynaudio Audience 50 (Will never trust my local hifi dealer again - Dull)

Epos es11 (worked really well as nearfield monitors (for my pc) through a nait 1 - found them dull in my main system though)

Mark 2 Kans (were forward and harsh with my old kit (Naim cd 3.5, 102, 180) now sound great with an upgraded Arcam alpha 5 cdp, preamp, 250 and Rel strata 5 subwoofer.
 
The ones that stayed for any time:

Marantz 4Gs
Wharfedale Teesdales
Tannoy Oxfords
Linn Kans
Rourk Sabres
Epos 14s
Naim IBLs (still in a second system)
Naim SBLs
Naim SBLs (last spec)
ART Emotion Signatures

Steve
 
technics speakers - that came with my technics system (80's)
Eltax Symphony 6.2 (Liberty centre speaker)
Kef Q4 (kef Q9c centre speaker)
Focal 714s (cc700s Centre)
Eltax HT-2 Bipolar rears

Eltax sub
velodyne cht 10r sub
 
DIY effort with 2x8" bass drivers + lovely HECO fabric dome mid and tweeters
linn index (the worst speaker ever)
DIY martin colloms HFN&RR take on LS3/5A
modded tannoy 605 (stayed 15 years with after i gave up on audio)
dynaudio C1.4 (thrown out after a month)
ATC 20ASL Pro
as from tomorrow: Oris Swing
 
Goodmans Minister
Homemade with Goodmans twin Audiom 12 inch drivers
Sony something
Mordaunt Short something 55?
Linn Index
Linn Kans Mk1
Castle Severn 2
Linn Keilidh
 
JBL TLX3GI - first 'hifi' speaker
JBL LX66 - they don't make em like this anymore
JBL XTi80 - Danish made - 'European voiced' JBL's
B&W DM603s2 - underwhelming overall but decent bass
Dynaudio Contour 1.3mk2 - a classic
Totem Arro - great fun with Naim electronics
Monitor Audio GR60 - 'artificial'
Dynaudio Contour 1.8mk2 - good but 'boxy' colouration
Dynaudio Contour 1.1 - excellent imaging
Yamaha NS1000M - 'legendary'
 
Eagle International AA20
Omar Winchester
JPW P1
Speakers from a Rigonda Symphony radiogram (don't laugh - they were bloody good!)
Leak Sandwich
Leak 2075 - still regret selling these :(
Gale 5i
Ferrograph S1
Mission M71
GLL Imagio IC120
GLL Imagio IC258TL
Acoustic Energy AE120
Monitor Audio Silver 5i

and now -

Ferrograph S1 again - same ones as above out of storage now I have room for them once more.
 
Wharfedale Delta 70 my first speakers bought with first money earned from software.
Kef 104/2
Royd Apex
Proacs studio 150
Neat Elite
Shahinian Obelisk (old ones)
Royd RR2

office system: Rega Kytes, ATC SCM12
 
At the very beginning, my folks old AR18s
JBL Control 1s
Ruark Swordsman
Ruark Sabres
Ruark Broadsword
Ruark Talisman IIs
Naim Credos

I seem to like Ruarks :)
 
Homemade Fane/Motorola
Philips MFB's
Kef kit 2 way(B200 etc)
Tannoy Dorsets
Tannoy Lancasters(x3 sets)
Various Tannoy MG 15" in custom cabs
Meridian M2
Linn Kan
Linn Isobarik PMS
Meridian M3
Linn Sara
JBL Control 1(surround sound)
Tannoy wedges with 12" DC drivers (awaiting making full size cabinets to give modern version of SRM12B)
Tannoy S1000
Meridian M60
Linkwitz Phoenix(sans bass units confiscated for Orions)
Linkwitz Orion (almost finished)
 
Okay, this is my trip down memory lane ...

Medium Sized Eltax something ...
Small Infinity something ...
Snell J3
Heybrook Heylette
Epos ES12
Tannoy M1
Linn Keilidh
Spendor S1
Epos M12
Royd Sapphire II
Snell K1
Rega Ela
Neat Mystique II
Linn Tukan
Linn Kaber
Rega Kyte
Evox EV1 (Heybrook HB1 clone)
Neat Critique II
Royd Sintra
Canton Plus XXL.2
Epos ES11 (current)

Does anybody know a cure for this? Or maybe just a diagnosis?

Thom
 
Sony SSA305 (I think) that came with my midi system
JPW Gold Monitors (I miss these - they weren't bad at all!)
TDL RTL2 (had for a day - faulty tweeter, and last in shop; slow bass)
Mordaunt-Short MS25i (ace, in a rough and ready way)
Epos ES14 (pain in the arse - spent loads trying to make them work, gave up for a bit)
Dyanaudio Audience 52
Rega Ela

In other (a/v or second) system
Rega Kytes
Dynaudio Audience 52
Tannoy DC2000 (yum yum - nice £15!)
 
Tangent RS4...ultimately rewired with NACA 4 (I home demo'd Gale 401s, Linn Saras and Maggie SMGs and still couldn't find a speaker I preferred.
Original Kans....the sounded way worse than my Tangents and were returned.
Palantirs (a small 2-way speaker made in Miami)
Spica TC50s
Artemis Eos...the one with a faceted WATT-ish style and ceramic tweets. The very first pair made SN 001/002 bought from the designer
Sonus Faber Extremas (I would take them back today in a heartbeat..when passively bi-amped with a quartet of NAP 135s they did things like no other speaker).
Tukans
DBL
 
Mission 760ise (still got these)
Mission 733’s (shite)
Ruark Templars
Castle Avons
Linn Keilidhs
Ruark Prelude References
Royd Abotts
Royd Minstrels
Neat Motive 2’s
Royd RR2’s
Royd Minstrel SE’s
Neat Critiques
Royd Minstrels
Royd Abotts
Neta Elites
Rega R3's
Rega r5's
Royd Doublets
Vienna Acoustics Mozarts
Ruak Sabre 1’s
Royd Sintra 2’s
Vienna acoustic haydns
Ruark Talisman 1’s
Royd apex
Royd minstrels
Cura ca21’s
PMC GB1’s
Royd Apex’s
Revolver R33’s
Heybrook Quartets
Revolver RW33’s
Rega Ela 1.5's
JM lab 906’s
Royd Apex’s
Royd Abotts
Lynn Olsen ME2’s
Lynn Olsen Ariels (not complete yet)

Probably a few more too…:D
 
If I didn't know you steve and you hadn't sent me photos of just about all of them I wouldn't belive you. Good show.
 


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