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Technics SCHD70 speakers
Tannoy Mercury MX1
Tannoy DC1000
Tannoy Sensys DC1
CSS FR125S (DIY)
Rega R3
KEF XQ1
Tannoy HPD315's in OB (DIY)
Tannoy Cheviots
Omnes Audio L8 (DIY)
Silver Iris 10" Coaxials in OB (DIY)
Rega Jura
Bandor 50mm (DIY)
Veravox 5S BiB (DIY)
Veravox 5S Bipoles (DIY)
Rega R7
Tannoy Mercury S
ATC SCM7 (mk2)
Fostex FF225K Jericho Horns (DIY)
Kord Tornado
Veravox 3 (Omnes Audio BB3.AL) (DIY)
Keesonic Kolt
Rega R1
ATC SCM10
Fountek FE87 (DIY)
IAS Prototypes
Keesonic Kolt
Wharfedale Diamond Active Plus
Acoustic Energy AE2
Kord Vulcan
Magnepan MMG
KEF Reference 104/2
Eclipse TD-508
Veravox 5S (DIY)
Fostex FF225K
Klipsch Heresy II
Seas based Hypex Active (DIY)
Rega Alya
Goodmans Axiom 201 (DIY)
ATC SCM10
Tannoy Chester (Project)
Tannoy Stirling HE
Rega R9
Frugelhorn Lite (DIY)
 
JBL TLX14
Mission 733
Mission 781
Wharfedale evolution 20
Acoustic Energy ?
Monitor Audio Rs6
Rega Rs3
Totem Arro
PMC Twenty 21
Spendor A6R
 
National Panasonic
Mission 760
Monitor Audio Monitor M3
Sonus Faber Grand Piano
Neat Motive 1
Proac D18
Neat Motive 1 SX

And in the future looking for a pair of Scansonic MB 2.5
 
70's Home made with a Fane 12” bass unit and tweeter of unknown origin
Videoton Minimax2
Rogers LS6
Lowther horn speaker unknown model
80's Rogers LS3/5A 11 ohm
Realistic Optimus Pro LX5 with that Lineaum tweeter
90's JR149
JR150
Gale GS401c and chrome models refurbished myself
Gale GS402* as above, model C in spare room / studio the chrome ones now in daughters flat
00's to present day
AVI ADM 9.1* AVI Subwoofer* around TV for pleasure
AVI ADM 10* around computer screen for work and pleasure
Gale GS401B and 401C models awaiting refurbishment
* = currently in use
 
Wharfedale Dovedales
Quad Electrostatic ELS 57
Ditto, stacked
Musical Fidelity MC4
Linn Isobariks
Another pair of Isobariks
Repro Autographs, HPDs
...then with Golds...
...Then with Reds...
Then also 12" Monitor Golds in the house system(other system is the workshop one) with silver crossovers...Huge inert cabs.
JR 149's
Then Urei 811As...
Later with homebrew subs based on Mission plate amps and JBL 2226's
Urei 809's too.
With Decca ribbons
JBL 4410's restomodded
JBL L40's
and another pair of 4410's, ditto mods.

I won't comment on individual models strengths and weaknesses, but overall generally I'd rank them something like this....best to worst:

Urei 811As...with homebrew subs based on Mission plate amps and JBL 2226's
12" Monitor Golds in the house system(other system is the workshop one)...with silver crossovers...huge inert cabs.
Autographs with Monitor Reds
Urei 809's with Deccas
Stacked Quads
JBL 4410
JBL L40
Linn Isobariks
Musical fidelity MC4
JR 149's
Wharfedale Dovedales

Some controversy and surprises there (I hope!)
 
Triangle Celius (2003-2003) -- yuck, total misfire, the plane has crashed into the mountain
Rega Jura (2003-2009) -- Sheik Yerbouti
Devore Fidelity Gibbon 8 (2009-present) -- glad i like them, because my wife says they're staying
 
Castle Tynes- bought 1981 and still here!
Castle Conways
Monitor Audio R252(?) sealed biggish stand mount-lasted two weeks, urgh!
Spendor SP1s
KEF C45
KEF C15 still here
B&W DM17(?)- tweeter on top of cab, bextrene cone, slow as death
Rogers LS3/5a 15ohm Teak
Rogers LS3/5a 11ohm Black
Meridian DSP5000
MeridianDSP5500
Diesis Solitaires- nice
Spendor SP1s bought again-in a cupboard, needing attention
JR149s +matching sub, gone
Spendor S8 gone, very average for Spendor
Wilson Benesch Discos (still here and amazing)
Spendor S3/5R good,gone
ATC scm7s gone this year
Quad12Ls-here and fairly decent.
Half a dozen Mordant Short MS20i in a cupboard
Harbeth HL-K6es here and wonderful
Acoustic Energy AE2s gone this year
Usher Be718s gone this year
Harbeth HLP3ESR here and doing the telly nicely
Harbeth SHL5 here but going I think

Every time I close the post, I remember more from the murky past
 
jbl control 1
ditton 15xr
ms pageant series 2
klh 23
ditton 44
ditton 66
ms signifer
yamaha ns1000m
 
Single IMF ALS 40 playing in mono
Home made Floorstanding loudspeakers
Wharfedale Diamond II
Linn Nexus LS250 with Ku-Stone stands
Epos ES-14 with Epos stands
Focal Electra 1028 Be
Wharfedale Diamond IV (Second system)
 
I feel that my life has been missing so much, such a short list for nearly 60 years.
Lockwood 10'' with home made Armstrong kit amp ( Dads system)
Hitachi music centre
Technics rack system ( least said the better)
MS20 with NAD ( the start of my journey)
Tannoy 611's
Castle Howards
Dali Minuets
Spendor A5 ( did not like my Sugden amp, far happier with Exposure)
Dali Mentor 6 They are staying - I love ribbon tweeters
 
celestion 15
hand crafted standmounts [made by roland]
dynaudio 52se
dynaudio 72se
b&w 602 s3
b&w 804s
focal 1028be
focal diablo utopia
martin logan summit x
verity audio rienzi
proac studio 125
 
Goodmans RB35s (1977-1982)
Mordaunt-Short MS20s (1982-2010) (now stored in a cupboard)
Castle Chesters (1994-2006)
Audiovector M3 Signatures (2006-2016)
Harbeth PSE3Rs (2010 - )
Spendor D7s (2016 - )
 
LS3/5A from kit
IMF transmission line (home build)
home built TL, TPX cone, Celestion HF1300 tweeter
tiny box with Audax drive unit, no tweeter, (for when on contract work away from home)
Epos M5 (now as rear speakers)
Usher 604 floorstanders (soon to be side speakers)
Last speaker, ever (Epos 10 inch bass, Epos midrange, Fountek ribbon tweeter, each in separate enclosures, each fed from separate amplifiers).

Others 'on the shelf',
Audax 'lab',
Visaton BG20,
KEF racetrack bass x6 (later version),
selection of tweeters,
Hacker three way using Goodmans drive units.
various exciters, including a bass exciter on the sofa, -- to get the cats off, of course!¬
 
Helen Bach said:
LS3/5A from kit
IMF transmission line (home build)
home built TL, TPX cone, Celestion HF1300 tweeter
tiny box with Audax drive unit, no tweeter, (for when on contract work away from home)
Epos M5 (now as rear speakers)
Usher 604 floorstanders (soon to be side speakers)
Last speaker, ever (Epos 10 inch bass, Epos midrange, Fountek ribbon tweeter, each in separate enclosures, each fed from separate amplifiers).

Others 'on the shelf',
Audax 'lab',
Visaton BG20,
KEF racetrack bass x6 (later version),
selection of tweeters,
Hacker three way using Goodmans drive units.
various exciters, including a bass exciter on the sofa, -- to get the cats off, of course!¬
Click to expand...

Interesting speakers.

LS3/5a cannot really be in kit form as I believe that part of the specification was final testing and adjustment. This is why the Chartwell Project Symphony was given it's name. I used to visit the original Chartwell factory quite as bit. I have Chartwell LS3/5a's, and home-made clones as I would call them.
 
Owned:
Klipsch RF 83
B&W 683
Own:
Focal Aria 948
Auditioned:
B&W cm8 cm9 cm10 s1, cm8 cm9 cm10 s2, 802 d2, 803 d2.
Paradigm 75F, s8 v3
KEF Q900
Polk RTI A9, LSIM707
Goldenear Triton 3,1
Martin Logan ESL
Focal Aria 948
PSB image t2
Dynaudio Focus 260, 380
Proac Studio 148, D28

I listened to all these with the same amp and most in the same room with the same test tracks, keeping variables down to a minimum.
 
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