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Your Loudspeaker history...

Wharfedale Linton 3xp
Kef Celeste
Tannoy Mercury
Tannoy 605
Technics?
Sony floorstanders that what hifi rated. I think 176es
Tannoy xt6f
Heco Celan 500
Monitor Audio gs20
Quadral Chromium style 8
Not quite in order.
 
Pioneer CS 363 from the 80s
A small 3 way Monitor Audio from the 80's - can't recall the model number
Heybrook HB1 - drove these so hard from an underpowered amp that I melted the bass unit voice coils. Oops
BLQ2 (used these for years - huge soundstage)
B&W DM600's - regretted buying these
JPW mini monitor
Celestion Ditton 300
Wharfedale Dovedale III - surprisingly good given their age
Ram CD10
Proac D15 - zzzzzzz
ATC SCM40 - my current main system speaker. Very classy and capable
Zaph ZD5 - DIY. These would be the set I would grab to save if the house was on fire. After wife, kids and dog of course.
Zaph ZA5.2 - DIY. Superb value for money
Troels Peerless HDS134 - DIY. These got me into my DIY journey - wide and deep soundstage and very smooth
Ruark Epilogue
IPL M1TLm - DIY. Transmission line with ribbon tweeter. Sold these to a friend who still has them. Nice to hear them again when I visit.
Audioexcite Classic M5 - DIY. I liked these but not as much as the guy who helped my daughter pass her maths GCSE. Sold them to him for peanuts and he was so pleased. Not as pleased as I was though as the wailing and moaning about maths stopped.

There must be some I have forgotten and there will no doubt be others that will come along later...
 
Wharfedale Dovedale 3s
Arcam 1s
Wharfedale E70s
Ruark Talismans
Wilson Benesch ACT1
WB ACT
Sonus faber Cremona M ( grey)
SF Cremona M (maple)
 
Ruark Templar
Monitor Audio R352
Rogers LS6a/2
Quad 22L
Spendor S3e
ProAc Studio 140 MKII
JBL4311
Tannoy Chevoits
AudioNote AN-E/Lx hemp
Ascendo C8-C
 
Dahlquist DQ10
Vandersteen 2c
Linn Saras
Linn 5140
Piega C 8 Ltd
Focal 1038 be
Kudos T88- best by far
 
KEF Q60
Cervin Vega VS8 (great headbangers)
B&W602 (yuck)
Usher S520 (love them)
Rega RS3 (Usher were better)
Royd Eden (amazing speaker but I need more bass)
Royd Sapphire (a bit harsh)
Royd Merlin (my sweet spot)
Q Acoustics 3020 (ok)
Dali Zensor 1 (unbeatable for the price)
Genelec 1029 (probably the most communicative speaker that I have heard but too small for decent bass)
 
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KJ leisuresound own brand Sonata (can't seem to find out anything about these)
RAM 100 (proper speakers)
Audiomaster MLS4
ARC 050 (active mode with Nytech electronics)
Epos ES11 (back to passive but bi-wired just for good measure)
Linn Keilidh (which I still have but those Spendor D7s look tempting...)
 
Updated for July 2020....

Back to a pair of ATC SCM10s, my 3rd pair. I still have the Frugelhorns upstairs and a pair of the Veravox 5S drivers.


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)
KEF 201/2
Supravox 165-2000 DIY
Supravox Active Open Baffle (165-2000 & 285GMF)
Larsen 4.2
Spendor S3/5R
ATC SCM10
 
Not that many... Credos were the ones I had the longest

Celestion SP20
Royd Minstrel
Epos ES14
Linn Kan
Linn Keltik (I think that's the right name)
Naim Credo
Linn Ninka
Naim Allae (twice)*
Naim SL2*
Naim SBL (twice)*
Neat Motive SX2*

* Still got all these - well only one set of SBLs and Allaes
 
Can't remember if I've contributed to this and not going to sift through, so here goes:
Warfdale Linton
Tensai
Heybrook HB1
Linn Index
B&W CM1
ProAc Studio 130
Harbeth SHL5
Harbeth SHL5+
Harbeth SHL5+ annies
incoming 40.2
 
Keesonic Kubs
Mission 780
Ruark Templar
Harbeth HLP-3es
Audiophysic Tempo III
Quad 988
ATC SCM12
ATC SCM20
Dali Helicon 400
Wilmslow Mercury
Tannoy D700
...and back to the Wilmslow Mercury at present

Ruark Templars were magic.

And in the 10 years since:
ATC SCM50A
Triangle Genese Quartet
Neat MF5
Event Opal
Proac D2
Focal Be6
KEF 103.2
Harbeth SHL5
KEF R3
 
Wharfedale Denton SP1 - perhaps they were good and the system was crap?
Mission 700s - first serious speakers. Bought solely on magazine reviews. Later realised how tiring they were so
Kef Coda 3s - auditioned these with about 6 others including Heybrook HB1s and they were the clear winners. Swallowed more propaganda so auditioned and bought
Linn Index mk 1 - OK for a while but still too bright so bought second-hand
Linn Index mk 2 - Very underrated speakers and dirt cheap now. Stayed with them for quite a while but had to scratch the floorstanding itch so bought 2nd hand
Linn Keilidhs - for an electronic deep dance music bass line they were fantastic, really shifted some air. Anything else was a mess. A few amp upgrades still couldn't control them
Linn Kans - In complete contrast had no bass. At all. Nothing. Replaced by second-hand (bought from 2 faced bastard)
Naim SBLs - Because the aforementioned bastard had stored them in his damp garage, set-up was a nightmare. Worth it in the end apart from a sibilance problem. To cure got
Naim SL2s - cheapest pair ever because of no crossovers and a big gouge out of 1 top. Easy to set up and sound sublime. Still had treble sibilance but recently traced to room problem.

Now very happy chappy. These are very probably the last speakers I will ever own unless they fall to bits or I blow them up.
 
Some Aiwa things that came with a mini system
Some Philips things that came with a midi system
Wharfedale Denton 2s
Double stacked Bose 301s
Jamo...something or other
Mordant Short MS3.10S
KEF Coda 7
MF MC10
B&W DM603s3
Denon speakers that came with udm-30
Rega Kyte
Rega Ela mk1
Rega Ela mk2
Rega Xel
Rel Strata

I'm sure I'm forgetting some but...
 
Two changes to my 2017 post

Set-up 1:
Coral floor standing speakers c. 1981.
Mission 737R 1984-2012
Magnepan mg12 (Very brief test - did not pass the wife approval test)
Linn Ninka (active set-up) 2012-2015
Amphion Argon 3L 2015
AudioSmile LBM (active, current)

Set-up 2 in my study (2012 onwards. From 2015 it became my main rig)
JBL LX30 (my wife's old speakers)
Rega R1
Naim NSats
Magnepan MC1 + 2 x Dynaudio MC250 subs
AudioSmile LBM (active, now used in our living room)
Magnepan 1.7 (wanted to hear these)
Audio Note AX1
Rogers LS2
System Audio Audion 2
47 Laboratory 4722 Lens
Quad ESL 57

Spare:
Dynaudio 1.1
 
Akai SW181 (?)
Bose 301
Energy Pro 22
B&W DM620
Acoustic Energy AE-1
JM Reynaud Twin Mk III
Totem Model 1
Spendor S3/5
Spendor 2/3E
Naim SBL Mk1
Linn Kan II & Stands (pre – KuStone)
Neat Motive 3
KEF LS50 – Blue Drivers
JM Reynaud Duets*
Naim n-Sats
Spendor S3/5
Opera Audio Consonance Solo*
Spendor SA-1 (Zebrano)*


*Currently own. Also had pair of Harbeth P3esr on extended loan.
My favorites in no particular order AE-1’s/ S3/5/Duets/n-Sats/SA-1/Solo
If forced to choose one it would have to be Solo.
The speaker I most often recommend to others are the Reynauds.
 
Not many for me.

Kef Cantor 2
Epos ES14
Naim SBLs

The ES14s were a 20 year stretch and still in the orig boxes in the loft.

Since then,

Kef LS50 (in the loft)
Shahinian Arc (In a bedroom)
Shahinian Obelisks current

Still have the SBLs too
 


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