Speakers you will NEVER sell.
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I only have one set (total of four) of stacked KEFs. They've won awards in the UK for their price/performance ratio, their smooth vocals and midrange, the good treble. Bass is a smidgen weak, but 35Hz isn't too bad for bottom end, and I have a small room anyhow, so their size is a definite advantage! All in all, I have no reason to ever let go of a pair of speakers that make me smile whenever I hear them. In life, that's pretty rare.
Tom
Tom
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I will never sell my Martin Logan Summits...
Everything else is fair game. Though I may have a line on a mint
pair of Quad 57's. if I get my hands on those, they will be keepers
as well!
Wouldn't mind a pair of those B&W 801's too! They are sending us the D
version this fall for review, but don't know if I'd be able to buy em!!
Everything else is fair game. Though I may have a line on a mint
pair of Quad 57's. if I get my hands on those, they will be keepers
as well!
Wouldn't mind a pair of those B&W 801's too! They are sending us the D
version this fall for review, but don't know if I'd be able to buy em!!
steelhead97
Active Member
dahlquist dq10's, elipson orphees, yamaha ns1000.
ferninando
Lunatic Member
why would I ever want to sell my pair of JBL Olympus S8R systems.?
mplsbob
Active Member
I'm going to go well outside what I presume will be the box on this topic - my Panasonic SB-D6000's from "Highland Electronics" - a failed electronics chain - bought in 1986 for $150.
Three-way, mid-sized, full-range, 6 ohm speaker, with a well-executed, cheap cabinet. In an "audio emergency" I would substitute these in my main room before I would move my Paradigm Monitor Series in there. Broad, clean, full sound, have been through hell and still sound great. Workhorses, will always have a spot.
Anyone else, by chance, have these? Man, 20 years later I want to go back and pat my 16-year-old self on the back for this wise choice with a 16-year-old grocery bagger's limited cash, and limited knowledge. Studios become Signatures, 701s to 801s, to Wilson, etc. - these will never go.
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10/08
Sold. Sad. We had a good ride. You did your best with the Montgomery Wards double-cassette/phono/tuner combo for many of our early years. In turn, I covered your tops with Elle McPherson Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition photos to dress you up. You didn't need dressing up, my good friend. Good luck to you.
Three-way, mid-sized, full-range, 6 ohm speaker, with a well-executed, cheap cabinet. In an "audio emergency" I would substitute these in my main room before I would move my Paradigm Monitor Series in there. Broad, clean, full sound, have been through hell and still sound great. Workhorses, will always have a spot.
Anyone else, by chance, have these? Man, 20 years later I want to go back and pat my 16-year-old self on the back for this wise choice with a 16-year-old grocery bagger's limited cash, and limited knowledge. Studios become Signatures, 701s to 801s, to Wilson, etc. - these will never go.
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10/08
Sold. Sad. We had a good ride. You did your best with the Montgomery Wards double-cassette/phono/tuner combo for many of our early years. In turn, I covered your tops with Elle McPherson Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition photos to dress you up. You didn't need dressing up, my good friend. Good luck to you.
lordfoo
Active Member
NS1000m. I'd like another pair. 
AR90 stays unless i get hold of an AR9. I also want to get hold of an AR3a.
Infinity Kappa 7. (my first nice sounding speaker). I am always on the lookout for better infinities that i can afford though like the Kappa 8 and Kappa 9. I probably can't afford the big infinities.
JBL L65 Jubal (maybe, i just got it.) I wanted but haven't lucked on to the JBL monitors.
I love the rest but they are not keepers (Cerwin Veg D9, KLH 6, KLH 17, NS690, Large Advents, Victor SX3, Onkyos, Bose 301, AR18s, AR2ax modern Energies and Tannoys, B&O Beovox 4802)
AR90 stays unless i get hold of an AR9. I also want to get hold of an AR3a.
Infinity Kappa 7. (my first nice sounding speaker). I am always on the lookout for better infinities that i can afford though like the Kappa 8 and Kappa 9. I probably can't afford the big infinities.
JBL L65 Jubal (maybe, i just got it.) I wanted but haven't lucked on to the JBL monitors.
I love the rest but they are not keepers (Cerwin Veg D9, KLH 6, KLH 17, NS690, Large Advents, Victor SX3, Onkyos, Bose 301, AR18s, AR2ax modern Energies and Tannoys, B&O Beovox 4802)
Arkay
Lunatic Member
I'll never sell any Infinity IRS speakers, unless I find a bigger/better set to upgrade to. [Ultimate dream: IRS Vs]. I'd keep them all, except I have no room for more speakers that big. I don't plan to sell any ESS speakers with the "Great" Heil AMT units, because I want to experiment with an open-baffle line array of those AMTs (maybe three or five or more in a slightly concave column per side) when and if I eventually get enough of them.
I think all my other supposed "keeper" speakers may all eventually be up for sale, but only when something better comes in the door. For example, right now I have AR-2ax and AR-4x speakers. From what I've heard, AR-3as are better-sounding. IF so, when I get a pair of AR-3as I might get rid of one of the others.
Speaking of AR-3as, I saw a pair this week in a shop, but the price was too high. I'll keep looking in the cheaper wholesale places for a more affordable pair. Ditto for two pair (an "instant stack" if I bought them both!) of NS-1000Ms I saw, although I might still break down one day and pay retail for a pair of them. They might actually be worth it.
If I lived in a house with a basement or garage, or othewise had enough storage space to keep them all, I'd keep all the better-sounding speakers I find. I'd probably end up eventually joining the ranks of the "certified" collectors with 50 pairs or more. Fortunately or unfortunately, that is not an option in the apartment where I live now, so most of my speakers are "at risk" for being sold sooner or later.
UPDATE (almost a year later): I no longer feel any need for collecting 50 or more speakers, even if I should have the room. However, I would always like to keep a sampling of the best ones... maybe 20 pairs, if there are that many really, really good ones that I like that much. I could almost as easily be satisfied with only 3 or 4 VERY GOOD ones, these days. I want great sound, not just good sound, and I don't want clutter. Finally learned this lesson "the hard way"". LOL.
I think all my other supposed "keeper" speakers may all eventually be up for sale, but only when something better comes in the door. For example, right now I have AR-2ax and AR-4x speakers. From what I've heard, AR-3as are better-sounding. IF so, when I get a pair of AR-3as I might get rid of one of the others.
Speaking of AR-3as, I saw a pair this week in a shop, but the price was too high. I'll keep looking in the cheaper wholesale places for a more affordable pair. Ditto for two pair (an "instant stack" if I bought them both!) of NS-1000Ms I saw, although I might still break down one day and pay retail for a pair of them. They might actually be worth it.
If I lived in a house with a basement or garage, or othewise had enough storage space to keep them all, I'd keep all the better-sounding speakers I find. I'd probably end up eventually joining the ranks of the "certified" collectors with 50 pairs or more. Fortunately or unfortunately, that is not an option in the apartment where I live now, so most of my speakers are "at risk" for being sold sooner or later.
UPDATE (almost a year later): I no longer feel any need for collecting 50 or more speakers, even if I should have the room. However, I would always like to keep a sampling of the best ones... maybe 20 pairs, if there are that many really, really good ones that I like that much. I could almost as easily be satisfied with only 3 or 4 VERY GOOD ones, these days. I want great sound, not just good sound, and I don't want clutter. Finally learned this lesson "the hard way"". LOL.
reggaenaut
Addicted Member
Sound Dynamics RTS-3: definitely keepers. They sound righteous with any of my ss or tube equipment.
probably never sell my Tannoy Monitor Golds, or my twin, 135lb Adire Shiva subs.
Thats what I said when I had Tannoy Monitor Golds.....!
I had some speakers that I SHOULD NOT have sold:
Quad ESL-63
Odyssey Loreleis
JBL L-96 museum quality
Tannoy DMT-12
Tannoy Monitor Gold 12's
Pinnacle Classic Gold Aerogel (hardest of the bunch to find used)
Aint that the truth!:thmbsp::yes:
Bauhausler
Rational Subjectivist
A wise man* once said 'Everything's for sale, you just have to want it more than I do'. That said, the only speakers among the many that I have that I probably want more than anyone else are my Rogers LS3/5As that I bought new in '78. I haven't used them since I demoed them at AK Fest 2004, but they have sentimental value and take up little space.
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