Gregorius Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 My first good speakers were my LaScala's that I bought Three years ago. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmyforte Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I have had many mid-fi stuff over the years. I guess the first good sounding that i bought would have been my KLF-10's. they are on their way to a new owner as we speak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwatkins Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 My first - Altec Stonehenge III around 1976. Sold to my cousin in 1979. Couldn't complain, just had a Klipsch urge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I recall have 2 pairs, Ohm L which where sold at a store called Tch Hifi and the other pair was JBL 325. the Ohms would have given the RF3II a run for there money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 God, there's so many that ran through our family at one time....let's see. AR-11's (cir. 1977), JBL L300 Summit's bi-amped and with Altec A411 woofs (cir. 1975), Technics SB-7 (cir. 1982). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skonopa Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I guess the first pair of speakers that I would consider decent that I owned has to be my Infinity RS2000.5 towers. I bought those shortly after moving into my own house nearly 7 years ago. I still have them and they did sound pretty good. Of course, I now currently have my Reference 7 setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomac Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 In 1972 I bought a pair of Fisher XP-66Bs. When I finally bought a CD player I found the Fishers were rotten and that was when I bought my Quartets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry N. Cruse Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Had some bastard Mod-H...12" JBL Woofs & 1000cps EV horns. Sold them for $250.00 and ordered Decorator CWs for $380.00(?) Two years later sold CWs and ordered OW CWs. Twenty years later bought back the decorators. Wish I could find the old Bastard Heresy. tc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diggs Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 My first pair of KG-4's right before I joined this forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo1 Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 My first good speakers were JBL L150's which I bought in 1981 in the Army PX in Germany. I bought them as an alternative to La Scala's which were too big and heavy and infeasible for someone in the Army. Later, I bought a pair of JBL L15's which were much smaller, but sounded remarkably similar to the L150's. At one point I had the L15's set up as rear surrounds using a Hafler circuit which wired the fronts and rears out of phase in such a way that it created a persuasive ambient field. Those JBL's were great speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindman Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 1972 Acoustic Research AR-3a speakers Dynaco PAT-4 preamplifier kit Dynaco Stereo 120 amplifier kit Empire Troubadour Mark III turntable Radio Shack 8-track tape player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reel 2 reel Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I had a pair of off brand speakers...db40...thats all they said on them.....other than that ...the Fortes'...don't need anything more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 ---------------- On 7/14/2003 8:48:05 PM Geo1 wrote: ..."I had the L15's set up as rear surrounds using a Hafler circuit which wired the fronts and rears out of phase in such a way that it created a persuasive ambient field." ---------------- Geo1, I used to have a tiny Dynaco unit based on Hafler's circuit that served as my very first surround sound system (before Dolby Pro Logic)...it was okay, but it couldn't compete with Dolby's system. My second best loudspeakers, the Magnepan MGLR1 as shown above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEAR Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Magnepan MGLR1 are superb speakers,for true audiophiles only.I heard a few Magnepan models and all I remember is the exquisite and fluid midrange and upper registers.A true transparency revelator My first great speakers were the Dynaudio Contour 1.1 in rosewood I still have and they perform well beyond their size,to this day I heard very few minimonitors capable of besting(not by much)these gems,and all cost way more. Dynaudio was my first contact with true High-End,and my Celeste 4070 my first true quality power amp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Heard a pair of used Dynaudio towers several years back at a high-end audio salon in St. Petersburg (can't recall the model). Gawd, they were awesome sounding! Driven by two McIntosh MC1000 monoblocks and some massive garden hose speaker cables that cost as much as my car (and a Wadia CD transport as a single source, and no sub)! This setup sat in the very centre of the spacious two-story lobby nowhere near any walls, and the sound was as spacious and full of life as the lobby they were in! Wow, it must be sweet to be rich...if I had the tens of thousands of dollars it cost to own such a system as that one, I would've wrote out a check right then and there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dzapper Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Klipschorns bought them new in 1977, still enjoy them every day! Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipschfoot Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Took my summer savings, drove to a stereo outlet in Rockville, MD. 'Heard Harman Kardon and ESS/Heil AMT's and loved them but could not afford them. Ended up buying Large Advents ($119 each for utility cabinets), JVC S-31 Integrated Amp, Phillips TT + Audio Technica cartridge. I had the best sounding system on my dorm floor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 Advent... and then North American Squires -- a Klipsch inspired design by Greg Doddrill in Dallas. Actually beat Cornwalls in an A/B comparison! if you ever find one of these rare babies, they will kick some A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 First decent- HHScott 3-way-now in bedroom- Purchased in about'94 for $100 with SS reciever. First true quality- 76 KB-WL Khorn $700/pr w/ light cosmetic damage (mostly hidden) What a way to get into Klipsch!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmk Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Braun L510 bookshelf speakers. Bought them used in 1980 for $200 candian. Still have them in my kitchen (had to replace woofers - foam rotted). First Klipsch product was a pair of Cornwall II in VG condition for $750CDN 5 years ago. I have never looked back. I now have 3 corwalls for HT fronts, 2 pairs of Heresy II, a single Heresy I, 3 KG-1.5, and a pair of KG-2.2 (or 2.5) Doug Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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