10 enjoyable speakers you've owned

[Filterlab]

Hmmm, I've not owned many pairs and I've enjoyed them all.

Memorex S20s (we all have to start somewhere!)
Tannoy Mercury 5 Golds
Cyrus 780s, the d'appolito ones
Mission 700Es
Mission 702Es
Alesis M1 mark 2 actives, surprisingly good hi-fi speakers actually!
Martin Logan Aeons
Revel Performa M22s
Musical Fidelity MC1s (modded)
Elac CL310i Jets

I quite like them all, the Revels were easily the best though, even better than the Martin Logans which are way too fussy about music type, placement and room condition. Still, the MLs are very very special if you get them spot on.

The Elacs are truly special, a very open window and completely neutral in every way.

[Martyn Miles]

Here's mine.

Celestion Ditton 15XR.
Wharfdale Glendale.
Tannoy Oxford
Castle Richmond
Monitor Audio 852
Linn Helix(Far better than Linn Nexus)
Linn Nexus(So How did i end up with them)
RCL small loudspeaker.
Naim Credo,
Naim NBL
NAIM DBL
Quad 57s(Stacked)
Tannoy Canterbury 15.

Yikes thats more than 10.

What is the 'RCL small loudspeaker' ? I recognise the others mentioned above.

[The Grand Wazoo]

It was a weeny speaker designed by SEAS, the speaker driver company - some people liked to compare them to LS3/5a's but they go much louder than those!

[hoopsontoast]

My Top Ten:

Keesonic Kolt (Similar to the RCL's mentioned)
Kord Tornado
Rega R7
KEF Reference 104/2
Magnepan MMG
Veravox 5S drivers (various speakers)
Acoustic Energy AE2
Tannoy Cheviot
ATC SCM10
Rega R3


Ones that dont make the list (not all bad, just not as good...)

ATC SCM7, Fostex FF225K (Various), Hawthorne Audio Silver Iris, Tannoy Mercury S, Rega Jura, Kord Vulcan, Rega R1, Tannoy DC1000, KEF XQ1, Klipsch Heresy II

[walpurgis]

It was a weeny speaker designed by SEAS, the speaker driver company - some people liked to compare them to LS3/5a's but they go much louder than those!

I know the little speaker you are talking about, can't remember the model, but I've still got a pair of the crossovers and tweeters! Could make an interesting project.


My nominations for favourite speakers I no longer own are: Mission 780SE (1st model) and Tannoy Eaton (I've had five pairs).

[MartinT]

I loved my old Cambridge R40 transmission lines.

[istari_knight]

I don't have a top ten but favorite's I no longer own would be...

Acoustic Research AR3a
Acoustics Research AR2ax
IMF TLS50 mk2
Wharfedale E70
Castle Conway II

[realysm42]

Roksan k2 tr5 < 1st taste of what a decent speaker was capable of.

Usher cp-6311 < bettered the Roksans in every way, the gateway and into the Usher family, amazing natural, unforced and musical sounding, I loved these.

[Andrew B]

In no particular order
Linn Isobarik
Naim SBL
Rega Ela
Spica TC50i S.E.X.
Spica Angelus
Dynaco A25x
Apogee Centaur
Audio Note/Snell J
Audio Note/Snell K
Impulse H6/Lali

[Joe]

I've only ever owned five pairs of speakers (and still use two of them).

The most enjoyable are those two: Audiovector Mi3 Signature and Harbeth P3ESR. The Goodmans RB35s were fun till one of the bass units failed, and the Mordaunt-Short 20s were a reliable stand-by pair for about 25 years. The only ones I have less than fond memories of are the Castle Chesters, but this was probably a room/speaker mismatch rather than any failing in the speakers themselves.