Top Three Speakers you have owned.

Joe08867
Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
edited June 2014 in Speakers
So I saw a thread on AK and was wondering what you guys and gals have owned and loved. Just your Top 3....

For me it would be:

1. Apogee Diva's, why I got rid of these I will never know. Argh!!!

2. Polk SDA 2B's, still have these.

3. Klipschorns, didn't work in my current home at all. :(

What say you?
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  • evhudsons
    evhudsons Posts: 1,175
    edited March 2012
    1. Polk Audio CRS+ SDA. I bought them new in 1988 and never looked back. I still have them

    2. recently acquired Magnepan SMG first run.

    3. also recently acquired but I absolutely love Monitor Audio Silver rx2
    Polk Audio SDA CRS+ crossover 4.1TL by Trey/VR3 (Rings and custom stand by Larry)-Polk Audio SDA SRS2 crossovers by Trey/VR3Parasound HCA1500aYamaha rxa-3070 with musicast-Celestion SL6S presence,- sl9 surround backNHTsuper1's surroundMagnepan SMGParasound 1500pre- Sofia "Baby" tube amp - Monitor Audio Silver RX2 Marantz 2230/B&Kst140Technics 1200mk2 Gamertag: IslandBerserker I am but a infinitesimally small point meeting the line of infinity in the SDA universe
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2012
    1. Harbeth 7ES-3 (current)
    2. Acoustic Research AR9Lsi
    3. Fritz Speakers Carbon 7
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,981
    edited March 2012
    If your talking strictly speakers owned, not listened to, my list is

    1- Legacy Focus 20/20....current
    2- Polk SRT's
    3- Polk 1.2 TL's
    4-Polk 3000P's

    Ok, sorry, thats 4, my bad. Now speakers I want to own is a different story. Probably Montana Was, Sonus Faber Amanti, Legacy Whisper HD. My speaker choices come from having HT/2 channel in one system.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited March 2012
    1. Dahlquist DQ-20's

    2. Dahlquist DQ-10's

    3. A/D/S L-1230's
    Norh ACA-2B tube pre, Sumo Andromeda SS amp. Magneplanar MMG speakers, M&K MX1250 Subwoofer, Pro-Ject RM1.3 Genie TT with Sumiko Pearl MM cart., Keces DAC, Cambridge Audio Azur 640c CD player
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  • Pycroft
    Pycroft Posts: 1,960
    edited March 2012
    Sony SS-M9's (Still own)

    Sony SS-M7's (Sold to upgrade)

    Polk SDA 1C's

    James
    2 Channel/HT:
    Sony SS-M9 P's (ES version)
    Sony SS-M1CN Center Channel
    Polk RT800 Surround Speakers
    Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono Amplifiers
    TAD 150 Signature Tube Preamp
    Harman Kardon HK354
    Sony SACD Player
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited March 2012
    Some real cool ones so far. Keep them comin.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2012
    My number "4" would be Infinity RSIIIb's.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,603
    edited March 2012
    ^ My number "1" is probably my RSIIIa's. Yeah....STILL an SDA virgin. lol
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited March 2012
    I wish I could have heard the AR9Lsi and RSIIIb's on my current rig.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,445
    edited March 2012
    Tops for me are my Magnepan MG-20's followed closely by the 1.2TL's and 2.3TL's...
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

    “When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited March 2012
    1. ESS AMT 1B
    2. Polk Monitor 10's or 7's
    3. Boston Acoustic T1000's
    4. the rest
    2-ch System: Parasound P/LD 2000 pre, Parasound HCA-1000 amp, Parasound T/DQ Tuner, Phase Technology PC-100 Tower speakers, Technics SL-1600 Turntable, Denon 2910 SACD/CD player, Peachtree DAC iT and X1asynchorus USB converter, HSU VTF-3 subwoofer.

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  • B Run
    B Run Posts: 1,888
    edited March 2012
    Mine aren't as cool as everyone elses but i've only been in the hobby about two years. I'm sure in a few more these won't even make the list :cheesygrin:

    1) Polk Rti 12's
    2) Klipsch Heresy II's
    3) Polk Rti 8's
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited March 2012
    Mine correspond to 3 different phases in life.

    Stereo:
    Current: PSB Synchrony One towers
    Late 80s-early 90s: SDA-2
    Mid 70s: Pioneer CS-A700


    Two channel speakers are on my upgrade list for this year. Then the PSBs will move into the HT/surround sound system

    HT:
    LSi15s
    PSB Synchrony One center
    Lumin X1 file player, Westminster Labs interconnect cable
    Sony XA-5400ES SACD; Pass XP-22 pre; X600.5 amps
    Magico S5 MKII Mcast Rose speakers; SPOD spikes

    Shunyata Triton v3/Typhon QR on source, Denali 2000 (2) on amps
    Shunyata Sigma XLR analog ICs, Sigma speaker cables
    Shunyata Sigma HC (2), Sigma Analog, Sigma Digital, Z Anaconda (3) power cables

    Mapleshade Samson V.3 four shelf solid maple rack, Micropoint brass footers
    Three 20 amp circuits.
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  • SolidSqual
    SolidSqual Posts: 5,218
    edited March 2012
    1. Hawthorne Audio Trio
    2. Emerald Physics CS2
    3. Acoustic Zen Adagio
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  • PreCd
    PreCd Posts: 786
    edited March 2012
    Have only owned 2 sets!
    • EPI 100s
    • SDA2Bs
    SDA2BTL
    Marantz CD5004
    Adcom GFA-545
    Bottlehead Quickie Tube Preamp
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  • jawhog
    jawhog Posts: 444
    edited March 2012
    1. Polk RTA 11TL - no longer own but probably my favorite speaker I ever owned to this day, just a beast that hit low and extended naturally high. So realistic sounding for concerts. Big suckers though.
    2. Paradigm Studio 20 V5 - An excellent mini monitor with no cons except the lack of affordable speakers to build out a full surround set.
    3. PSB Image B6 - Okay, only had these a few weeks, but they do everything mostly right and mostly nothing wrong. The stereophile review saying they're the Honda Accord of speakers is right on. That might sound like faint praise, but in this case, it's a very good thing. More attractive in person than in photos, that's hard to do.

    I just looked at my cheat sheet spreadsheet (the one where I list every speaker I've ever owned with my own personal review so that I don't forget what I thought - come on, I know I'm not the only one that has one) and there are 23 pairs of bookshelf speakers and two sets of towers that didn't make the top 3 list.
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  • jawhog
    jawhog Posts: 444
    edited March 2012
    There's probably a thread somewhere that says "How many speakers have you owned?" I'll bet that my 30 or so pales in comparison to most of the heavy hitters on here.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited March 2012
    Martin Logan Vista
    Martin Logan Source
    Polk RTI8
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited March 2012
    My top three are:

    1. LSiM 703s (currently own), these things blow me away everytime I listen to them.
    2. SDA-1Cs with RDO-194 tweets, what can I say about these that hasn't already been said? An awesome all-around speaker.
    3. RTA-12Bs/Martin Logan Sequel IIs, both were great speakers that I miss very much.
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  • HTguru1982
    HTguru1982 Posts: 1,066
    edited March 2012
    KEF iQ7
    Polk RTA12C
    Polk LSi7
    Display: Sony 42" LCD
    Sources: Harman Kardon DVD-27,
    Panasonic DMP-BDT110 blu ray player
    AVR: Sony STR-DA2400ES
    Amps: Sonance Sonamp 260(fronts),
    Kenwood KM-894(surrounds)
    Fronts: NHT 2.5
    Center: NHT VS-1.2A
    Surrounds: NHT Super One
    Subwoofer: SVS PB10-ISD
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,200
    edited March 2012
    1) Dynaudio Audience 82's
    2) Dynaudio Audience 42's
    3) Definitive Technology Mythos ST's
    Dan
    My personal quest is to save to world of bad audio, one thread at a time.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited March 2012
    1 & 2: Magnepan 3.6's, Usher Audio Dancer Mini 2's.

    3 & 4: Magnepan 1.7's, SDA-1C's.
    2-Channel: PC > Schiit Eitr > Audio Research DAC-8 > Audio Research LS-26 > Pass Labs X-250.5 > Magnepan 3.7's

    Living Room: PC > Marantz AV-7703 > Emotiva XPA-5 > Sonus Faber Liuto Towers, Sonus Faber Liuto Center, Sonus Faber Liuto Bookshelves > Dual SVS PC12-Pluses

    Office: Phone/Tablet > AudioEngine B1 > McIntosh D100 > Bryston 4B-ST > Polk Audio LSiM-703's
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited March 2012
    Klipsch Palladium
    Polk LSIm
    Definitive Technology Mythos
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,208
    edited March 2012
    1a: XO and db driver modded LSi 15
    1b: SDA 1C
    2: LSi15 db mod only
    Things work out best for those who make the best of the way things work out.-John Wooden
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,124
    edited March 2012
    Klipsch Epic CF 3 Series 1
    Acoustic Research AR 58
    SDA CRS+
    Home Theater
    Parasound Halo A 31 OnkyoTX-NR838 Sony XBR55X850B 55" 4K RtiA9 Fronts CsiA6 Center RtiA3 Rears FxiA6 Side Surrounds Dual Psw 111's Oppo 105D Signal Ultra Speaker Cables & IC's Signal Magic Power Cable Technics SL Q300 Panamax MR4300 Audioquest Chocolate HDMI Cables Audioquest Forest USB Cable

    2 Channel
    Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+

    Stuff for the Head
    JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365

    Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
    Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin B)
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  • Braddles
    Braddles Posts: 228
    edited March 2012
    1. Lenehan ML1. The scale and accuracy of the music these produce belies their size.

    2. Monitor audio GS20. Very balanced and even handed across the range.

    3. Proac Response 2.5. Gave me goosebumps at times.
    2 Channel
    Amp - Jas Audio Bravo 3.2 set
    Power Cord - Tunami GPX
    CDP - Marantz cd6002 - Audio gd Ref 5 Dac
    Speakers - Tekton Lore,Polk Audio RTA11tl completely refreshed.
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    edited March 2012
    1) Martin Logan Vantage ( current speakers)
    2) Tyler Acoustic Linbrook monitors
    3) NHT Classic 3
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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 2,433
    edited March 2012
    Hah, this is easy as I've only owned three different speakers :cheesygrin:

    1) Onkyo SKS-HT870 7.1

    2) Monitor 70 SII

    3) RTiA9
    Source: BRP Panasonic UB9000, CDP Emotiva ERC3 - Display: LG OLED EVO 83 C3 - Pre/Pro: Marantz 8802A - Amplification: Emotiva XPA-DR3, XPA-2 x 2, XPA-6, Speakers, Mains/2ch-Focal Kanta No2's, C-LSiM706, S-702F/X, RS-RTiA9's, WS-RTiA9's, FH-RTiA3's, Subs - Epik Empire x 2

    Cables: AudioQuest McKenzie XLR's/CDP/Amp, Carbon 48/BRP, Forest 48/Display, 2 channel speaker cable: Furutech FS Alpha 36 12AWG PCOCC Single Crystal (Douglas Connection)

    EXPERIENCE: next to nothing, but I sure enjoy audio and video MY OPINION OF THIS HOBBY: I may not be a smart man, but I know what quicksand is.
    When I was young, I was Superman but now that old age has gotten the best of me I'm only Batman
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited March 2012
    My three favorites (resolution, imaging, musicality):
    1. Verity Audio Finns

    2. Magnepan 1.6 (Skiing Ninja x-overs)

    3. ACI Emerald XL's
    Review Site_ (((AudioPursuit)))
    Founder/Publisher Affordable$$Audio 2006-13.
    Former Staff Member TONEAudio
    2 Ch. System
    Amplifiers: Parasound Halo P6 pre, Vista Audio i34, Peachtree amp500, Adcom GFP-565 GFA-535ii, 545ii, 555ii
    Digital: SimAudio HAD230 DAC, iMac 20in/Amarra,
    Speakers: Paradigm Performa F75, Magnepan .7, Totem Model 1's, ACI Emerald XL, Celestion Si Stands. Totem Dreamcatcher sub
    Analog: Technics SL-J2 w/Pickering 3000D, SimAudio LP5.3 phono pre
    Cable/Wires: Cardas, AudioArt, Shunyata Venom 3
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,894
    edited March 2012
    I could give you about six that I own and really like.
    Top three would probably be:

    * Altec 604E Duplex (with Mastering Labs crossovers)
    * Altec Santiago (I do, in all honesty, prefer these to my 846A Valencias - heretical though that may be)
    * Quad ESL-57

    There would be one Polk loudspeaker in my top six...
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