What was the first pair of speakers you ever owned?

[risabet]

I had a little pr. of KEF 8" 2-ways whose model number I can't remember. These were the first speaker I had that had any soundstage to speak of though the bottom end was non-existent.

[CerwinVega]

My first of speakers were fisher price when I was a child. My first pair of "real" speakers were Lyric 3 way with 12 inch woofers when I was 15. My first pair of "real" speakers with my own money saved were Pioneer 3 way 15's when I was 15 1/2.

[20to20K]

My first pair of speakers were my dad's JBL Century L-100's. When I got them they were about 15 years old, the foam grills had disintergrated into nothing and a tweeter was bad.
I got the tweeter fixed, got some replacement grills from Rat Shack and I was in business.

Those JBL's had that classic full bass sound that were great for R&B, rock, and jazz fusion which is pretty much all I listened to back then.

When I moved out of the house I left the speakers behind (They're still there I believe...hmmmm) and I bought some Yamaha NS1000's to replace them. Those are technically the first speakers I ever paid for.

[Seamus]

First "good" pair of speakers were AR 58bxi. I got them new in their boxes at an estate sale for $100.00 (they retailed for $800.00 at the time). An old guy died before he had a chance to set them up and enjoy them.
Luckily I enjoyed them enough for both of us.
Wish I could find a pair.

[nzperdahci]

My first speakers were Infinity Reference 81 mk II, driven by Onkyo HT amp DS-501. I used them for more than two years, I would say that they were OK up until I heard KEFs. Now I have a pair of KEF Q 35.2, they sound a lot better.

[ViVaCarlos]

Many of years ago..........

JBL 100's
Drove em" about 5 years......

Since then,,,,,,Bose 901's
1st set lasted 14 years,,,,, $400 trade up, to the Series VI

Add a top notch powered sub..........Awesome.......

"Always get your daily dose of Carlos"

[Mark111867]

My first pair of speakers were Radio Shack Nova bookshelf speakers. I can't remember the model number. A year or so after that I bought a pair of Polk Audio Monitor 4A's. The Polks still serve me well today as a set of speakers in my bedroom set-up.

[mr. budget]

My first set up was 2 10" 3-way kenwoods and 2 10" 3-way jvcs. These speakers were fun and the kenwoods would just shut off if you went too loud, reset, and play like new again. I had an amp that I got from a friend that I fixed and the part I fixed eventually died again. The speakers were sold because they had to be, I had no choice.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

My first set of speakers where the Klipschorns, and a set of AR MGC-1 "magic speakers". I loved the sound of both of those speakers, even though they sound so different from each other.

[SAPSEC]

I had PSB set for approx 2 years - don't like it for sound is too "laid back". The sound comes as if from
behind TV or wall. Then I sold them half price on E-Bay. Now I have BW-602 and have been enjoying them for last 4 months ...

[texlle]

My first set of speakers were in a Koss boombox from 1992.

My first actual separates were in an RCA 5-cdp/tuner stereo from 1996.

[imhit]

Technics SBG-500's

Loved them, they were powered with a Technics V-8 amp and were quite loud but delivered great sound. Lasted 6 yrs until I sold them due to family additions.

[squeegy200]

My very first set of speakers was a set of JBL 2103B Studio monitors.

I really had to save up to purchase that pair and they lasted about 10 years before I lost a tweeter. Soon afterwards, the woofer surrounds crumbled.

It was several years before I was enthused enough to purchase a replacement.

[JohnMichael]

My first pair of speakers were the Smaller Advents. The ads at the time stated they had the same bass as the Large Advents but not as efficient. A friend gave me his JVC receiver to power them and I had my Kenwood marble based turntable with Shure M91ED cartridge.

[edlchiang62]

I am proud/ashamed to admit that I had a pair of Bose 301s as my first set of speakers.

[shokhead]

Royals that i got at Zodys.

[jamison]

WOW ! almost 2 years later and this post is still going way cool .. unfortunatly i have a lot of different hobbies now such as restoring a classic mustang.. doing landscpe design for a living. i dont have near the time to dedicate to listening as i used to..
I may downsize my system somewhat... I love SACD and DVD AUDIO but since they arent selling and i got burned on laserdiscs i dont think ill be buying into anymore new formats.. Im planning on doing away with a huge beefy adcom amp i have and just driving the speakers with a receiver again. the adcom amp is way overkill for effiecient Klipsch and brighter speakers coupled with a bright amp make for a fatiguing listening experience. any more im lucky to have more than a half hour to do music listening.. I watch movies occassionally but that goes in spurts

[SlumpBuster]

Man, it takes a while to get through this whole thread. I'll through mine on the pile. I assume we're not talking about crap like Soundesign or JCPenney rack systems, because those served me through highschool.

Just before I left for college I was recouperating from a bilateral hernia surgery, and my brother and girlfriend snuck out my ATM card and got me a pair of Boston Acoustic HD8's and a Yamaha 2 channel (60w x2) to assist in the healing. I still use that system as a reference in that it is still in use and I compare anything new to it. It is going on 13 years and it still rocks. When I got my new Music Hall turntable last year, I first played it this system and not my main system.

[teledynepost]

sony shelf system, but the first STEREO (non computer) speakers I bought just by themselves were definitive sm350's

[wabuskey]

My first serious speakers were a pair of Genesis II, These had an 8" woofer with a 10" passive radiator and a 1" tweeter. I loved them. They were driven by a Marantz 2225 receiver with a Technics turntable. Purchased in 1976, the receiver and speakers were stolen in 1982. I replaced them with EPI 100 T/Es. I loved the East Coast sound speakers with the emphasis on a sweet high end, great mid range and very accurate.

[emaidel]

As the previous post implies, the term "serious" speakers applies here. That would negate the University 12" woofer/midrange speakers and separate, "Mount-on-top-of-the-enclosure" University-made, Lafayette-branded tweeters; a pair of Lafayette 10" SK-180 "Tri-Helix" speakers (installed in the same Lafayette branded "Elliptoflex" enclosures, and infinitely better than the University combo); and a pair of Lafayette branded, "Criterion" 200-A 3-way bookshelf speakers. That was a fun progression, with definite sonic improvements at each increment, and at minimal cost to me, but my first "real" pair of speakers were KLH-6's, purchased in 1968. What a revelation they were then!

[thekid]

Bought a used pair of Pioneer Project 80's that I ran with a TEAC reciever,tape deck and turntable for about 20 years. The speakers are still in use today as an add on to a very makeshift HT in a spare room. They are a lttle muddy sounding but not half bad considering the age/abuse factor. The TEAC equipment finally bit the dust about 8 years ago. I need a belt/stylus for the turntable and hold out hope I can come across them someday.

[hifidave]

My first pair of speakers was the original Advent. Power by Dyna Stereo 120, Pat 4, FM3 or 5, Dual turntable with Stanton 681EE cartridge. Now have Thiel 7.2 with a lot in between.

[emorphien]

My first speakers were some crappy Aiwas as part of minisystem I had when I was in middleschool.

i've since had some gargantuan Technics loudspeakers, Polk speakers for the home theater and Axiom M3tis for my stereo.

I have big dreams for what to do next, but as a grad student no means to do anything about it yet.

[MikeyBC]

My first pair were Paradigm 3SE's, second pair were 7SE's,third pair were Paradigm Export Monitors and finally to this day the PSB's and i'm due for another change soon.