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- Preamp, Processor or Receiver
- StormAudio ISP Elite 24 MK3 Processor
- Main Amp
- McIntosh MC1.25KW Monoblock Amps
- Additional Amp
- StormAudio PA 16 MK3
- Computer Audio
- Intel NUC w/ Roon ROCK
- Universal / Blu-ray / CD Player
- Panasonic UB9000 4K UHD Player (for media discs)
- Front Speakers
- RTJ 410
- Center Channel Speaker
- MartinLogan Focus C-18
- Front Wide Speakers
- JTR Neosis 110HT
- Surround Speakers
- JTR Neosis 210RT
- Surround Back Speakers
- JTR Neosis 210RT
- Front Height Speakers
- JTR Neosis 110HT-SL
- Rear Height Speakers
- JTR Neosis 110HT-SL
- Subwoofers
- JTR Captivator 2400 x6
- Other Speakers or Equipment
- VTI Amp Stands for the Monoblocks
- Video Display Device
- Sony 98X90L
- Remote Control
- Universal MX-890
- Streaming Equipment
- Kaleidescape | FireCube | Lenova X1 - Intel NUC for Roon
- Streaming Subscriptions
-
Lifetime Roon Subscription
Tidal
qobuz
Netflix
Amazon Prime
- Satellite System
- Dish Joey 4K
- Other Equipment
- Zero Surge 8R15W-1 | Salamander Synergy Equipment Stand
Tell us what were your first speakers, and what speakers have you owned since those, up to your current model.
I actually built a pair of speakers out of a couple of kitchen cabinets and some old restaurant wall speakers back when I was 14-15 years old. Those were my first, although they were rough looking and you can only imagine what they sounded like.
My speaker evolution...
I actually built a pair of speakers out of a couple of kitchen cabinets and some old restaurant wall speakers back when I was 14-15 years old. Those were my first, although they were rough looking and you can only imagine what they sounded like.
My speaker evolution...
- EPI 320 (1984 ... not 100% positive on the model, but I do remember an 8" woofer that kept bottoming out)
- Infinity SM120 (1986 ... had a 12" woofer, but wife complained they were too loud for the single-wide trailer we lived in so I had to send them back to Crutchfield)
- Klipsh Forte (1988 - WAF collapsed - also added Klipsh KG1's for front and rear surrounds)
- Snell B-Minor / Snell HCC500 Center / Snell SUR500 Surrounds (1991 - our first major home theater system)
- B&W 600 Series i (1994 - still use these in our sunroom as of 2024 - tweeter may be gone - probably about to swap out with the Ascend Sierra 1)
- PSB Image 6T / 9C / 10S (2001 - in our first dedicated home theater, which was half of the garage that I later tore out)
- Klipsch Synergy All-Weather SA-3 (2005 - still in use for outdoors - still sound pretty good in 2024)
- VMPS RM30 / Dipole Surround SE (2006 - used RM30 for LCR setup)
- JBL Northridge E90 / EC35 / E10 (2006)
- SVS SBS-01 System (2006)
- Boston Acoustics VR2 / VRC / VRX (2006)
- Ascend Acoustics Sierra 1 / CBM-170 SE (2007 - CBM-170 are still surrounds in our great room but not connected - decoration only)
- MartinLogan Ascent i / Motif / Fresco (2007)
- MartinLogan Spire / Matinee / Clarity (2009)
- MartinLogan Prodigy / Theater / Ascent (2009)
- Carnegie Acoustics CSB-1 / CST-1 (2012 - former front stage of our great room)
- MartinLogan Montis / Stage Center / Motion 12 Surrounds (2013)
- MartinLogan Motion 12 (2013 - initially purchased for evaluation event - ended up keeping them - currently using them as rear speakers in the AV room)
- Arx A5 (2013 - for two-channel swap-out system within my home theater room - finally sold them)
- Infinity Primus P163 / PC351 Center (2013 - moved to the cabin by the pond in 2019)
- SVS Ultra Towers / Ultra Center / Ultra Bookshelf Surrounds (2014)
- MartinLogan ElectroMotion ESL / Stage X Center (2015)
- Chane A5rx-c (2016 - for occasional swap-out - two-channel listening, and reference speakers under $1000 - finally sold them)
- KEF Q900 (2016 - got a great deal on them - eventually used in our 2017 speaker evaluation here at AV NIRVANA)
- MartinLogan Expression 13A (2016 - with Stage X as center and moved ESLs to rear - sold)
- Scansonic M9 (2017 - got a great deal on them - eventually used in our 2017 speaker evaluation here at AV NIRVANA)
- MartinLogan EM-IC (2017 - added 4 Atmos in-ceiling speakers - current use in 2024)
- Emotiva T2 / T1 / C2 (2018)
- RSL Outsiders (2019 - outdoor porch on our cabin down by the pond - still in use in 2024)
- Eminent Technology LFT-8b (2019)
- MartinLogan Classic ESL 9 (2019 - sold ESL 9s - moved Electromotion ESLs to wide front and Motion 12s for back and EM-IC in-ceiling for Atmos height)
- MartinLogan Focus ESL C-18 Center - (2019 - still center as of 2024)
- MartinLogan ElectroMotion EFX On-wall Surround (Moved ESLs to wides - Motion 12 back surround as of 2024)
- MartinLogan Renaissance ESL 15A (2022 - Replaced Classic ESL 9 - sold in 2024)
- Revel PerformaBe F328Be (2022 - Testing and Evaluation - actual purchase - eventually sold)
- RTJ 410 (2024)
- MartinLogan Motion XT F200 (2024 - for my smaller two-channel room)
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