Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano?

Ritteri, the strings do make the sound. The vented hollow cavity magnifies the sound of the string, adding it's own colorations. That is why violas have heavier strings than do violins.

Likewise, the box of a dynamic speaker introduces it's own colorations to the playback. The dipoles don't nearly as much. That is why we dipole lovers say our speakers offer more information on the real event.

Muralman: Dipoles dont "color" the sound as much? You got some scientific evidence to back this up? Ive never heard this claim before. Dipoles have alot of drawbacks that easyily "color" the sound in their own way. Absolutely rediculous this claim.

Violins and pianos and all other instruments are designed to use the physical body to "color" and "tone" the sound yes. But speaker boxes are disgned in just the OPPOSITE way to be inert and to NOT RESONATE. Put your hand on a violin when it plays and you can feel the vibrations very distinctly,just like with a piano, it was designed that way. Put your hand on a competently designed speaker(Like my set of Revels)and you dont feel any resonation. Exactly the opposite in nature.

Ritteri...Ok, if you don't like my theory about the titanium tweeter in the little B&W 550 speakers, give me another theory of why these little boxes reproduce solo violin better than most megabuck systems, and (by the way) my own MG1.6. (And don't forget, you are not the only one who plays a violin).

I hope Ritteri isn't thinking that he is the only string or piano player.

Every driver material imparts something of itself to the sound. Minimizing that noise pollution is one aim of speaker builders.

When driver materials are mixed, like in a B&W, then you get more than one sound tincture. This can't be the best way to convey the subtleties of a Guarneri vs. a Stradivarius.

Another theory of why your speakers reproduce "solo violin" better than most megabuck systems? MG 1.6's arent world beater speakers(or considered "megabuck speakers") to begin with so thats kind of a poor comparison. And a different kind of speaker altogether.

Care to define "most megabuck" systems?

Care to define "sound better"?

Thats a pretty bold statement to make. Especially of DM550's which arent known to be top tier speakers(or even top tier B&W products)so this is a bit opinionated. As I could easily state that Sonus Faber Concertos are best sounding for solo violins.Violins arent even considered hard sounds to reproduce as they have minimal harmonics and overtones. But I have heard many times people state that bright sounding speakers(or speakers that arent full range) accentuate violins since most of the tones are in the midrange and extend upward. But some of the older Strats and other vintage model violins need a full range speaker to reproduce rich harmonics that have deep full bodied sound since the violins own "personality" is developed slowly over time. Alot of violins that are made by hand sound very sterile for the first 5-10 years and mature as they age. To me a sterile sounding violin is not something I want to hear. BTW Im not dissing your speakers above. Ive heard em, they are nice sounding units when set up correctly as most B&W products are.