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The best speaker you ever heard?

In my opinion, the speaker is by far the most important part of the audio system. After all, it is the only part you hear. OK, the other stuff really matters a lot, but without a great speaker... No go.

I am a bit 'speaker-obsessed' I guess, and now I am wondering: What are the best speakers you have ever heard, and what made them the best?
njonker
telescope_trade
555 posts
 
I know this is an old thread, and I have placed my vote
before I think, but I discovered a new (discontinued) gem that
now ranks as the very best speaker I have ever heard or
owned. The Silverline Panatella III's...OMG they
are unreal!
Why they were discontinued, I will never know!?!?
jc51373
535 posts
 
Either the 800D or Rockport Altair for me...
avico
18 posts
 
WITH NO DOUBT,Vocal and dynamic thar are extremly rare in all price rate...
Look amazing also.
IF own them u stay with them!
55dok
162 posts
 
I may have answered this before but only a few ever really caught my attention: (call it a tie as I can't choose just one set)
1)Beveridge SW2
2)Magnepan typani Id
3)Hill Plamatronic
4)Apogee duetta signature
5)Dayton Wright XG-8 (with leaf tweeter and upgraded step up transformer)
bpwalsh
1,207 posts
 
55dok, I may be mistaken but only some of the Dayton Wright XG-10 Mk IIs have leaf tweeters. That's what mine are. They have the XIM-11 interface module which I think is what you are referring to as well - it puts out 15 kV bias voltage instead of the XIM-10's 9 kV, raising sensitivity by 4 to 5 dB.
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