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
The electronics do matter a lot in the equation but the cost of individual components is not always a reliable indicator of resulting performance.
JM Labs/Focal Mezzo Utopia Be's...that was a few years ago. With Simaudio flagship monoblocks. The new EM Utopia is supposed to change high end speakers forever, at least for Focal...until the patent runs out :)