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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
mezzanine
129 posts
 
For me it was not even the most expensive speakers that I enjoyed the best. I have heard Focal Grande Utopias and the Wilson Maxx before but they didn't do much for me. The best was Innersound Model 10. I also like Nola and Proac speakers a lot.
c1ferrari
464 posts
 

Brad,

Welcome to the AudiogoN universe :-)

I've listened to ATC SCM150ASL Pros in L.A. (Charlie Bolois is my Studer tech extraordinaire!)

I've heard Hill Plasmatronics and own Beveridge Model II's, Model III's, and Rogers LS3/5A's. Dali MegaLine III's are my current reference loudspeaker.

Your comments are salient and observations are not hyperbole.

Best regards,

Sam
null1
76 posts
 
hifisoundgy,I had a pair of 301's.Much BETTER than the 901's.Go get em mapman!!!!
pwrjam
6 posts
 
Overall best value/sound:
Vandersteen 2CE Sig II
Magnepan MMG
Magnepan 12

Favorite overall sound:
Current B&W 800 Diamond

Cost no object, sell the house/car to afford them:
Mcintosh XRT2K that had three 1kwatt amps per channel
I think the total cost of that rig was something like $250k?
bwcanuck
30 posts
 
Sound Lab A-1PX electrostatics. They sound real.
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