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
Stereo_phile, That’s outstanding. I’m sure that I speak for many when I congratulate you on finally finding a speaker that is synergistic with your other components according to your tastes. Happy listening.
Tyler Acoustic Woodmere II...Tyler truly knows how to craft and build a work of art not only for the eyes but for the ears too. Truly a magnificant speaker with all the right balance and openess. Not only are his speakers that good, Tyler is great to speak with and is passionate about getting you what you want. Another Plus...ITS MADE IN THE USA!!!...Support our local Americans who make such wonderful products.
There were two rooms across from each other at CES 2012 that were clearly the best sounds at CES. One was the BMC suite with their new speaker and the other was the Lansche 7 with Ypsilon electronic. The BMC had dynamics like compression drivers but with great imaging. The Lansche/Ypsilon had very smooth and full range performance. The first was the Ferrari and the other a Bentley. I have the Tidal Contriva Diacera SEs and would love to have either of the other two for comparison. All clearly the best around.
The original Revel Ultima Salons. They would have been much nicer sounding if when I heard them they had some real amplification driving them.