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
Fredless, how do the the ARS Acoustica Celera compare to the
ARS Acoustica Gravitas Max? Arthur at http://www.high-endaudio.com/ thought only the Coincident Pure Reference Extreme Speakers were better then the ARS Gravitas Max.

I heard the ARS Gravitas Max at the Stereophile show in 1996 in NY. They were being played on Lamm Amps.
The speakers were fast with a nice midrange and the bass was fast and tight. The speakers were really good.
They were designed by Irv Eisenberg
Here's a pic of the ARS Gravitas Max
http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/speakers/messages/31/319947.html

I have always enjoyed the effortless power of Fried's G3, and Ohm Acoustic's Walsh 5000. Their dynamic presentation they put forth in such a matter of fact, non-intimidated way reminded me of the Snell Type A also. Ballsy command and authority, or supple gentleness, whatever your pleasure, these masters of sonics have always been my all time favorites. I'll never forget the privilege I had listening to them.
Ever had for me. Never heard anything expensive. As for me on a BUDGET .. Proac super towers,,MAGGIE 1.6,KEF 104/2,PINNACLE GOLD TOWER,DAHLQUIST DQ10,ADS L910/L980.STAN WHITES SHOT GLASS/FULL SHOT.ALL UNDER 1K. NHT 1.6 or 1.5?,Large advent,b&o rl40 large snell towers. green mountain entry level bookshelves. And I ALWAYS have had two powered 15"/18" subs with a velodyne udl18 box to put between the subs and fronts with conrad johnson tube amp or a 555 or parasound amp large amp. with a hybrid tube /SS PREAMP. Also a theta data basic .benchmark dac. Vinyl basic set up as well. I love music just never had anything more than this. Looking at this post and can't believe all the pages wow. What to try next. I live for my kids and then audio,lol.