Top Ten Speakers of All Time?


Well its time for a new Top Ten Thread. WOW-Have I learned a lot.Thanks to all Audiogon members.Have had several e mail thanking the Top Ten Threads. We have a lot of new members just starting their High End adventure. Info was much appreciated. I will start the thread for the Acoustat 2+2 and Model 2 of which I still own and continue to enjoy. So lets have your top ten members. --- MANY THANKS ---
ferrari
THE DEFINITIVE LIST BY CWLONDON:

1) Magneplanar Tympani 1-D
2) Quad ESL 57
3) Dahlquist DQ-10
4) Infinity IRS Series V
5) Magneplanar MG IIIa
6) Rogers LS3 5a
7) DCM Time Window Series 1
8) Spica TC-50
9) Dick Sequerra Pyramid Metronome 7's
10) Wilson Watt/Puppies
THE DEFINITIVE LIST BY CWLONDON REVISED:

Substitute

the Mark Levinson HQD (Hartley, Quad, Decca) for your least favourite speaker above
Merlin VSM-MX. I thought to myself, they could not be this good. Too small. Just two drivers - (a 6 1/2" bass?). I was a skeptic. After listening to these speakers (and now owning them)I just have to keep wondering how Bobby P. was able to do it - they look so small and simple. I have had all sorts of speakers (Alon, ProAc, Vandersteen, Dunlavy, Energy...)-- all good and enjoyable speakers, but to my ears, none are as whole, detailed, musical, present, transparent, and complete (articulate, deep bass , fleshed out, 3-dimensional midrange and clear realistic, grain-free treble) as the Merlins. My next speaker will be a Merlin upgrade to my VSM-MX.
Sonus Faber Extrema speakers are pretty incredible. I've had them for years in my main reference audio system. And still to this date have heard nothing overall better natural sounding.