Your ''best kept secret'' speaker choice ?

When talking of full-range, world class speakers, DIY must be the only secret for the mediocre wallet; there are many choices. Here are but a few, and I strongly urge a visit:
http://www.linkwitzlab.com/ The incontestable magician of open baffle speakers and crossovers (i.e. L/R x-over, Audio Artistry speakers) -- i.e. dynamic speakers with the speed of stators and bass to match.. (An A'goner, steved, has built these)
http://www.speakercity.com/GRProject/PhlRevProject.shtml following up on a previous post;
http://www.kingston.neostrada.pl/ With a Raven II tweet & ATC units thereafter.

Last, but FAR from least, do check out the (in)famous Ariel: http://www.nutshellhifi.com/Arieltxt1.html#top.

While none of these designs are cheap, some of them are very extravagant indeed. Aimed at those who cannot afford the commercial equivalents (running easily over 20k).

Cheers

AR215 PS speakers for $50 at www.jandr.com

I got 3 pairs of these to set up my home theatre system. Paired with a $100 www.PartsExpress.com subwoofer they make an excellent budget home theatre. But here's the best part...

If I put 2 of them on stands in my main system I feel these little puppies can beat the crap out of anything less than $1000/pair. Yes, anything (except maybe some DIY designs).

Enjoy,
Bob

I have to agree on the Apogee's. "Grreeeaaat", as Tony the Tiger would say. Fast clean bass, sweet treble, image better than most mini monitors

ESS speakers are my pick. I've heard many more expensive brands, and I wouldn't trade mine for any of them. They can be bought direct from factory for less than $1500 per pair. A bargain to say the least. I haven't heard the Kitharas, listed above, but I imagine that they are very good as well, as they also use the Heil tweeter.

I would say Royd Audio from England. I know of only 3 dealers of the speakers between Canada and the US. Royd is a small manufacturer of speakers and are not very well known in the US but they do have a cult following in Japan. I have a pair of Doublets - small towers with an MFM configuration. The sound is incredible from these speakers.

Dave