Your ''best kept secret'' speaker choice ?


Some manufacturers have the financial means to plaster magazines with ads. For other, they are still at the word-of-mouth stage, and many will not get past this line.

I was wondering what less-than-well-known, or obscure speaker out there stand out as particularly gifted both in sonics and value ? Could be in any price category....
sonicbeauty
The best kept secret for me is that some very unlikely speakers can inexplicably sound wonderful in a listening room through sheer synergy. For example, the last time I had this reinforced to me was when some Chario Academy 1 speakers came my way at very low cost. They ended up being the best speaker I have heard in one of my systems. Apart from the fact they required me to get some good stands and change cabling to suit their particular coloration, they have trounced speakers costing several times their worth. But when I put them in my other systems, they sound pretty ordinary - which I reckon they are. But in that particular room....
VMPS if you can afford it.

Green Mountain, North Creek, Ellis, EFE, Devore are honorable mentions in bang for performance buck.
Having been a speaker manufacturer 25 years ago and getting out of the game to re-enter the consulting arena, I have to say Penaudio stopped me dead in the water. Silverline follows them. But, at the end of the day, let your ears decide, not any thread. Fun thread Sonicbeauty! Good topic!