What is the 'Chales Shaw' of loudspeakers?

Aktchi,

So what you're asking for, is there $200-300 speakers that can beat many $5000 speakers in a "blind (listening) test"?

Don't think there are any such speakers.

With USblues here. In my estimation, any number of well chosen wines in the 10-15 dollar range easily best the (drinkable, but forgettable) Shaw. When we get to the 50 dollar range, even with the weak dollar, we are into nice samples of, say, very fine Rhones, such as Pegau. No doubt there are diminishing returns -- lots of 300 dollar wines might not best lots of 50 dollar wines -- but in the case you mention, you'd have to choose poorly, or be quite unlucky, to not notice an investment of 25x.

I know more about wine than speakers (which is too little in both cases), but I'd be surprised if something similar wasn't the case with speakers. At the same time, discussion here indicates that many would be happier, in some instances, with 1-2k speakers (especially used or home built) than with many samples of 2-4k speakers (especially new). (I like my 1700 dollar North Creek Eskas, from a kit, very well.) But that's a factor of 2-3x, something that does frequently happen in wine. Anyone want to make a case for getting the relevant sort of speaker bargain at 5-10x, let alone 25x, with any regularity?

By the way, anyone heard the Emerald Physics speakers? Claims being made that are not quite as bold as for Charles Shaw, but attention getting nonetheless.

Cheers,

John

stacked advents will pretty much match any esoteric 10k to 15k pair of speakers you can name. on classical and big rock, they may even beat them.

Jaybo - I know you mean well but there isn't enough Charles Shaw on earth to make me believe that claim. Have you been drinking?

For me it would be the Cambridge Soundworks, Model 6 bookshelf speaker. Very musical and could compete with speakers several times its $150/pair price. Used these for several years.