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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
jughead
208 posts
 
Just bought a pair of Intuitive Design Gamma Summits and these speakers are so amazing I will never get rid of them.
agear
1,362 posts
 
09-27-15: Jughead
Just bought a pair of Intuitive Design Gamma Summits and these speakers are so amazing I will never get rid of them.

Good for you Jughead. I used to own the Summits, and they are exceptional speakers. I sold them as I have young kids, and I did not want to have a 90 lb monitor that was mobile on Stillpoints....
jughead
208 posts
 
Yeah they can be a scary speaker to have with young ones around. I'm fortunate enough to have them in the basement and my 8yr old doesn't like it down there. and man are they heavy speakers, but the sound is man I cant explain it. UNREAL!
agear
1,362 posts
 
Jughead, the Summits will compete with most of the speakers referenced on this thread when properly setup and with appropriate ancillary equipment. Dale spends an inordinate amount of time on mechanical and electrical grounding schemes in his speakers, and you can hear it. He said those two elements are far more important than Gucci drivers and parts. They make most other speakers "sound like speakers" with their disembodied and ethereal sound. Its the sound of no speaker. Enjoy....
jughead
208 posts
 
I'm having great success running a Musical Design t100 amp and the spl preamp, and a pair of REL t9 subs. I have also added a Shunyata ps8 and one of dales entry level interconnects and saving for the Mosaic speaker cable. and yeah these speakers sound like no other speaker I have ever heard every time I listen my jaw hits the floor.
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