Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

DCM Time Windows and Dynaudio Audience 42s are here and will stay. Both are outstandingly musical and have great tonal balance. Time Window provides better bass, as you would expect. Transmission line design works well, and the sum is greater than its parts. The Dynaudio is a strong performer in its own right. Better midrange, great imaging, sweeter on top. Amazing quality of sound for the price.

I have owned Maggies,Infinity Quantems,English monitors(with and without subs),Artemis Eos Sig.s and the ones I plan to keep forever....I present the JM Labs Alto Be.

Sonus Faber Guarneri have been just wonderful speakers, especially when I hooked them up with a recent purchase of Graaf 13.5BII preamp and Graaf gm20 otl amp. This set is so realistic. The music is incredibly soothing, you must listen to Graaf with Guarneri. I am waiting for a Graaf Gm200 otl, this should be amazing.

After making my rash prediction about the Coincident Total Victories above (a bit over a year ago), they are history. I've replaced them with another high-efficiency dynamic speaker made in Toronto - the Fab Audio Model 1. These are remarkable speakers - a true 97db dynamic, with a much simpler crossover than the TVs, resulting in cleaner sound and an easier load.

If you want the imaging of mini-monitors, the purity and tonality of full-range electrostatics, the dynamics of horns and real bass, all in a room-friendly package that's drivable by 4 watts, these are the babies. I'm playing them with an Audion Silver Night PX25, and they are a serious step up from the big Total Victories.

There's no such thing as a "final speaker" - not for someone who has Stage III audiophilia nervosa...

I can't see myself ever leaving my Audio Physic Virgo 2s! They may be a little low end shy...but they really reproduce what is given to them. I recently added a Rel Storm...now I have it all!