2017 ‘Keeper’ speakers under - $25K


Heading towards the second half of 2017, I thought to ask here what other’s feel based on their experiences, wants or desires, exactly which recent production speakers under $25K, would be the ones you would want to marry.

Or be in a very long term fundamentally though not totally committed, relationship.

One wherein if they promise to satisfy on demand, you promise to keep them clean and sufficiently supplied with power and the purest of signals, not to leave dirty clothes on the floor, and to take the trash out daily, er, uh, regularly.

Actually, those last two items are predominately conscience driven and do not command perfect adherence.

Which speakers hands down just flat out captivated your attention, fancy, or were so compelling they made a significant impact.

In short, Speakers that have taken your breath away .

As speakers are merely one part of the ching let’s qualify things somewhat.

1. Speakers which can run very well in medium sized rooms. EX. 14 to 18ft wide, and 17 to 25ft long or deep, with ceilings from 8.5ft to 10ft H, or so.

2. If a sub was or should have been added, please, mention that as well.

3. If an Ultra high end setup, massive SS power amps, Tubes, or flea watt amps, were feeding and or driving them noting it would be appropriate.

4. Recent production since 2015. New or used.

Although it seems prudent to list only current production speakers, I know adding on the facet of pre-owned adds a lot more choices for the ‘desert island’ I got mine, you get your’s, scenario, but what the hey. It beats that 250 to 500 plus hours of run in new units usually insist upon.

If links to accounts or info on them is available, please include it.

As this is about options anyhow, let no design be excluded.

blindjim
So Blindjim tell us what you value in speakers. Are we talking midrange? big fat sound? Bright sound? Sound stage, hight, width, depth of stage?

Do you like transparency? Do you like  speaker that get you really envolved? Emotion?

Do you have the gear to support these things. Is your upstream very transparent?

All this would help us.

Best
Jim 

Wilson W/P 7, 8 or Sasha (any model) with VTL preamp (2.5 or 7.5) and VTL amplification.
I thought I would be a planar guy forever until I picked up a used pair of Kipod 2 speakers from YG Acoustics.  I could never afford a pair of these new ($48K), but they were obtainable on the used market.  I am totally in love with these speakers. You get the same beautiful midrange that the planers have with a much improved sound stage and imaging.  They play loud enough in my medium-sized listenig room, but they are not for headbangers.  My taste in music is eclectic, but I listen to classical mostly.  I have tube and ss amps and preamps, and they sound great with both.   I hung onto my Maggies (1.7) just in case, but I am not sure I will be needing them.