I"ve heard them all in one form or another. It's all about implementation. Plenty of threads on here about best 'mid', tweeter, woofer etc...
I personally feel that the reason speakers sound better now days is due to the better quality materials designers have to use. The problem is that too many of the designers (my opinion only) don't think past what they know and just make the same mistakes with a better quality material. Again, it's all about implementation.
The best speaker I've ever heard is the Vandersteen 7 Mk 2. He has figured out a way to marry the right carbon fiber cloth with an in house made balsa wood core that the carbon fiber sandwiches with. It's an expensive process, just like using other materials, but he gets the strength to weight ratio down just right and has married these carbon fiber drivers to produce the most coherent speakers "I've ever heard using multiple drivers. I wonder why so many folks over look such a great design as his drivers are rarely mentioned when talking about 'best drivers'.
Again, there are plenty of outstanding speakers for all ears out there, but for me, Vandersteen has just nailed it with his carbon fiber (he auditioned a lot of different cloths before selecting what he's using) with the balsa wood (CNC machined) core. Give near perfect pistonic movement that is a must when reproducing sound. JMHO
I personally feel that the reason speakers sound better now days is due to the better quality materials designers have to use. The problem is that too many of the designers (my opinion only) don't think past what they know and just make the same mistakes with a better quality material. Again, it's all about implementation.
The best speaker I've ever heard is the Vandersteen 7 Mk 2. He has figured out a way to marry the right carbon fiber cloth with an in house made balsa wood core that the carbon fiber sandwiches with. It's an expensive process, just like using other materials, but he gets the strength to weight ratio down just right and has married these carbon fiber drivers to produce the most coherent speakers "I've ever heard using multiple drivers. I wonder why so many folks over look such a great design as his drivers are rarely mentioned when talking about 'best drivers'.
Again, there are plenty of outstanding speakers for all ears out there, but for me, Vandersteen has just nailed it with his carbon fiber (he auditioned a lot of different cloths before selecting what he's using) with the balsa wood (CNC machined) core. Give near perfect pistonic movement that is a must when reproducing sound. JMHO