Obscure companies making excellent speakers?

add to that ikonoklast and mark and daniel.

the former is a very interesting design. it uses two ohm/walsh tweeters and a transmission line. supposedly it has the transparency of a quad 57 , but i don't believe it. it sells for $4000/pair.

Excellent lists, although I am surprised nobody mentioned Zu unless I missed it. :)

However, IMHO the list is beginning to sound like Lake Wobegon where every child is above average. It would be good to know if a speaker stands out even among these good ones, and if so, how: Perhaps you could indicate the value a speaker provides: is the best speaker up to certain price point? Is it much better suited to certain kind of music or space than most others? Maybe the best WAF. :)

I also like the idea of local audiophile societies picking up the task of speaker comparison. Whether manufacturers cooperate or not, people could always bring what they have and have chosen and demonstrate them to others.

Add Talon to the list,I'm sure Rives will back me up on this...

great speakers

Audiovector that is