Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar)

Zellaton’s
Vandesteen 7,Thiel CS 5

I mentioned the NEAR 10m’s. To clarify, if hunting down a pair, the later versions (all black woofers and 1.1in inverted dome Ti tweeter) were ok, but to my ears, the earlier models with raw alu woofer dustcaps and smaller Ti tweeters sound more revealing (for whatever reasons i don’t know). I preferred these for small setups, however. They’re reminiscent of electrostatic headphones in the nearfield. Also, If NEAR ff suspension stiffens (from age or being over-driven by a high powered amp) that would definitely veil their sound. NEAR drivers are robust and last a long time if cared for (no rotting surrounds, etc.. just service the unique ferrofluid). Lewis still services the drivers (if he has the time, that is, he still seems a busy audio engineer).

Vivid audio is a good bet if you want that experience of super clarity and detail in the mids/highs.

@smer319 

.....you don’t happen to sell Vandys now do you?  

I sell various products. Vandersteen is one of them. I just came from the factory. Richard makes most of the drivers himself. It's pretty amazing.