What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker?


I know totally blasphemy question here on Audiogon. But you like what you like, right? Anyway, I know most metal music is totally compressed and recorded horrible (aka Metallica) however there is a new age of metal bands out there that are starting to change that (Opeth started with Blackwater Park). So what speakers out there can take the pounding of a double bass drum kit hitting at full throttle and give the roar of metal guitar justice. There has to be a set up that would make Glen Tipton turn his head and say hell ya!
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Some of my favorites for metal, and I do like a bit of volume with my serving of metal.

Ohm Walsh 4000,4900,5000 (4900 is the best bargain of the bunch if buying new).  Or get some old 4's/5's and do the upgrade.  In a smaller room the 3000's or the older Sound Cyl's do a nice job (I have some beat to absolute piss Pro-200's I'm rocking to Trivium  "The Crusade" right now, they are my back-up speakers but still a fun listen).  One note with the Ohm's, you want a solid amount of power.

JBL 4367/M2

Older Klipsch Epic C4's (but with a subwoofer and the right electronics)

The Legacy Signature and Focus SE's

Wilsons with the soft dome tweeter.

The Tekton DI's do a nice job

Spatial M3sTurbo's (possibly with a sub) Note, these speakers put you in the front row.

I liked what I heard from the Golden Ear Triton 1's with some megadeth.  

Right now though my tops would be the Newer Ohm Walsh stuff (in the right room) or the JBL's I believe.







I think a lot of what makes a good “Metal’ speaker is what sound characteristics you enjoy in your presentation.

i love metal of all variety, but when listening to metal at home, I tend to prefer fast transients, detail, and refinement.

Listening to Revocation’s “Greatest is our Sin” right now on a pair of two month old Sound Lab M645s with the new bass focus panels, and loving it.

The bass isn’t cracking the walls, but I can hear every thing with excellent delineation.

lizzardkingseattle

are you still rockin' those Cerwin Vega speakers?  Hope your search continues in 2019.  Happy Listening!

Kraco 6x9s, the important part is the enclosure.   I used a 1978 Trans Am for mine and couldn't be happier.