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

Anyone care to give their opinion on what dynamic speaker has the most detailed/revealing midrange? Not including electrostatics or planar speakers. Approximately between the frequencies of 400Hz to 3kHz. Also, just to clarify what I mean by detail: when there is a musical passage that entails many different layers of instruments, the speakers' ability to separate all the elements so all the instruments are heard clearly and nothing is obscured. Also the ability to retrieve every last bit of information on a recording, such as random sounds in the studio, distortion in recordings and reverb tails.

As far as price goes... 2 categories... below $12,000 USD (new) and any price range. Thanks.
woofer72
4krow
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celander,

  Never heard Dunleavy speakers before, and always had hoped to do so.
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surge
30 posts
 
Anyone who has heard the RCA field coil 1428/1443 drivers will tell you they are the best for midrange reproduction. With a wide frequency response of ~300 - 7500 Hz, they reproduce everything from the subtlety of a finely nuanced passage to the complexity of a massive orchestra. 

They are built like a tank, weighing about 50 LBS per driver, and that’s without the horn! They don’t make them like they used to.

They come up on eBay every so often for about $7500 for a pair. Horns (conical are best - no coloration) run a few thousand. And you need to add an upper bass and sub.

Don’t know how to insert photos here, or I would show you my 3 way system that is based on the 1443s.

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celander
1,503 posts
 
4krow, the Dunlavy midrange is very special. I own a set of his SC-IVa’s. 
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cbrents73
151 posts
 
Completely agree with sfcfran about the Paradigm Persona 3F’s...
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clarinetmonster2
201 posts
 
Quad Z3 in the lower part of your price range sound truly special to me in the mids and highs - maybe as good as anything under 10k that I've heard and more listenable than most. I think that's the special part to me - the amount of detail retrieval is unbelievable yet there is not one iota of harshness, just totally natural and lifelike tone. Really stunning. 
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