What are some of the most underrated and overrated loudspeakers you’ve auditioned?

I tend to evaluate "overrated" or "underrated" based on technology employed and quality of implementation rather than brand, advertising, popularity, etc. 

It means little to me when someone names a particular brand is over or underrated without discussion of the implementation.  

 

My old DLK 1 pair had a more ' live' realism than many more modern, ' accurate' speakers I've owned. Paper driver, cts cone tweeter, real walnut cabinets..I dunno, some low tech magic.

Can’t see what anyone sees in B&e’s.  As a say Where’s the Bass.

think SALK In incredibly underrated.  For $6,000, the Song3 Encores best anything in the $20,000 range maybe $30,000 range.

Sorry Larry just because Salk uses good drivers, they don’t necessarily compete with $20-30k loudspeakers.

We have heard Salks at both CAP and Axpona and they were nice not amazing in any way.

Personally we would take Wilson Vvettes, Rockport Atrias, Vimberg, Persona 7F, Legacy Aeris any day of the week.

At Axpona the Golden Ear Triitron 1R were blowing away most of the sub $10k loudspeakers, look at the reviews from Axpona we were not the only ones saying that most of the reviewers were.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ

Underrated: Hsu  CCB-8 IMO a sleeper with excellent sound.