I nominate this company as building best speakers!

I would definitely say any product must have a proper shootout against mbl before it can lay any rightful claim to being the best regardless of cost. The best demo I have ever heard (largely as a result of soundstage and imaging beyond anything I’ve ever heard otherwise), was mbl by a large margin....not even close....but that involved a very extensive and custom showroom setup that most would be challenged to ever reproduce at home. I know the same dealer never came close at audio shows I attended with the exact same gear.

That was one demo at a dealer.    How would they hold up for daily listening use at home?   One would expect well BUT.....that showroom was a BIG part of the results which were off the chart......

y 10-year-old son walked into the room, and I think it was Sonny Rollins’ Way Out West that happened.......

This recording will impress anybody......
Regardless of speaker.

The true test is living with them.

If you find yourself skipping tracks....

Youve drank the kool aid.

Having owned Apogee Diva's for six years I can tell you that I have never been so vexed by a loudspeaker. But at the bottom of it all is ribbon speakers are easy to damage and very unreliable. Even Magnepan's vaunted ribbon tweeter is subject to blowing. They have an ongoing tweeter replacement program. This issue was one of the reasons Apogee died. If you look online you will notice a that replacement ribbons are sold alongside ribbon tweeters. Replacing a 6 foot tweeter ribbon is quite an experience. Only the factory can replace a woofer ribbon. Because there are great and very reliable ESLs available there is no reason to go for ribbon speakers.


I haven't heard of any apogee ribbons blowing, it's usually the foam that encases them under the clamps and frames that deteriorates and then they buzz. The foam on the tweeter also deteriorates and then the tension isn't proper causing way to much movement of the ribbon.

I love great equipment, but not for $30K.  I wouldn't be round to enjoy them if my wife found out about them.   I'll stick with my Snell Type C.