Speakers The single most critical component


I know we've been over this Q hundreds of X's over the past 20 years here on audion, You can find dozen of topics dealing with this Q <which is the ,,,,most important component...>>
well time for yet 1 more topic dealing with this,, perhaps unanswered, un-resolved issue.
I'm bringing up the old hachet due to my recent experience acutally hearinga FR in my system. 
Let me tell you, there is not even 1 traditional/conventioanl/xover design <The Boxed Type>> in the world that could convince me  , there is something that will beat out FR (caveat, FR requires  some sort of high sens =sensitivity, tweeter)  in  the Boxy world of speakers.
That is to say, FR + Compression Horn is the future of 21st Century high fidelity. 
One lab has already brought us these ~~~SHF~~~ aka SuperHighFidelity  single drivers. 
The code word here is ~~SHF~~~ which can not never be employed when describing xover/trad/conventioanl style  aka The Box designs. db level under 91 are _<<IN-EFFICIENT>> , = dysfunctional, out dated, old school , = Dinasaurs. 
For amps, I only consider tube amps (PP and SET) as ~~SHF~~~ I can not include ss amps in this topic. 
IMHO all well made tube amps sound very close,
 a  kt88 in brand X will sound  close to brand Y. 
So amplification takes a  distant 2nd place in critical component.  No need to break the bank buying amp A vs  a  lower priced kt88 amp B
CD players, nearly all  tube DAC's , tube cdp-ers sound  close. No need to braek the bank over X vs Y.
My Jadis DAC is  only miniscule gain over the Shanling,
 the Shanling
only a  miniscule gain over the Cayin CD17. 
Now as for  best source  , phonograph is the ideal playback medium vs cds. 
I have some LP's now , but my main collection are classical cds, most not on LP version. Cables , I did note some gains employing silver/copper wiring throughout my entire system including inside the Defy.
Tweak worthy.
New Mundorf caps in all componets, tweak worthy. 
Yet the main central component remaisn the speakers.
Here is where  the entire audio resolution either rises to Nirvana or falls to <<distortion/muddy waters,/pollution/anti-fidelity  voicing  issues.
Your system's fidelity is ultimately dependent on what speaker  you have chosen to employ.
Forget all you've learned over the years, 
The new mantra is <,The speaker is key component>
All else is just extra tweaks/nuances. 
To sum up, a  ~~SHF~~ driver will match even the top of line Wilson weighing in at hundreds of lbs priced $$$$$$$ overa single FR driver. 
FR beats out any/all xover box design speakers. Mostly due to that key specification ~~db level~~~ which is everything in speaker design and thus in resolution/fidelity. 

mozartfan
Just one more tiny rant, then i'm done
how about this setup vs the  suggestion above, 2 watt/Magnepan 30.2 4 panel
How about this possiblity
Jadis JA800 4 mono block, each weigs 200 lbs paired with say a  8 inch wide range 110 sensitivity single driver.
Everyone is free to make their own calls as to how they wish to enjoy music in their listening room. 
My room  is tiny at 10x12, so contraints on both amp and speakers  does limit my choices.
Anyway, I plan to challenge the SET as The Ideal amplification for a  wide band high sensitive single source driver.
There area  few YT  vids,  with this setup, however the choice in music , as always , is light instrumental, no female vocals. 
making it impossible to make any determination as to how the performance came off.
Which is why i use 2 reference cds,  Gatemouth Brown/Gateswings and Sophia Milman Beautiful Love. 
If Richard would be so kind to allow loan of his SET vs the PP, will post 2 vids
Obviously neither set up would work, so we need to finda  happy middle ground
If we all agree the new wide band single source (Horn tweet is part of this single source , 2 drivers meet perfectly = Single Source) the new that is, out with the old tech FR,
offer the most musical experience of any speaker designs.
And there are a  few  labs  engineering   the most neutral, natural, dynamic amplification vs the 2 competitors SET/SS. 
All that is needed is to pick any of the new tech FR , add in your fav PP amplification, and you could have that magical system you've been always seeking and searching. 
This  just might be the best compromise set up offering gorgoeous voicing for female vocals in your jazz LPs, and for  rich ,deep , detalied full blown orchestra. 
And a  set up anyone can afford. None of this break the bank paypal debt for 10 years. 
Its a  win~win~win~win    system.  
I ve considered this set up from every/all angles, I just can not  see any  alternatives that would compete with my The Ideal Stereo System. 
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If you fail to make the best choice in speakers fidelity voicing, it really does not  matter which amplifer you have. Neither source, LP vs cd vs DAC vs streaming super high digital.  cabels ,, inter connects, Boutique capacitors. Tube A vs Tube B. 
None of this is of any importance if one has a  lousey speaker  Lousey =  sensitivity lower than 92db. 92db just barely makes the grade as acceptable,  At 92db,  dinasaur-ish .
Very difficult to come by traditional /xovver designs with a  92db spec. 
There might be 1 out there, but price? Weight? Again 2  obstacles  going traditional/xover. 
And thats a  big IF, at 92db. 
Wide band all begin at 94db/up.. 
Nice, super sweet.