World's Best Speakers For 2021 ?

You and Bacon haven't heard the new Vandersteen Model 7 XTRM  with SUB 9s

@tomstruck I bet that was something at Rutans' place the other day...

I will hear them soon enough, then have to decide IF i send my 7 mk2 pair back to Hanford for the upgrade.

Nice to know that is an option ;-)

I tried the little stand mount Gershman. Really interesting speaker that was never fatiguing but lacked detail. It was a two way with a woofer that went down to 25hz. This was a lesson in compromises to have a subwoofer and tweeter try to do midrange. I’d guess this model sounds really nice especially with bear 6 digits in amps and cables. Works best is a pipe dream.

There's no such thing as world best speakers because everybody's hearing is different what's best for you may be bad for someone else

@havocman 

There's no such thing as world best speakers because everybody's hearing is different what's best for you may be bad for someone else

Yes, and I also think its possible that the dudes who engineered the loudness wars may in fact have some quite serious hearing impediment issues.  They are just doing what they think is best.