If money was and was not of any concern when buying speakers.

if money was no concern: B&W Nautilus, because I've heard them play several times at fairs, with different sources and rigs, and they were always the best sound of the year (to my ears and my taste, obviously).

if money was concern, well, the speakers I own now: B&W 804s and I hope 804D in the future.

in the middle (more than I can afford, but not so much more):
B&W802D3 or, changing completely sound, Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution.

and yes, as the smartest of you may have guessed, I like B&W sound :D

"If money were my concern..."

The best value in hi-end audio today is doing a Linkwitz LX521 project. Nothing else comes close. They perform in the same league with the $30k+ systems and you can do an LX521 project for less than $5k and that includes amplification.

But if you’re lazy, like most readers here and just want to buy something, even at $16k or so from magiclx521, they’re still a great value. You can drop $30k on a loudspeaker and still have to drop another $10k on an amp (because you can’t spend that much on a loudspeaker and not spend that much on an amp...).

A little bit different. The rest of the money to help house and feed people in need.

 

If money was no concern i'd buy these speakers:

a.) Steinway Lyngdorf Model C Music System

b.) Von Schweikert Audio ULTRA 55

c.) Audiovector R 11 Arreté

If money was of concern:

a.) Audiovector R 8 ARRETÉ

b.) Piega Master Line Source 2

c.) Tidal Audio Contriva G2

Thank God that sometimes dreams do come true. 

“book live band every day”… I think we have a winner.