The best speaker you ever heard?


In my opinion, the speaker is by far the most important part of the audio system. After all, it is the only part you hear. OK, the other stuff really matters a lot, but without a great speaker... No go.

I am a bit 'speaker-obsessed' I guess, and now I am wondering: What are the best speakers you have ever heard, and what made them the best?
njonker
Dunlavy SC IV-A's. Great clarity and soundstage. Excellent bass. Huge speakers but sweet music!
AR-2Ax pushed with a Fisher 500C, in 1964. First time I ever heard Stereo, nothing has made such an impact on me since.
Heard all speakers here accept the Piega's and the Wisdom's. I would not trade my Talon Khorus's for any of them that I have heard. Period. I have some frieds and collegues that have the Piegas and say the same thing with very similar equitment that I am using, but my sound is so good that I am now not thinking of what the next upgrade will be-I am looking for new music that blows my socks, pants, and shirt off! The Talon's with the right equiptment are simply amazing, but must be matched with the right stuff to your liking. Highly recommended. And for those bass junkies out there they are unmatched in there ability to go low and then simply go away-SPEED...And play at concert levels if you have the amp...
jbl 4412's in a studio in burbank playing a newly mastered cd whose music was mastered using a similar type monitor 30 years before. i guess thats why the pros dig'em.
I think that 'Luke' system proves the best bang for your buck speaker I've heard is the VMPS RM40s. (Tubes rule, Luke!)

The sound is exceptional for the money ($4K). Over $10k, the jury is still out. The Sound Lab A-1s are the best so far, but I'm going to SF next weekend for the show, so the jury is still out.

Enjoy the music.