The best speaker you ever heard?

to jimpcn: I'm running a pair of Vandersteen 2W subs with my Quad 988's and it's a pretty sweet package.

I innocently walked into a highend audio shop 8 years ago & heard a pair of B&W 802 matrix 3s.I had no idea recorded music could sound so great!These may not be the worlds best speakers,but they changed my life.I became an audio nut on the spot.

Best Speakers I have ever heard are The ATC SCM300ASL Pro Studio Monitors. The ATC SCM300ASL is a 3-way active main studio monitor capable of continuous SPLs up to 121dB/1m. Drive units are comprise of two hand-built ATC 15" (375mm) massive super linear bass drivers. ATC's award winning SL soft domed 3" (76mm) mid-range driver and a 1 1/2" (34mm) HF driver.

The speakers are driven by ATC's new, free standing, top-of-the-range P4, four-way monoblock power amplifier. The P4 produces up to 275 watts output into each bass driver, 200 watts to the mid-range driver and 100 watts to the HF driver.

Axiom M80TI's

I would have to say that the JM Lab Grande Utopia Beryllium were the best speaker I have ever listened to. I have been an audio phile for more than 15 years and have listened to The best Dynaudio, B&W, Revel Salon, Linn and many other brands. I had the opportunity to listem to the JM Labs the other day and was blown away. Most speakers have their own look and their own sound. Some are more forward, some focos on base ar mid-range. The JM Labs were extremely well rounded and in a very well designed cosmedicaly pleasing cabinet. They had a tremendace sound stage with very accurate depth. The imaging was incredible, at one point I closed my eyes with a nice live jazz disk and though I was at the venue. I took some time to listen to the rest of the line since they were $85,000.00 pair and was blown away withe entire line. The Electra's are there step down for $8,000 pair and they were steller. Take the time to check this one out.