Do you have a speaker that’s not a big name maker but punches above its weight? Why?

thiel cs.5 - when you close your eyes you can't tell where the sound is coming from aside from in front of you - when you open your eyes you can't match the physical location you see from where your ears are hearing the sound come from, which is all over. the stereophonic imaging is totally holographic, and yet there is no "etched" sound quality typical of some other speakers that image well, they are MELLOW. the bass response is essentially perfect down to the low 20s in my listening room. 

Nice to see Fritz speakers get mentions here.  I ended up with a pair for my main system after reading so many good things about them.

Was also able to visit him and listen to a couple models with him.  Very nice gentleman and wish him all the best.

I’ll second Qualio speakers. Finnicky about amps but amazing once you find the right pairing 

My Canton Reference 7K will likely be my forever speakers. Have had Revel, SF, Dunlavy, Thiel, Focal and probably others. The Canton’s have a way of bringing life to music that others missed.  German designed and manufactured. Very little footprint in the US.

@mysteriousmrm +1 on Spatial. My M3 Turbos were fantastic until I just saw them for financial reasons period but they are resolving while not being distant at all. really convinced me of how good open baffles could be.