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


I have a Gato Fm6. My reference for last 10 years. Sounds amazing. Designer used to work for Gamut. Amazing clarity. Great open midrange and vapor like treble that’s detailed , transparent and vapor like!  What are others? 

calvinj

@bassdude the Eureka retails for $12000. I'm not sure what price point ip's punching above. 

I was 15 when a friend and I were standing in the speaker room of one of a bazillion audio shops outside of Detroit in the late 70's.  We smiled at each other when a pair of Micro Acoustics Pro 3's sounded better than it's big brother the Pro 2's, and pretty much every other small speaker in the store.  The salesman just shrugged.  When I brought them home and put them up against my sister's Altec Model 1's, I continued to be impressed.  They held their own against JBL, Pioneer HPMs, and other bookshelf speakers over the years as they journeyed with me through the dorm, off-campus housing, and 5 houses now.  They now reside in my office. 

Not Hifi, but really good Mid-fi.  The Pro-3 was also known as the FRM-3 (I don't know why).  It was often compared to the Bose 301 because of its directional tweeter, but to my taste sounded much fuller than the 301.

I would have to add my Salksound SS6M monitors

My Reference 3a Intergrale's both great speakers