The best speaker you ever heard?

I heard the Scaenas. Excellent speakers. If you can get the bass to integrate properly. Not sure if I heard the latest ones. That is my problem with them. I love the looks and optional finishes. They are close though. Analysis plus is also excellent. Probably the best I have heard ever to date are the Symposium Speakers, but I didn't truly test their bass performance and they need a long wall for setup. For me a limitation for now. Also, they are IMO ugly. There are many excellent speakers though & as mentioned a few times, it is the room/ system as a whole which determines the speakers performance.

Of course there is no best, but I was most amazed when I heard Quad ESLs for the first time; that was memorable.

The ones in my living room, heavly moddified Klipsch K-Horns with fc260 tratrix horn and a BMS 4592 2in driver.

Best speaker I have ever heard? There are tons out there that I haven't heard but two that I have heard; the pair that I now own, the VSA VR5 Anniversaries and the Magico V3s...I can speak to how they compare. I have heard both driven by MAC electronics and what I ended up owning pretty much speaks to my preference. The V3s are very good speakers...great fit and finish and attractive, the M/T was very good, in some ways more like the Von Schweikerts than different, but the big difference was the soundstage and bass extension. The Anniversaries go lower, throw a much wider and deeper soundstage and frankly, sound more alive. The price of the Anniversaries and the V3s is comparable but in my humble opinion, the Anniversaries are the much better speaker.

question, why do we always buy a pair of the same speakers? unless they are mirror imaged,i think it better to pick two speakers closely matched in power handling and sesitivity.ist pair you consider might have better bass response.2nd choice might have better high end.?.so why not get one of each, and obtain both your desired bass and your prefered highs.we are conditioned by marketing skills to buy two of the same. WHEN YOU ARE SEARCHING FOR YOUR SWEET SPOT CONSIDER ALTRNATIVES.TRY THE SPEAKERS HOROZONTALLY-UPSIDE DOWN ONE UP ONE DOWN ECT.you might be surprised at what you hear.