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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?
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hazyj
90 posts
 
Has anyone compiled the statistics from this thread yet? If not, would anyone like me to do it? Just a simple table listing the number of votes as favorite speaker as well as the number of times a speaker was mentioned.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Hazyj, I don't expect consensus on anything much less speakers. I certainly have no interest in what is most often mentioned or liked by most.consensus.
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tonykay
1,305 posts
 
Martin Logan CLX. Once the music started the speakers disappeared, much like Quads.
tbg
5,263 posts
 
Tonykay, I've owned Quads and even double Quads, the early Martin Logan, Accoustech, Infinity ServoStatics, etc. No panel speaker ever vanishes. At best they give you a sensation of listening to the recording studio through two windows to it. Secondly, the Quads, 57s or 63s have no bass and no woofers work with them as none can keep up.
melbguy1
1,438 posts
 
@Tbg, have you read up on the Wilson Benesch Torus? That is fast and is capable of keeping up with ribbon drivers.
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