What is your vote for best bookshelf speaker ?

Great list. My vote goes to the Sonus Faber Extrema, if you have enough power.

You may also want to look at the Piega line if you do not have unlimited power.

B&W silver signatures when set up properly were the best ive heard in small speakers. The system i heard was mega buck right down to the silver wars.

proac response series 1sc or 2s. tyler acoustics reference monitors, dunlavy sm1.

best bargain bok shelf

B&W 302's they are incredible for the price
Hook it up to your high end system for kicks
I have a pair in the office setup

Tom

I bought the Peregrine Xs. The guaneris were my next favorite and then cmae the confidence threes and then the extremas. These four speakers plus the Mini Utopias and the Krell LAT 2s are all so good it is really impossible to make a bad descision. Each one can do one aspect better than the other. In the end it almost boils down to a matter of taste.
I've heard the R3s and they dont really compete in this class. They are good speakers for 3500.00 dollars but considering that i was comparing it with speakers mostly 2.5 X their price they really were not in the same league. Also in my oppinion the Totem Mani IIs are wonderful speakers for 4k but also do not really compete with the other speakers mentioned. The Dynaudio Craaft I believe in my oppinion is the best deal in bookshelf speakers. Its almost a confidence 3 at half the price. Anyways let me know if you think of any other speakers.... Thanks