Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano?

Frogman: Actually, yes a very skilled trained professional that plays the piano probably can tell the difference between different pianos. Just like a trained Violinist can tell the differences between Violins etc.

What my point was, is that if I brought good ol' Eldertford into a room in which he didnt know what model piano was playing, he wouldnt be able to discern the difference. In other words, if I brought in a few different piano's,threw in a few quality high end full range speakers and had him sit down and listen to them(without seeing them)all without telling him which is which, he wouldnt be able to tell the difference between ANY of them. If you cant tell the difference between which is which, how can you make the claim that no speaker can sound as good or lifelike as a "live" piano?? Its almost impossible.

Yes I will be running for President too! :P

Ritteri ....Anarchist party, I presume.

Eldartford: I saw that one coming! =P

I have a cousin who is a professional classical music performer, I lived in her house right next to her room for many years and she played her Steinway 10 hours a day if not more. Among all the speakers I have owned (over 20 pairs), Dynaudio Confidence 5 came closest to live piano. Not Wilson, not B & W, not ProAc, not even the new Dynaudio Confidence.

In fact, Dynaudio Confidence 5 was so good in many area I had a tough time replacing it. Nothing really replaced it, I am merely getting a "different" sound for a change in taste.

Muralman, there is not a speaker in the world today that cannot straight line to 20dB. 20 Hz is certainly another matter. You are confusing loudness with frequency response, which I find listeners of speakers with erratic impedance curves often do. For the record I am not a Quad owner but I feel they best meet the criteria for the subject of this thread which is reproduction of classical piano and Medieval music. As a classically trained pianist with a Steinway 'M' in my living room I am fairly familiar with this repetoire. The vast majority of this music falls easily between 55 and 3500 Hz where the Quads are peerless IMHO. With all due respect I really like your passion for your Scintillas but I wonder how you explain their demise while the Quad thrives. Also I am not aware of any recorded music that captures a 20 Hz tone so I would be appreciative if you could recommend one, especially one of classical piano or Medieval music and preferably above 20dB.