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So what is the best speaker you have ever owned?

I would like to know what the best speakers in any system that you have owned personally, not just listened. Specifically, what characteristics made it better than anything else? (imaging, bass, dynamic range, smoothness, size, looks, distortion, how it moves air, price, etc.) thanks, Nita Nita  (Threads | Answers | This Thread) 01-31-11

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Click title to read one, or click date to read all below it. 01-31-11   My current focal 836v speakers are by far the best that i ha ...   Mceljo 01-31-11   Von schweikert db99's   Larryken 01-31-11   My current focal be's for their transparency and acurracy .. ...   Czbbcl 01-31-11   Harbeth m40.1, sweet treble, as good or better midrange tha ...   Tom_hankins 01-31-11   Tidal contriva; impossible to single out any one or two or m ...   Karelfd 01-31-11   Eggleston andra 2   Ozzy 01-31-11   Devore fidelity reference silverbacks.   4musica44107 01-31-11   Aerial 5's. owned a pair for several years, sold them, went ...   Meiwan 01-31-11   The ohms i run currently. which model exactly is better dep ...   Mapman 01-31-11   Hey ozzy, me too! i love my egglestonworks andra ii speaker ...   Kurt_tank 01-31-11   Krell resolution 3. i should have kept them -- i've never h ...   Rdavwhitaker 01-31-11   My current speakers are certainly the best i've owned; audio ...   Jax2 01-31-11   Coincident total victory iv's which i have owned for 2 years ...   Abill 01-31-11   My current coincident pure reference extremes nothing else ...   Montejay 01-31-11   Ohm f's, beyond a doubt, are the best speakers i've ever own ...   Parasound63 01-31-11   Dali euphonia ms5   Jl35 01-31-11   Focal electra 936s have owned them for about 5-6 years.   Mechans 01-31-11   My current magnapan 1.6qr's also loved my lowther medallion ...   Ahendler 01-31-11   Izzy and kurt i'm with you! love my andra ii's.   Pops 01-31-11   Ozzy, sorry to screw up ur name....stupid i-pad!   Pops 01-31-11   Izzy and kurt i'm with you! love my andra ii's.   Pops 01-31-11   My apogee duetta signatures.....and all tubed components are ...   Sogood51 01-31-11   I have owned 6 speakers on this list already ... and by a lo ...   Timtim 01-31-11   Hard to choose one but my favs since 1959 are dynaudio sapph ...   Audiofeil 01-31-11   Reference 3a de capo's. after bw602, triangle comete, these ...   Grinnell 01-31-11   My dynaudio c1's. especially since i replaced my ss integrat ...   Xti16 01-31-11   This is a good question but the answer is relative to so man ...   Timrhu 01-31-11   Esp concert grands and genesis 350 se (also really liked coi ...   Jeffga 01-31-11   This is a record, i believe. it took 27 responses before an ...   Mceljo 01-31-11   Wish i still had them........   Ryriken 01-31-11   My current soundlab a1's with hotrod backplates. not heard a ...   Grannyring 01-31-11   My current proac response 2.5 pair. the best thing about th ...   Birdies 01-31-11   Verity parsifals.   Oregon 02-01-11   Proac 3.8. great !   Sympaticonorm 02-01-11   It's tie between my current silverline preludes and my 70's ...   Wolf_garcia 02-01-11   The one's that i currently own...the sonus faber guarneri ho ...   Daveyf 02-01-11   Hi, my martin logan cls iia's electrostatics are the my favo ...   Karma16 02-01-11   Not much of a consensus here? just goes to show how differen ...   Halcro 02-01-11   Merlin vsm mx. wonderful imaging,easy to drive,extended high ...   Kjo 02-01-11   Not much concensus, but some darn good speakers in the list. ...   David12 02-01-11   Von schweikert audio vr-4jrs. very musical, good with tubes ...   Glenfihi 02-01-11   K-horns, paul was best speaker designer in the world.   Buconero117 02-01-11   My current speakers built by rich murry of truesoundworks. r ...   Thesoundhouse 02-01-11   Vanadersteen 5a's   Stringreen 02-01-11   First is defintiely my current magnepan 3.6r's, next would b ...   Macdadtexas 02-01-11   Avantgarde duo omega!   Triode 02-01-11   improved bose series 6 mk2's... cd's sound like analog !   Hifisoundguy 02-01-11   02-01-11: hifisoundguy improved bose series 6 mk2's... cd's ...   Audiofeil 02-01-11   @ mceljo the question was stated as anything but a subjectiv ...   Mechans 02-01-11: Jax2 Mechans; are you kidding me? You obviously haven't heard the Revised Screamingloudbigbottoms Mark IIIa Reference Platinum Statements with outboard crossovers. Now those babies move straight into the realms of the objective...at least for anyone with two working ears. I think they were actually made from Adam's other ribs by The Creator and multiplied like the fabled fish to feed the many hungry ears who can actually afford them. Actually, I think the point that Mceljo might have been emphasizing (and they can correct me if I'm wrong as can the OP they're referring to), is that in the course of many years and many speakers, a personal best may be somewhat relative to the system and room it was installed in at the time, while some that were not favored may have been far better under different circumstances. At least that's what I was taking as being "relative". Otherwise, you are quite right that the question is asking for a personal experience and opinion and is pretty obvious that it's entirely subjective. Except, of course, for the RSLB Mk. IIIa RP! Jax2  (Reviews | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

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