Best speakers around $130k?

just because a speaker is expensive has no meaning as to the level of fidelity. Fidelity, pure, neutral, natural, no coloratin, no resonances, no fq spikes, no fatigue, Just only reflects EXACTLY how the recording was made in the studio/symphony hall.

As close to the actual perfomance as technically possible within limits of science.

I’ve found vintage just don;’t cut the mustard, They are all colored with resonances.

The only speakers that I know that qualify for fidelity as horns and FR.

xover types are not in the same league.

They all have issues.

What amzaes me is that some  audiophiles will continue to hold on to old memories of vintage speakers and believe they sound *fantastic*.

 

The Wilson Benesch Cardinal would be on my list of speakers to consider if I was shopping at this level. 

As Bob and others have stated, it is the OPs prerogative as to how they spend their hard-earned capital.

 

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Sure none of US (objectors to the OP’s ideology, fantasy, faulty beliefs ) to the EQ = More you spend = Better the speaker sound. Which as we all well seasoned audiophiles know thi is a false and fake dictum. More you spend never has, nor ever will **guarantee* super fidelity. And we all know who started this bogus nonsense,,, our old propagandists , big fat mouths, ~~~STEREOPHILE~~~~~~~~~~~~ aka Sterile-O-phile,,hahahahahaaaaaa Just setting the record STRAIGHT, once and for all time. I’d put my speakers up to any super mega price bloated speaker, any and all. Midrange as reference.

Even if I could afford the big guns, Dali

Sonus faber

Rockport

Wilson

did I miss any??

oh yeah 

DALEAUS speakers $$$$$$$$

 

Even IF, 

I'd pass on all.

and buy the ones I have now.

 Under,,R U ready.??

.Get this

less than 

1G.

Fidelity has nothing whatsoever to do with price tag.

Midrange only as reference, Sure the big guns dual 10 inch woofers will offer more (= LOUDER) bass.

Big deal. 

All  unbiased opiniosn based on exp of knowing how the very finest midwoofers perform. Along with oe of the best tweeters ever made.

So dont  come back and say  **you dont know what you are talking about,. And both had Troels  demands, high end drivers demand high end caps. 

I gave em all they needed to perform, yet they failed the test to quality as high fidelity.

Theres a  new kid on the block.

 

 

 

@mozartfan - My friend's Von Schweikert VR-35 Export is a fantastic speaker with 1st order crossovers at 80 Hz and 6K Hz, essentially a full range driver (pair) with subwoofer and supertweeter.   With a McIntosh C20 and RM-9 pre and amp, it reproduces music lifelife, huge soundstage, open, perfect tonality and with tunefull bass slam.  It's a smaller version of the great Ultra 9 and 11.   Sold for $10K direct in 2011, would cost double today with really high quality drivers and parts.   MKII has even higher quality caps, cabling and additional dampening.  I've never heard horns that sound that complete and wonderful.