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What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?

I just recently recieved my long awaited Shahinian Diapason 2’s from Vasken And they are absolutely spectacular! This got me thinking about my long journey to get here. Bless my wife for putting up with the many many many speakers that have passed through. The lifelong saga began with Magneoan MG 1’s back in college which were replaced by Dahlquist DQ 10’s. Then we traveled down a long road of speakers and systems. Magnepan Tympanis, Misson 770, Randall Rsch DQ10’s, Quad ESL single and stacked, Acoustat II, rogers LS3/5A’s, Linn Isobarik’s (2 pairs) B&W 801 Matrix, Hales Signature, Martin Logan Monolith2, Apogee Scintilla (1 ohm) Apogee Full Range, Theil SC 5A, Egglestonworks Andra, B&W Nautilius 801,Quad 63 and some I’m sure I forgot! Each speaker had its virtues and flaws but oh what a fun and a times frustrating trek! I think I have finally found my speaker to take me to retirement they do everything that I value wonderfully . They are detailed without sounding so, very dynamic, they have great low end reach, power and detail, are open sounding like a planner, their tonality and timbre seem spot on and they sound wonderful on any kind of music. Tell me about your journey!
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dougsat
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Magnepan LRS - why because I like good sound on a budget.

Plus my room is the right size anything bigger wouldn’t work.

yyzsantabarbara
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Magnepan LRS - why because I like good sound on a budget.

Plus my room is the right size anything bigger wouldn’t work.

I agree for the same reasons.

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livinon2wheels
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My first pair of stereo speakers were a pair of Jensen DUal Cone 12" mounted in large ceramic drain pipes with 3/4 plywood caps on each end of the drain pipes. Those were followed by a pair AR4x's in college, then by a pair of Larger Advents (the original version), those eventually gave way to a pair AR3a's inherited from my father. Then a pair of VMPS Tower II Special Edition's bought from Brian Cheney, god rest his soul. Those last ones are tied for the best I have ever heard at any price. These were an honest full range speaker that made a sub an option rather than a requirement. I eventually got subs too also from VMPS and loved their larger subwoofer. Others I like and own include JBL large bookshelfs, a pair of Legacy audio Signatures (the original from long ago) ADC 303AX resto-modded  and of course the latest are the Ohm Walsh 2000s.

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roxy54
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About a  year and a half ago I suddenly decided that it was time to try something new, and I took the chance on a pair of Odyssey Audio Kismet speakers that I saw on USAM which were located in Southern California (road trip from AZ). I have no regrets. The things that I loved about the Klipsch Epics were great, but  I see now how much they were glossing over in terms of the detail and timing that makes the music come alive in a more real way. It is a really big and important difference. Microdynamics are better, even if the largest dynamic swings are somewhat smaller than they were with the horns, but that small trade-off was well worth it. The bass reach is very surprising, and I can say that for me, they're the best speakers that I have owned up to this point.

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doni
450 posts
 

My favorite, and current, speakers are JA Pulsar 2’s, Audio Note E’s and Rogers LS3/5a’s.  

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