Do you have a speaker that’s not a big name maker but punches above its weight? Why?

My Bache Audio Tribeca speakers replaced a pair of Audio Physic Tempo Plus speakers. The Tempo's have pinpoint imaging, but the sense of scale was a bit smaller. I found placement of these speakers to be critical to get the sound dialed in. The Tribeca's are more holographic and have a bigger sound. Whether they are toed in or not didn't 't seem to make too much difference. I went back and forth with both speakers in my room and the Bache's just beat them. 

Other speakers I demoed at that time were the Harbeth 30.2, the Golden Ear Triton 2, Monitor Audio and Pure Audio Project, Lawrence Audio, (can't remember the model numbers). I also had Quad 57s at the same time and sold those.

How about Scansonic? Baby Raidho speakers from the same company and designer (or at least that was the case when last I checked). They tend to need a sub but so do many other speakers. In exchange you get beautiful clarity and precision. 

I'd also submit Daedalus as being not as well known as they should be. Stunning cabinets, organic sound. 

@fastricky I'll never part with my Shahinian Obelisks, I've yet to encounter a speaker I like as much.

Agreed, I love mine. But they can be challenging to place in a room, challenging to drive perfectly. And I recently relocated to a 100-year old small house, really a cottage. The Obs just don't work well here.

I am very pleased with my Elipson Prestige Facet 24F's. Paired with 1 (currently) SVS subwoofer in a 21' x 27' room they produce a wonderful soundstage and wonderful dynamics. I thought I would miss my previous speakers (Celestion Ditton 25) but since buying these I have not looked back. My friend owns a high end audio shop and I have listened to many loudspeakers (Audiovector, Dali, Maggies etc.) and these can (almost) compete with them.

@br3098 Agreed, I love mine. But they can be challenging to place in a room, challenging to drive perfectly. And I recently relocated to a 100-year old small house, really a cottage. The Obs just don't work well here.

A few mods are key to really making the OBs sing in my experience - ditch the casters and have good footers installed. Also have the footers set so that the speaker is tilted up a bit, it adds more bass/mids to the sound. And yes placement is key.