What speaker is the most musical, one you never want to sell?


I've ran into a few "permanent" components over the years, 

I'm wondering what are the most satisfying speaker you've owned?

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As I've mentioned a few times on various sites, I owned Duntech Princess for 19 years.  I reluctantly sold them for a pending move and downsizing.  They were 6' tall and weighted 180 lbs. each.  It took awhile to find the proper amps, but then they were the most musically revealing while emotionally satisfying speakers I've owned over decades in this hobby.  

Duntechs are made in Australia so shipping made them more expensive because of size and weight.  For that reason John Dunlavy moved back to the US and opened Dunlavy Audio Labs (DAL) which included several similar models.  They were also highly reviewed and I felt also great speakers.  But I believe the Duntechs had a couple of advantages.  DAL has been out of business for a few years but appear on used sites from time to time.

Now I would agree with @tom899 about the SP888.  That is a musical, well balanced design in a reasonably sized (footprint) package.  I've owned them about a year and have no urge to change again.

I miss my Dunlavy SC-III.

I’ll probably keep my Spica TC-50 forever. They share a lot in common with the Dunlavy but are not as physically imposing.

 

Absolutely love my Sonner Legato Unum's with Sonnor Stands. Have had them for 5 years. No matter what amplification I swap in or out the sound fantastic. 

I have in my system in our game room a pair of Raven Audio CeLest towers and they are a wonderful speaker I love stand mounts 2 ways and bought the CeLest on a lark after hearing them at the AXPONA in 2019 @ $4000.00 it was a deal, now they are $6K. 

Wont be swapping any of them out.... 

I have the KEF Model 2 Reference, Inifinity Kappa 8.2, and LRS+.  

 

I will never get rid of the LRS+.  I’d have to pay 10K to match the sound.  I’ve auditioned 100s.  They are power hungry.  I drive them with Steve McCormack DNA 2 Deluxes.  The lights would dim until I ran a 20amp dedicated circuit.  

I’ve had Ohm Walsh since 1981, 2 pair these days, one larger one smaller.  Can’t see ever getting rid of them though they have appreciated in value significantly in recent years.  Unique design, nothing else like them!

 

Also have KEF meta and Sonus Faber that I like a lot and even recommend, but they are more conventional and more likely that I might sell someday.