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?

traudio

Oh many fleeting girlfriends over the 50 years of building and selling gear… notables would include Quad ESL >>> Stacked >>> HQD, various Beveridge ( rip Bev and RM ), Apogee ( another RIP ), Sequerra Ribbon ( RIP )…

big Infinity ( RIP )

currently running Apogee, Tidal and TAD…. Blessed w lovely music

I was into Klipsch early in my audio journey. Heresy’s first followed by the Chorus. Both were terrific speakers. But around the year 2001 I heard the Legacy Audio Whispers. I was stunned by them. Just blew me away. BUT, way out of my price range at the time. I promised myself I would get them someday. It took me until 2009 to do it.  I  was living in St. Louis at the time, and Bill Duldleson, the founder, owner, and chef designer at Legacy actually delivered them to my home, set them up, and dialed in the DSP that came with them. Their factory is in Springfield, IL and only about two hour from STL. Anyway, I still have them and still love them as much as I did when I heard them for the first time. I doubt I will ever sell them. 

i always dreamed to buy these speakers...

i am curious to know if they perform well in very near listening field...

 

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

Over the years I've heard almost all the great loudspeakers.  For me and my dwelling the most musical speaker I'd never want to sell is the Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirit Cu.  The speaker has an uncanny sense of 3D presence and transparency while remaining perfectly neutral.  It delights and excites on every listen!!!   

For me, the Falcon LS3/5a are my favorite. I have it and is my current reference speaker. I also like the ATC SCM 19a but sold it and got the 11 and still sounds nearly as good as the 19. 

But in my opinion, it is all room dependent.

for Floor standers, another speaker that left me an impression that I used to own was the Dunlavy SC-III.