Accurate human voice reproduction


In your opinion, which speakers reproduce the spoken human voice the best?

I have noticed surprisingly that on some speakers which are great at reproducing singing, speech can sound off.
michaelkingdom

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IMHO, Harbeth SHL5 are magical for singing across the spectrum of genres but when I put on dialogue / NPR, I switch over to a set of Focal Micro Be in a hurry. The Harbeth sound is too intense for spoken words in my findings. I can also make a loose opposite argument for the Focal Micro Be which excels at speech in my setup but while doing very good vocals, does not stand out - perhaps because everything else sounds so good too.
SHL5 is a very interesting speaker. In my room they are the most dynamic speakers I have heard. With music, they are able to pressurize my room giving me the "wall of sound." However, if I am watching a movie, I don't want to be pressurized by dialogue so I prefer other speakers for speech.

All speakers are different. That's want makes this hobby great.