Best speakers around $130k?


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mjbishop99

Good question (because I’ve had the pleasure of listening to all the speakers I mention). 
Very difficult to choose from these 3. Looks, WAF and placement might help you decide. 
1. Alsyvox with external crossover. Ribbon panel. Huge, crystal clear soundstage. Easy to place in a room. Gorgeous furniture, WAF. 
2. Dieses Roma. Reminds me of Darth Vader. Clean, Italian rectangular horns that integrate sonically and visually with conventional drivers below. And he conducts, plays and sings for you personally. There in the room. Got soul. 
3. Bayez. Strangest looking. Like giant worms crawling out of the floor. Sound reminds me of MBLs, but perhaps a tad more refined. 
 All 3 at $130k price point. 
I’d consider Magico. 
BTW, acoustic room treatment is essential for any room at any price point. 

Why spend $130K when $33K might do? Why spend $33K when $3.3K will do?

Conspicuous consumption, bad for the planet.

And. Odd price point. Something else afoot. I’ll decline.

why not consider second hand. Usually at that price level the speakers have been very well maintained, look like new or possibly have a little tiny something somewhere, but are sold at half the price. At this moment several up for sale at audiogon, including a pair of Gryphon Pendragons, for much less than your price point. 

Tidal speakers.  Period.

 

I have heard many of the suggestions listed above.  However, there has only been one system that had me 100% completely fooled that there was not an actual piano playing in the room.  Tidal Contriva G2's with a whole Bricasti front end.  It literally brought a tear to my eye and a moment in my life that I will never forget.

 

Good news, they are about half of the OP's budget.

There is no universal best, of course. Not to one pair of ears, certainly not to many ears. Magico would not be on my list. 

If I had 130k burning a hole in my pocket I’d buy a very nice pair of 30k or less speakers, like what I have. Then buy a decent Porsche. Call me practical, a penny pincher, thrifty…