Best value speakers available

I also will applaud the Green Mountain Audio Europas. I congratulate Roy for finding a way to produce these speakers at this retail price point. It is a tribute to great design and smart production that he can do this. It raises the bar for other speaker manufacturers out there. The cast marble enclosure not only provides significantly better performance from a sound perspective, but also allows for an extremely competitive price point. I for one am thrilled that great audio can be had for less than a fortune. It is products like this that can reach a significantly larger audience and turn more people on to the joys of great sounding audio.

Coincident speakers are my favorites (I have the Partial Eclipse). Israel Blume is a genius when it comes to loudspeaker design.

One way of looking at speaker value is how it contributes to the sound quality of the playback system as a whole. I believe that the source and amplifier contribute more to overall sound quality than the speakers do, so at any given system price point, at least to some extent, the cheaper the speaker, the better the sound.

I've always liked the value offered by the formerly ubiquitous 8 inch, two-way, acoustic suspension bookshelf speaker (Linn Index, original Klipsch KG2, AR 18, etc.). Large enough to move some air, with a good source and amplifier, this type of speaker can make satisfying music. Being broke after buying an LP12/Basik Plus/Basik/Naim Nait setup, I used some cheap Jensen's borrowed from my older brother for several months, and even they sounded great. I'm still enjoying the 8 inch, two-way in the form of Linn Saras.

turbo induction fan transponder and the Kharmadorfer 7.8" mid surround bass woofer, has to be considered a top contender. At $14.95 it will rock your world, baby!

PSB Stratus Gold i's.