Do you have a speaker that’s not a big name maker but punches above its weight? Why?


I have a Gato Fm6. My reference for last 10 years. Sounds amazing. Designer used to work for Gamut. Amazing clarity. Great open midrange and vapor like treble that’s detailed , transparent and vapor like!  What are others? 

calvinj

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sure well it is obscure now as it is extinct and there are NO parts avail and it is vintage 
i have to source, buy them fr all over USA ,pay shipping 
at one time days ago consumers reports ( some pretty sharp engineers and scientists and we assume music lovers! ) USED to test and review speakers! they decided the ALLISON acoustics AL130 was the best speaker you could buy ! 
at the time they were $1,200 -1,500 which is $11k  in 2025 $ so defo "high end " speakers 
The woofers mounted push pull in a sealed cabinet had 20% less harmonic distortion and the CONVEX cone tweeters and mids were revolutionary , unique and proprietary yielding a wide dispersion sweet spot . 
yet nowdays i can buy survivors of the AL series for low prices! 
i paid $200 for a great pair of AL130 ! ( the Top of the line Allison! ) !!
 

Always seeking to aquire Allison Acoustics & AL series speakers !

I have many already !

2, Mini monitors

2, AL105

2, AL110 ,

2, LC110

6, AL115

4, AL130

3, NR 654 RARE! ( like a AL110 but shorter and deeper! )

2, center channel

2 rare! dual 8" push- pull sealed cabinet subwoofers !

A model 8

I need tweeters and mids ! some were damaged in shipping !

as you may know those are unobtainium ! damn near impossible to make the proprietary Allison CONVEX cones and cannot be repaired ! mores the pity !
they were revolutionary and glorious sounded ( and STILL sound ) awesome !

Getting enough for a all Vintage allison 11.2 HT sytem ! Roy would have loved it !

will pay $50 to anyone who gives a lead to some AL125 i buy !

and want a pair of CD-9 for DIY project  to lay down horizontaly , reconfigure the tweeter and mids to vertical ( speaker lobing will not be an issue ) might be fun to add some allison 8" and 6" woofers too!

make some 5 way speakers! ( well they say your center channel, SHOULD be the best of all! ) we will send this C channel mess to Danny @ GR reseach to sort out a crossover network!May be an image of speaker and textMay be an image of speakerMay be an image of speaker and textMay be an image of speakerMay be an image of speakerMay be an image of speakerMay be an image of speakerMay be an image of speakerMay be an image of speakerMay be an image of ‎clarinet, trumpet, oboe and ‎text that says ’‎10"645 1 W ر W TTif 6 i 10"@ys 10 ys MODER MODER9’S 9’s CAN.OR! CAN’T DRAW!‎’‎‎May be an image of blueprint, map and text