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

My Spatial Sapphire M5s have served me well. They have a really wide soundstage (hence the name). Before them, I had KEF R300s that were too tinny for my ears—and my wife’s. The Spatials were twice the price, but so worth the upgrade. Spatial is a small company with only word-of-mouth advertising, but if you look up the designer Clayton Shaw, you’ll see plenty of well-earned praise.

thiel cs.5 - when you close your eyes you can't tell where the sound is coming from aside from in front of you - when you open your eyes you can't match the physical location you see from where your ears are hearing the sound come from, which is all over. the stereophonic imaging is totally holographic, and yet there is no "etched" sound quality typical of some other speakers that image well, they are MELLOW. the bass response is essentially perfect down to the low 20s in my listening room. 

Nice to see Fritz speakers get mentions here.  I ended up with a pair for my main system after reading so many good things about them.

Was also able to visit him and listen to a couple models with him.  Very nice gentleman and wish him all the best.

I’ll second Qualio speakers. Finnicky about amps but amazing once you find the right pairing 

My Canton Reference 7K will likely be my forever speakers. Have had Revel, SF, Dunlavy, Thiel, Focal and probably others. The Canton’s have a way of bringing life to music that others missed.  German designed and manufactured. Very little footprint in the US.