Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

I use both solid state for my Thiels (Krell KCT and 400cx) and am waiting for a Rogue Cronus for my Vandersteen 2Ce Sigs. Both tube and solid state are valid electronic sources.

But we're talking about speakers, and I want those speaker designs that provide accuracy in reproducing the signal I am hearing from either tubes or solid state electronics. How else do you really know what you're hearing? It is common sense to choose a design that had at the heart of its execution accuracy as central goal.

The only speakers worth owning are those that are accurate in reproducing the original signal fed them.

And that means only Thiel or Vandersteen. ALL others are NOT accurate and LOSE much of that information by losing harmonics that are contained in the TIMBRE of instruments.

I don't care what you spend, it does not matter in the least. There are only these two manufacturers and that is it.

Stereophile promotes speakers that are INACCURATE. Thos e that have the mid driver inverted phase wise are FOOLING themselves and EVERYONE else. You CANNOT invert the harmonic content of the timbre of instruments and expect them to ve accurate. And eveyone's EARS can hear this!

All those mentioned above except for these two makers of speakers, and those who think they are hearing good, accurate sound, are sorely mislead in this hobby.

Why any of you would want a speaker that doesn't replicate accurately the signal coming from your upstream components is completely beyond me, but then it's YOUR money and EARS.

Nuff said.

I like what I like, and I continue to learn more about what I like as time moves on.

Well said Tvad, and that is exactly why we value the 'gon.