The best speaker you ever heard?


In my opinion, the speaker is by far the most important part of the audio system. After all, it is the only part you hear. OK, the other stuff really matters a lot, but without a great speaker... No go.

I am a bit 'speaker-obsessed' I guess, and now I am wondering: What are the best speakers you have ever heard, and what made them the best?
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Magnepan 20.1. Absolutely awesome. I belonged to Maggie after that. Vandersteen 5's close second.
Much has happened since my 8/30/03 post for the Maggie 20.1. I was infected by the Maggie bug and have been living in misery since. I have now sworn off my beloved Maggies for more versatile speakers. I must now rebuild all over again (was that redundant). Oh, I didn't own 20.1's as I am a mere social services caseworker. I had the MG12 which replaced an inexpensive yet satisfying dynamic speaker with. Enough of my misery, suffice it to say that I have started to climb back up the old dynamic ladder with Paradigm Monitor 5's. It will be a long climb to my Pro Ac goal but I will make it. Best speakers I have ever heard were the Wilson Maxx 2's driven with the top of the line Halcro mono blocks and pre amp. I heard these unbeliveable speakers at Definitive Audio in Seattle. I highly recommend them, great service and products. They carry everything from Paradigm to Wilson and Magnepan, from Rotel to Halcro, Linn, Clearaudio, and Musical Fidelity. Speakers I most want to hear Avant Garde Trio's. Best speaker under 5k, anything by Pro Ac driven by Naim electronics (Stereotypes in Portland Oregon my favorite audio store).