The Stax F-81 is the best speaker I ever heard. What did they sound like? Think about their best headphone systems, only better! They were the least-colored transducers I've ever heard. Unfortunately, they were completely unstable, and kept buzzing and crackling throughout the demonstration. At the time I was shopping for speakers (around 20 years ago), they were also incredibly expensive at $3300.
The best dynamic speakers I've ever heard? Wildly different choices: the KEF 105.2 and the Klipsch Cornwalls. The 105's threw a huge and realistic soundstage around six feet in front of the speakers, and the Cornwalls, blasted a symphony orchestra at real-life levels without a hint of strain or running out of gas--this with a 50-watt amp, as I recall it.
The best dynamic speakers I've ever heard? Wildly different choices: the KEF 105.2 and the Klipsch Cornwalls. The 105's threw a huge and realistic soundstage around six feet in front of the speakers, and the Cornwalls, blasted a symphony orchestra at real-life levels without a hint of strain or running out of gas--this with a 50-watt amp, as I recall it.