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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?
njonker

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holzhauer
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Shahinian Diapason- sounds like live music - can play unstrained at live levels - motivates you to listen to all of your recordings again so you can hear how they were supposed to sound- reproduces the lowest frequencies effortlessly- motivates non- audiophiles to compliment your system- priced very reasonably
holzhauer
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Quad 988's were very impressive in the 1/2 hour I listened to them. I'd go with the Shahinian Diapasons for the overall best with the Quad 988 best for lower level listening. Both of these speakers try to emmulate a point source. Both of these speakers are the best I've heard in terms of ability to recreate the sound of real musical instruments.
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