The best speaker you ever heard?

i'm not sure about what you mean by best, given the interface between the amp cables and speaker. i own quads and a two piece system by paragon (reminicient of the verity parsifal). the best system i have ever "heard" was a pair of theil 4's powered by threshold playing a lp in a display room of a high end shop in berkley california (in 1980's). the record was called "depth of image" by opus 3. it was a small ensemble and, i kid you not, was so third dimensional that you felt you could walk in amoungst the players and participate! i'm not talking about the heighth, width, height descriptions we usually hear. this was far more like the audio counterpart of 3d movies. i've had better equipment by far but have never recreated this "hearing" experience.

In my dedicated (so to speak) room, listening to classical and jazz music, by FAR, the Silverline Boleros.

The difference these speakers have made is profound. Now I know why some people become evangelistic about some audio stuff and say how the thingies allow them to relax and let the music flow. All of that and I don't feel I'm giving up anything important to audiophilia.

Detail/resolution in spades yet no brightness, just liquidity. Great balance. Its been interesting hearing a lot of old electronics, etc, which no longer have their potential inhibited by speakers. I've found a few very plesant surprises amoungst them. Time to sell all of my other speaker sets, save a back up set. :-)

Reading MrT's posts, I believe, is a very satisfying experience. Self satisfying that is! :-)

Most professors love to publish. Even if they have to pay for the publication themselves and print only a few works. Hard habit to break. Then they retire. And this forum is free. Unfortunately you can't equate eagerness to publish with having something of public interest.

Give the guy a break - we all pack it in sooner or later. Maybe you're next!