The best speaker you ever heard?

Well it's a year later since I posted my two cents. I've tried to listen as many different speakers as I have time for, so I'll listen, purchase, re-sell and move on up the chain. So far it's been Revel M20's, Diapason Adamante III, Opera Quinta's, BC Acoustique A3's, Mark & Daniel Maximus-Monitors, Mark & Daniel Aragorn's w/ Bass Extenders, AAD Reference Monitors, Mark & Daniel Maximus-Diamonds+, Mark & Daniel Maximus-Subwoofers. Right now the only ones I'm not going to sell anytime soon are the Mark & Daniel Maximus-Monitors used with the Mark & Daniel Maximus-Subwoofers (2 ea). Two subwoofers sound so much better than one. I'll report back when I find something better . . . a speaker junkie!!

This has become a constant quest for me. I am a speaker junkie, currently I own 16 pair. I have been very pleased with an odd pairing of a set of ADS L780/2s and a set of .7EP Digital Phase flipped upside down and setting on top of the ADS with a Auralex Iso pad between the two. This was it for me till I visited AudioVolo and asked Steve to hook up a pair of Mark & Daniel Rubies. WOW! I left the store with the Rubies and a set of M&D stands. I just ordered a set of Mark & Daniel Maximus Monitors, they will play a bit louder. I like to feel the music as well as hear it. So I listen at times around 90 - 102db. My listening position is about 11' from the speakers. But right now the Mark & Daniel line of speakers rock my boat. I co-own a recording studio (birdlandstudios.com) and our playback monitors are Focal Chorus 806Vs (QSC 1500) with a MTX P12 sub (QSC 900) and a set of Urei 813Bs (QSC 1500) with a Rayad sub (QSC 900). This system will blow your hair back, it sounds like your are there!