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

Showing 5 responses by tedmbrady

I also have a pair of Ridge Street Sasons coming for my other room.....I wonder which will make this list (both have been previously mentioned ). I love choices.
Warrenh,
He spells it out right in his ad:
"I have received numerous emails from people who can't quite believe I am selling my speakers. I am not selling my own pair. I am a "Listening Post" for Zu and I believe I am the only one in the United States demonstrating this model."

I just bought a used pair of ATC SCM150ASL's after hearing the same at Telarc (from a personal demo by Michael Bishop, nontheless). Hopefully I'll add them to this thread.
Shadorne,
No, I'm not in the music biz, but was lucky enough to get the Telarc tour and some great advise from some in the biz. I'm hoping that the used 150a's are somewhat up to spec (SL's, amps still good, etc.) but realize they don't have the newest tweeters in them. BIlly Woodman, ATC pres, says some prefer the Vifa anyway. And he recommends I recap the amps if they sound a bit tired. We'll see soon. Thanks,
Ted

P.S. I heard the Genesis 200's years ago and they were quite incredible.
Yes, in their larger sound room (the one with 5 150a's) they soffit mounted them all around, and had considerable RPG treatment, as well. However, in soundroom 2 (mostly used for editing) the 150's and 50's were open air and sounded great regardless. I was quite interested in this setup as it will likely approximate my ultimate home setup, with my room being larger, but not equidistant.

I'll ping you on the tweeter issue, but am doing nothing until I live with these for awhile.

Thanks
I'd love to talk about modding my ATC's. Assuming my amp packs are a bit tired I'd certainly love to understand what could be done vs. recapping the existing arrangement. Always open to new niche solutions. Would you offer them regardless of what Billy does corporate-wise?