The best speaker you ever heard?

best I've ever heard were Focal grand utopia's. My son and I heard these at a high end audio store. I don't remember which amp was used, but they were playing a female jazz singer on LP. The sound was so realistic you could see the cigarette smoke in the room. (you know, the smoke in the old jazz clubs when smoking was still cool!) Anyway, I'd never heard anything like it before or since.

Guystp - See if they have a pair of the Focal Diablo Utopia speakers that they can hook to the same equipment. They are a fraction of the cost and matched with a JL Audio subwoofer would be my choice. Great speakers AND a great car for the same amount of money.

The best Speakers I have ever heard now have to be the Vandersteen Model 7. I have heard many speakers in 35 plus years of HiFi and the Model 7 is the speaker that seems to do everything well. They immediately disappear to provide the listener with a full soundstage that is completely devoid of driver artifacts. This provides the listener with the closest thing to a Live performance I have ever heard.

Everybody needs to visit a Vandersteen dealer and have a listen to these speakers.

Rocket625
ill say this, my wilsons are the best sounding speakers around but do tend to eat amps wires components enough electricity to heat Manhattan. These babys are just plain thirsty. the next big purchase is a pair of audio research monoblocks. Anybody out there push wilsons with tubes?

I do and have done such with my X-1 Series lll, X-2 series l and now my X-2 series ll

Initially I was using Audio Research Ref 600 Mk lll, then Lamm ML 2.1 and now thenLamm ML 3 Signature

I will never go back to SS with my Wilson's

YMMV

Did anyone mentioned Tannoy Westminster Royal?If you like beautifull wood(instrument like),retro design(I own 200 yers old house),high sensitivity(no need for 1000w mono blocks),natural and realistic sound,listening anything from classical to progressive rock then these speakers are for you.