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
Best speaker Paradigm 75 F or the B&W 686 S-2 with Raven tube Electronics and Furtech cables
Just hear the Vandersteen 7 mk I with AR 9 DAC, music server driven by Ayre Ref Twenty electronics connected with highend AQ cables with NO power conditioner etc... What a sound. It was excellent in the morning and come late afternoon it was cooking. As good as it sounded, it was off by 2" as someone had messed with them. I can't wait to get back to hear them set up properly. My Treo's are now being run by the Ayre AX5/Twenty and it's a new speaker. These things just keep getting better and better with every upgrade. Heck, the new SR Powercell 10 Tesla has take it all to a new level too. I can't wait to fix up my room so it sounds even better.
Easy... The OMA Imperia system driven by a few precious watts. By far the most effortlessly musical reproduction of sound these ears have yet experienced. Now I just have to figure out how to afford a pair.
I was reading, someone had the Infinity IRS as front speakers, and the IRS Beta as surrounds, with, I think, IRS Gamma as the center. I think this is a bit crazy.

First, there are more practical and perhaps better sounding speakers available today, and, secondly, for HT, this offers little.

For HT, I like B&W speakers, like the 804 in front and I would think the less costly CDM 7NT is probably a good choice. The CDM NT for center would be nice.

I like Martin Logan, they are a bit harder to set up well, and one has to like electrostatic speakers. The ML Montis, or Ethos and the Motif center are very good; the Scripts, or EFX make nice back speakers.

If you are on a budget, the ElectroMotion ESL mixed with the Motion series will do well.

I would say, for around ten grand, the Martin Logan Montis is my favorite.