Happiness is what we all seek. If you take a poll of 100 people, you will find several opinions. Sometimes we have to align contentment to our bank account. When I moved to the USA from India, I had a pair of JBL speakers that cost me $100.00 a pair. Immense satisfaction they gave all my friends too. I have had fun experimenting with Wilson Audio, Martin Logan, Meridian, Vandersteen, T+A, Vivid Audio, etc. All these speakers were wonderful as I took time and focused on every detail, Audio Stands, Cables, setting up speakers, and optimizing my ECO system. I learned that getting power right was the biggest and cheapest improvement. Setups change but the love of music stays. I was the first store to bring in the Wadax reference DAC and Streamer. It was stunning. What you hear in that CH 10 series system is like no other. Mind you, I have a CH Precision MONO DAC at home and it's just fantastic. I just know that the Wadax system is amazing. That's OK. I own that too. I have customers who have a Technics Integrated with a pair of Stenheim Bookshelf speakers. They play live music with several amazing conductors. They are just content with their system. Pay attention to details. You sit in your home, that's your castle, your ECO system. Enjoy. Each and everyone matters as we all love music.
"The Ultra High-End Speaker."
My entire relatively simple high end audio system retails for approx. $70,000, with my speakers alone retailing for approx. $24,000 (Revel Salon 2 speakers). I've been around high-end audio for over 40 years. I attend audio shows and visit local and non-local high-end audio shops on a regular basis. I get to hears a lot of high-end audio speakers and gear all the time. That said, I honestly believe, along with others who've visited my home and have listened to my system, that my system (speakers) produce that ultra high-end, reference quality sound. Others would suggest that, when it comes to speakers, that the "Ultra High-End" sound can only be achieved by megabuck speakers costing 50K, 100K, 250k and beyond. I do not believe that ultra high-end ("Sound Quality") is excusive to those speakers costing a king's ransom. And, I think my own system is am example of what can be achieved at a lower (not for most people) price point. I absolutely believe in the law of diminishing returns, especially when it comes to high-end speakers. What's your definition, idea of, what you consider to be, a "Ultra High-End Speaker, and at what price point does the ultra high-end start?????