I am pretty content with Caladans, but Steve Huff, who has listened to far more speakers that have I, seems to believe that O Audio's Icon 12 Speakers are about the best he has heard. Pure Audio Project also has some interesting speakers. Open baffle speakers have a different bass sound. They tend to have less slam, but most think that they are more accurate. That said, sound is personal. Even if you did like Bose, or very compromised speakers, you are not wrong. What you like is what you like, don't worry about what others think.
What is a good all around high quality speaker to purchase?
I'm looking for a high performance all around musical speaker. My previous speakers are:
Bose 501 - I was young and they served a purpose
Infinity SM150 - terrible from the start
Boston Acoustics T1000 - actually a nice all around speaker
Polk SDA-SRS1tl - loved the full sound, not accurate at all
Thiel 2.3 - Very dry sounding
B&W N802 - perhaps my favorite, but needed to be played loud
Thiel 3.7 - I think Jim's cancer affected his hearing
B&W 802D - 1st gen, still have.....please stop my ears from bleeding
What do you suggest?