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?

onehorsepony05-19-2025 12:28am

yyzsantabarbara Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,122 posts 05-19-2025 at 03:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @onehorsepony I owned the Thiel CS3.7’s and I think you are being a bit hard on them. They are a very good speaker, though I think the drivers on them are surpassed by Beryllium and the even better Zylon (as detailed but not harsh). This what I think is an all-round star speaker with tech that is hard to match by most builders. I own them and drive them with a CODA #16 amp. Yamaha NS-5000PNST 3-Way Bookshelf Speakers with Stands \| Hi-Fi Heaven These are huge speakers with a beautiful piano finish. You need some volume in the room to make them work. A Thiel CS3.7 is a good guide to the room needed for the NS5000.
yyzsantabarbara Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 5,122 posts 06-21-2025 at 07:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete @steve59 A shame that you have to let them go. For any interested buyers. This is a great speaker and my end game speaker which I also own.