My vote would be for the Warfdale diamond 6's Audio Advisor blew out for $149 awhile back. A couple of bucks for some Cardas 14 & 17 ga to rewire the drivers, a pair of inexpensive stands, about 15 lb. of lead, and Oh Boy! I got some muscle to help twaddle the (mighty) B&W 808s out of the room of the main system, hooked up the Warfdales, found the right node, and was so pleased, I left them in the system for a week till the need for some lower register forced their removal. They still live and are thriving in another system somewhere in this house.
What's the best dirt bag speaker you have heard?
My minimalist side expects speakers that cost thousands of dollars to sound great. When I find something at throw away prices that exceeds my expectations I am inordinately delighted. I recently put a little system together for our cabin. The goal was that if the system was ripped off in our absence it wouldn't be a great loss. The only store in town was Radio Shack. They were closing out these RCA units with weird bi-direction tweeters. They sounded pretty good so I bought them for $40.00 apiece. Having listened to them for awhile now (with a sub-woofer) I am going to feel bad if they turn up missing next year.