What would your "perfect speaker" sound like.

Barts. spot on...

Yup

Interesting how people envision a sound system.. Almost begging the question "what is a sound system"

Number one on my list is, does it make me happy? 

Interesting how few people really know what their "dream speaker" would sound like. 

This is a thought experiment so no need. to treat the room, unless you are tired of thinking. lol

CDC 

That is pretty damn good. I have always leaned on songs that sound really good in my system, just close my eyes and. enjoy. 

Doesn't any one want more bass.....apparently not in their dream speaker. 

I had symphony seats perhaps 12th row. Not very loud there. It is nice to hear a violin sound the way you know it does. Ditto for chelo's I love the sound of a rich full bodied chili. For violins I want them to make me cry. 

Probably not a good space to design a speaker here. Once you have perfected it.....what does it sound like. Every one wants more bass. I don't I like it very fast and it doesn't have to be flat to 20 hz. That can rattle the walls. They would have to work in my listening room. Disclaimer  here I am not paying anyone to build a custom listening room. 

The myth of live music.....having been to many concerts when I enjoy one of the artists I saw I would not want to listen to them as they sounded at the live concert with the venues large PA system belting out what I would consider to be just noise. Way too many bad venues. 

I much prefer to listen to well recorded music. With the intimacy that is available in my home. 

That is what brings joy to me. 

"full range" is it a dream a fantasy or both. 

The problem I see with "full range" speakers is the room. Do you have a full range room? I have played music with very accurate and tight bass in my sound room and the music sounds great. Put another song on that is fat and the whole room vibrates and sounds bad. 

Speakers do not have to be full range to make me happy. They have to be engaging and organic sounding, easy to drive with wonderful uplifting midrange. (don't get me started on "soaring hi's"