Your ''best kept secret'' speaker choice ?

On Magnepans:
I really do not believe people cannot find better in a box as I have. If you like that illusion that's great,but there are other speakers that do transparency just as good and are not as difficult to manage in order to get great sound.

Some issues that a speaker buyer needs to consider:
They are room dependent
Hard to drive
Lack dynamic Bass
and a few other attributes which plague them for a choice for people looking for speakers. The traits which Magnepan gets correct are considerable also,but I feel Box designs get a truer illusion to what the actual event is.

That's just my opinion and I have owned and heard a lot of systems with Maggies.

a second vote for Apogee Scintillas!

I have to agree on the GMA Europas, most musically enjoyable speaker I have owned. For $888 it the best value along with the Maggie MMG.

Here is some link for the Amazing DUEVELS. Enjoy!

http://www.cd-konzert.de/news/Enews.htm

http://www.cd-konzert.de/loudspeaker.htm

I'll third or fourth VMPS. The first speakers that mated to my room (with the help of the controls on the back), and gorgeous ribbon midranges that don't suck up amp power. YMMV of course.

I'd love to hear DQ-10s, and Apogee Scintillas (or the Apogee original speaker) - just scared of dealing with the weight, unrepairability and current hunger of the latter.

Patrick