What are the best speakers for 80's hard rock?

In my experience, I have found, listeners who primarily listen to rock, tend to " turn it up ", more so than other listeners. Whether better or not, a pair of large Cerwin Vegas ( the better ones ), will play louder, with less compression, than a pair of, say, Thiels, even with appropriate amplification in both cases. I listen a bit louder than most, which is a reason I enjoy my modified Klipsch Lascalas so much. They do ( believe it or not ), showcase all of the " audiophile characteristics " extremely well, such as detail, tonality, coherency, imaging, space, and, can disappear. What they do ( for me ), that many other speakers cannot do ( and I had many in my lifetime ), is play music, dynamically, with little, to no compression, and, with great pace and timing. These characteristics are very important to me, and they fit the bill, my bill, for a very reasonable price. I listen to mostly rock and jazz, with some classical, big band, and swing. MrD

Best is rather a personal choice.

But for sure it should have 15" woofers....

I'm surprised there aren't more people talking about tyler acoustics for requests like this.  They specialize in really big speakers that will really rock with good quality drivers but that don't cost a ton. 

I have found, listeners who primarily listen to rock, tend to " turn it up ", more so than other listeners.

When I play classical I like to crank it so you really get those bass drum wallops.

Verdi's Requiem (Fritz Renier conduction) on the RCA Soria set, track 2 side one, 'Daes Irae' will bring most systems to their knees if played at the performance volume. Dual 15" woofers really help.

There are several  copies on ebay right now:

 http://www.ebay.com/itm/RCA-VICTOR-SORIA-SERIES-USA-LD-6091-VERDI-Requiem-REINER-2LP-BOXSET-BOOKLET-...

Atmasphere........I am with you......all the way !