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Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar)

Anyone care to give their opinion on what dynamic speaker has the most detailed/revealing midrange? Not including electrostatics or planar speakers. Approximately between the frequencies of 400Hz to 3kHz. Also, just to clarify what I mean by detail: when there is a musical passage that entails many different layers of instruments, the speakers' ability to separate all the elements so all the instruments are heard clearly and nothing is obscured. Also the ability to retrieve every last bit of information on a recording, such as random sounds in the studio, distortion in recordings and reverb tails.

As far as price goes... 2 categories... below $12,000 USD (new) and any price range. Thanks.
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jhw9
39 posts
 
..or if you’re looking for small and cheap, not minding limited LF, i’d recommend a pair of vintage NEAR 10m’s, which are a rare little two-way with proprietary spider-less drivers. I preferred the originals (silver woofer caps and smaller tweeters). I’ve had three pairs of these at various times in my life and they are great cheap little near-field monitors and certainly decent otherwise. Very transparent, revealing. You might have to get the woofers serviced but the original designer, Lewis Athanis, might be able to offer some assistance. He’s helping me restore a pair of the larger NEAR 50’s. The suspension ferro-fluid he uses is a special sauce and he’s got quite a creative mind regarding audio if you happen to chat with him.
jhw9
39 posts
 
or these are also good if you honestly don’t mind ports...

http://greenmountainaudio.com/rio/

sfcfran
105 posts
 
Under 12K, in my experience, Hands-Down the Paradigm Persona 3F at 10K per pair: 99.9% pure beryllium mid-range is extremely fast, so much so that it can do intensely detailed sounds with soft edges to them; very well balanced across the audio spectrum with its high sensitivity; extremely well-reviewed.
tdybare1
13 posts
 
I second Evolution Acoustics. I own the Micro Ones and they are fantastic for midrange detail. Pair them with two subs and they become a powerhouse. The thing that make these spectacular though is what electronics you put behind them. The company only uses Dartzeel to showcase them, but I’ve heard them with various quality electronics. You can’t go wrong with these little gems. 
tweak1
3,553 posts
 
IMHO, as an very happy owner of their junior model (KCIIs), I highly recommend Emerald Physics 2.8s. I am told the imaging is phenomenal (as are the KCIIs) and they are 98 dB efficient

EP has a pair on sale for < $5K delivered

  • Does not require bi-amplification.
  • Can be Single amped, Biamped or Triamped - Can even be Quad amped with a powered subwoofer
  • Removes the rooms acoustics so they work in all rooms
  • Emerald Physics 12" Carbon Fiber midrange with cast basket
  • Two Emerald Physics Long throw 15” woofers with carbon Fiber Cones and Cast baskets
  • Emerald Physics 1" point source Neodymium Polyester tweeter

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