Commonly mentioned speaker brands?

Mostly the favorites and very few I would actually own. Magico is one that lives up to the hype but overpriced. Of course I’m an outlier here I prefer speakers designed to be very revealing with smooth off axis and flat FR. Probably why I've drifted to listening to studio monitors.

Cannot go wrong with Tannoy, Wharfedale, Spendor, and Harbeth. These are the brands I’ve owned and some I still own. I’m partial to British speakers, just don’t like much of anything made here. In fact, most of my system is now comprised of UK built components. The only exception is the several Marantz components I own, such as the Sacd and CD players. However, in use presently is my newly acquired Cyrus cdt. There is a certain allure about the British stuff that I can’t explain. Maybe I was a Brit in a previous life...😄

I’ve got a musical fidelity a 308 integrated amp driving ATC scm 40 V2 speakers, so my system is also British, and as a previous poster said, I also prefer revealing, flat response, good off access sound. Unlike many others here, though, I’ve heard very few systems for comparison sake and almost none of the brands that tend to be mentioned here. That’s why I started this thread.

Some expensive brands get mentioned on A'gon quite frequently, like Wilson or Magico.  Other expensive brands with much less frequency, e.g. YG, Estelon, Kharma.  I've always assumed each of the several audio forums had their own culture, with their own favs.

A huge factor in "name brands" is marketing. No shortage of reviewers to move this along I might add. Usually the very best audio products come from smaller companies. At least this has been my experience. With the increased popularity of used audio sales, some gravitate to the brands that they know will sell quickly and are less likely to take a chance on a relatively unknown brand. I have no doubt that there are speaker brands out there that will outperform some of the bigger names at a significantly lower price and as a dealer I am trying to find some of these brands.