Best Floorstanding Speakers Buyers Guide 2023 !

that list is only what Part Time Audiophile tested.  It really means nothing, just a couple of guys opinions. 

So happy to have discovered and purchased my Revel Salon 2 speakers several years ago. The Salon 2 speakers perform at such a high level of proficiency, from top to bottom, in all aspects of the musical spectrum, and the reproduction of the musical event, I just don’t have to want for anything more (my wallet thanks me). With my Revel Salon 2 speakers, in my audiophile journey, I consider myself one of the fortunate ones who searched and found his little piece of High End Audio heaven.  Now, I no longer have to keep searching. I no longer have to keep looking over my shoulders trying to figure out what my next pair of speakers will be because I’m never satisfied with the ones I already have. Finally, after years and years of searching and experimenting with speakers, I’m off the speaker "revolving door."  All I can tell you is that the Revel Salon 2 speakers are absolutely phenomenal, and that I will probably take them to the grave with me.

I have a (useless) geology degree and can confirm that the stone used in these Acora speakers is closer to Gabbro than Granite. Granite is typically pink-ish (potassium feldspar minerals) with tranparent bits (quartz) and some white/blackish bits (plagioclase, muscovite, biotite...). The naming of a stone has a lot to do with the mineral composition. Granite is an umbrella term which groups different stones which vary in composition. Gabbro is a greyish rock with a similar texture to granite. The mineral composition is different in gabbro. So non-geologists just group rocks by texture, neglecting the composition. 

The "It's not granite, it's gabbro" sentence is something you hear a lot during the 2nd year of the undergrad degree. It gives you the illusion that you're smarter than the average jock. I have yet to find a practical use for this knowledge. 

The SRC-2 look like tombstones. Imagine these next to a bouquet of flowers. Gruesome...

@kokakolia geology is like meteorology except 1 minute = 10,000 years! :)

It's so not useless

@kraftwerkturbo I do agree that this list is for the super rich.

btw the link is broken

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2022/12/02/the-best-floorstanding-speakers-buyers-guide-2023/