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The best speaker you ever heard?

In my opinion, the speaker is by far the most important part of the audio system. After all, it is the only part you hear. OK, the other stuff really matters a lot, but without a great speaker... No go.

I am a bit 'speaker-obsessed' I guess, and now I am wondering: What are the best speakers you have ever heard, and what made them the best?
njonker
perrew
299 posts
 
APL Hi-Fi Gravitas NB-1!
face
516 posts
 
Acoustic Zen Crescendo.
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mhconley
31 posts
 
Von Schweikert Audio UniField 3
chazzbo
1,007 posts
 
Hear a lot of crazy priced speakers and though their prices are now high a real winner was Verity Parsifal Encore with tubes.Not to large and just "right".Agree with those who get into plannars or electrostatics but they get a piece "perfect" but just don't deliver the whole way.Same with some fine horns like Avatgarde.What you get is great but when you hear another well made dynamic speaker you question what you get.
Chazz
linkster
431 posts
 
Easy to answer now that I have had them for a few weeks, the new Tidal Piano Cera with my Gill Alana linestage, Einstein LITD hybrid power amp, Reimyo CDP, Stage III cabling and Running Springs PLC. Rather than trumpet the virtues of this extraordinary piece, I recommend reading Jason's Stereophile report on the Axpona show about the Tidal system. I would have to say that more than anything, it was the sound of the Tidal that he was hearing.
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