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
After owning so many ultra speakers, so much ultra-fi, I have been hesitant to say any one thing is the best. Part of it is that I have been so picky about the smallest of flaws. I end up saying "I can't say this is the best I've heard, on this particular record I wish the snare had just a little more weight....".

After a great amount of thought, the best I have ever heard is not the most expensive I have ever heard, but reminds me of real music, in many different genres, more often than any other speaker: The JBL Everest DD67000.
I have a very full time job that's not at all related to Audio. I'm just a very enthusiastic owner, 20 years of Hi-Fi merry-go-round, and now I'm off thanks to the Cirrus. And yes I have helped Vapor at a couple shows, but no favors or payment ... just happy to help, and it gives me a reason to attend the shows. I've even visited Ryan's house a couple times to hear his other creations.

If people can't share the experience of products they're excited about, what's the point of this forum? Every quality brand has their cheer squad.
Doc77, or can I just call you Ryan? What do you do for a living? I have been in the HVAC industry for 26 years in the Reno NV area. Care to share? With all the cheer leading you have done for Vapor I think the right thing to do here is to give us some more detailed background. You have zero feedback and you are not a registered user here which is very odd. Especially for someone who has been in the hobby for 20 years and has posted for years! You can only post to threads?
I have no doubt that the Cirrus is a fine speaker. But shill or not, if that's the very best you have ever heard (remember the thread title), you need to get out more often.

Shakey
Had auditioned a few and was ready to buy a Wilson watt puppy 7 then a sophia 3 and wound up buying a Wilson audio Sasha. Listened to it for hours at dealer. Can't wait to set it up,