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What's the best 7" & 8" woofers available?
Stick with the Seas... "sick"(as in really good) Sorry for the slang, You know what it's like getting all excited over these things... Heh heh. Well The Pro Ac Responce 1SC uses a verson of the w12cy. It has a clear poly-glass cone insted of the n... 
What's the best 7" & 8" woofers available?
Well, I think The Scanspeak may do a little more in the extreme low end (Sub 30Hz), But that Seas is an absoultely sick driver all around. It can do midrange better than about 99% of all woofers out there, I have heard a 5 and 1/4 seas bass driver... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Well, The Best, Is a pair of home grown speakers by a local audio engineer. It's all in the build and I find more and more that you can build that dream pair of $10000 speakers for about $2500 if you take your time and learn a bit abou acoustics. 
What's the best 7" & 8" woofers available?
No BS, The ScanSpeak 18W/8545 for a low crossover point or the "k" verson on a 2 way system. If you design a top notch box and use a 2nd order config on these woofers they truely are the best. The only woofer I have ever heard that dosn't bake all... 
Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi?
It worked. We all learned something here didn't we? I Borrowed a pair of N 805's and paired them with a dynaco 80 amp, an audioresearch pre-amp, andRega cd player. It sounded nice, not my cup of tea, but I could have lived with them. We also learn... 
Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi?
Absoultely. The orignal natulis was quite a speaker to be rekoned with. Where my thred came out of is what happened there? To that sound?ThanksMike Z 
Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi?
Thank you greatly for your understanding. It wasn't an attack on their owners, but ANY audio company should put as much passion in a $500 dollar speaker as a $50,000 one. Always listenMike 
Am I the only one who thinks B&W is mid-fi?
Presentation is everything. I was not calling B&W owners bad listeners. I can see how that came across. To each their own. Thanks for the understanding...Mike