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Best speaker brands for transient response
@mbmi that's the second recommendation for Borresen and the 2s are within budget. Gorgeous design, too. Thank you for the recommendation.  
Best speaker brands for transient response
@jheppe815 thank you, I will do that. I definitely did not want to make the mistake of telling myself only sealed speakers would achieve my goals. That was the biggest driver of starting this thread, as there are few sealed options out there and I... 
Best speaker brands for transient response
@mgattmch I heard the La Scala at a dealer that no longer has any heritage line products in their showroom. I plan on demo'ing the Forte IVs at a dealer in the city. The La Scalas sounded surreal but I didn't get enough time with them to get a mor... 
Best speaker brands for transient response
@jji666 thank you, yes I've got a pretty good room that I've further treated at its weak spot (an exposed beam basement ceiling).  
Best speaker brands for transient response
@jasonbourne71 thank you the Revelas look great and are in budget.  
Best speaker brands for transient response
@mitchagain thank you, those speakers are stunning. Need to find pricing info on them.  
Best speaker brands for transient response
  Thanks to all the ESL recommendations -- I clearly need to take a close look at them and they were not on my radar at all. @jkf011 thanks I will be buying Parasound (either the Hint 6 or separates) so I should be able to handle maggies. I need... 
Best speaker brands for transient response
@james633 thank you for your response. The first target speaker I had in mind was the 4349 (I LOVE my 4035Ps). The 4367 is not in my budget. The target effects I use to test transiency are the crash-to-ring transient of a cymbal, fingers going ac... 
Best speaker brands for transient response
@mofojo thank you I'll look into Paradigms -- appreciate the suggestion.  
Best speaker brands for transient response
@mapman it is true that the KLH 3s are in by far my best room. But in AB testing in my previous home the 3s did better than the 590s. But that may not be true for my 4305Ps. I should AB test them. Thank you for that suggestion..  
Best speaker brands for transient response
@ghdprentice thank you for the suggestion, was not aware of that brand and will look for dealers in Chicago.      
Best speaker brands for transient response
Electrostatics are the best transducers for revealing inner detail and transients beyond any others, Thank you for your response. I have a ML dealer close to my house and I'm going to go do a serious audition of their electrostatics. They have ... 
Best speaker brands for transient response
If you want dynamic drivers and looking to take it to a higher level, consider designs that leverage field coils, like some Classic Audio Design models. Thank you -- I did a quick peruse of their website and I'm betting they cost more than my s... 
Best speaker brands for transient response
The Spendor D series are extremely fast speakers. Thank you @avanti1960 that is a great suggestion and just under my target budget. Much appreciated!    
Best speaker brands for transient response
Thank you for your response, I'll research that brand.