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What's the best 7" & 8" woofers available?
Ehider the thread did say "best" which the scanning are but they are very pricey (400 EACH!!) so between the 3 practical contenders FOCAL SCANSPEAK SEAS..i'll have to vote big on the SEAS as top..for 2nd place its a close call..the revelator may b... 
Best 2W Speaker under 1500
Tube777, i hear what your saying..but when you get your "kit" (there are many options to pay alittle more and have the completed speaker) you will not want to sell them...maybe to a friend..IF any commercial labs used the drivers i'm choosing they... 
35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'?
yes i would like to have all the musical presence i can get but like every choice in driver selection there is a trade off...i'm sure IF i found a sub i liked there is a possibility that that the system would have a monitor + sub sound...i would b... 
Best 2W Speaker under 1500
the above choices will be completly SMOKED by the 2 way speakers offered by Dave Ellis ellisaudio@attbi.com (as mentioned by clueless),other exceptional speakers are offered be Andre Perrault e-speakers.com..did you know that your local "hifi" sho... 
AudioMeca vs. AudioAero vs. Electrocompaniet
if i had a choice of the CAPITIOLE vs the new VECTEUR D-2 trans + an upgraded KORA HERMES dac...$8500 vs $1200+2500...i would not hesitate for a moment and take the V+K..that should be the current winning combo in digital choices these days 
Which Martin Logan Speakers should I buy?
seems nobody mentions what kind of amp you have ..very very important on electrostats 
Whadda Think Of The BOHLENDER-GRAEBNER 520???
they require a "fast" powerful ss amp so there are limitations , like the electrostats..if you are looking for a great alternative try e-speakers.com..high quality ribbons and other drivers 
35Hz - 25kHz -- A Partial 'Purist'?
Stehno how much music am i missing below say 40hz..very little in most classical music..i prefer to do w/o a sub than to make all manner of attemps to adjust readjust..and so on..i'm into a super superior quality midwoofer AND a top quality amp..i... 
Cabasse Skiff 302 ??
mkch, send an e-mail to Andre at e-speakers.com he's familiar with the cabasse line. i had the CAPAERA and felt that lack the fidelity i'm looking for ... 
"Speakers" always up for sale--Poor Performers??
if you follow all my posts in the last month you'll find my HONEST OPINIONS on just this critical subject..but just to sum up ..there is alot of hype going on about speakers..speakers ARE THE critical component...makes or breaks a system...i can n... 
Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly
actung...that's easy to say..however the many speakers i've heard on the commercial lines have way too many weaknesses for me to enjoy the music..its what we call fatiguing..my friend has a big popular 3 way bipolar and the sound is flat and compr... 
Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly
the manger full range requires a special amp like the electrostats...and i ain't about to give up my jadis...i'm back to a 3 way conventional cone design..full range are not for me 
Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly
if you need more info on all the full range drivers like BABB MANGER ...cadizcustomsound.com...very knowledgable and friendly 
Okay, the gloves are off. Let the fur fly
there is a full range driver called BABB goes for $850/pr in a nice cabinet...under 1K there is no speaker that could touch it 
What's the best sounding dome tweeter available?
Ehider where can i take a look at these 3 tweeters..the vifa tweeter i saw had like a pointed siler tip on the tweet..looked like a very unusual design.....so your best pick is the HIQUPHON...i would love to A/B the hiq with the philips isodynamic...