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In Reply to: Re: 10 Best Speakers-What do you think posted by Joe M on January 10, 2002 at 13:03:36:
Within my limited experience, Big Soundlabs. A1's? One of my friends had a set up with all Accuphase electronics and various subs at different times. Clark Johnson in Positive Feedback a few years back also liked the same system--one of the few he said got most of it all right, yes, phase coherant. Also Martin Logan CLS--originals were my first 'blown'away' audio experience at a very early Sterophile show, maybe the first show in Santa Monica. Full range enough for most music, disappeared with a very convincing soundstage. Also the top-o-the-line Vandersteen 5. One of these days I'd like to hear some plasma based speakers. Also, was it JBL that made a large furniture type console about 8-10' long with left and right horn speakers coming out of either side? Convincing enough I skipped analyzing it--you know, 'gee, bass it a tad whooly, highs sparkle but shaved off the top'. Didn't care, it was good.
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Thanks one and all. I hoped we'd get a good response, but this is excellent. Many good thoughts.I have a few followup comments to this point. We should get some more entries later.
The huge JBL was the Paragon. I considered that one, but I only had room for 10. It also figured in the Sherman Adams payoff scandal in the Eisenhower era.
I picked the Quad ESL 63 because of the timed diaphragm acceleration which made the diaphragm act like the expanding surface of a sphere. As if there were a point source located some distance behind it and the spherical wavefront were expanding through the speaker.
I figured the Bose 901 would get a lot of raised eyebrows. But it was based on a lot of research. And in the right setting, did a very good job of sounding like an orchestra in a large hall. Lousy for solos tho'.
I forgot the RCA LC-1. Sorry about that. Olson would never forgive me.
I did consider Klipsch, also Lowther corner horns. One of those little drivers in its horn produced as much bass as a Bozak Concert Grand.
I hope we get some more.
Thanks again.
Just my .02 based on what I've personnaly experienced...(Not in any particular order)
The Khorn by PWK. In the right room with the right source material, the dynamics just blow you away.
Duntech Sovereigns (and, I'm guessing the Dunlavy Vs and VIs)- Incredible lifelike soundstage and presence. Listened to them at Audition (Hi-end store) in Birmingham, AL in the late 80s, still remember their sound.
The KEF 107. Unique approach with superior results.
The Carver Amazing Platinum. I know a lot of people hated them as soon due to their name or the fact that Bob Carver built them. But they use the same ribbon as the $60000 Genesis, and produce better sound. Open baffle design with four 12" woofers worked well with the excellent ribbon. Truly full range speakers.
Legacy Whisper. I owned a pair of Legacy Focus which I thought was "all that", but was completely stunned by the Whispers a few years later.
Magnepan MG 20s. Something magical about a good dipole...
I'm sure there may be better speakers (that I haven't heard), but, as of now, these top my list.
Texas,If you look through the postings in this thread, you find the same models over and over. The Dunlavys (you are one of the few to mention Duntechs, but Richard Heyser loved them), the Magneplanar in both the single panel and the Tympani versions, and the K horn.
Your other selections are also worthy candidates. The Carver is one I missed. It probably is more worthy than several I put on my list. Thorough understanding and creative use of the physics. Wonderful reviews, but you have to have heard one to understand.
KEF is always a contender, with several potential candidates, although my favorite was the 103.2. Lovely sound on strings.
Clearly, you understood my guidelines. Good list.
Thanks for making me think about this. I realize that I have two 'great speaker detector kits.' One is analytical, one is holistic. Few are good under both test conditions. Oh, and thanks for identigying the JBL Paragon.
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