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My personal favorite to date was the Usher D2 with it's original TAD driver, modified x-overs and high power tubes. 100 watts of triode power driving them. This is not to say they are the best I have heard but a speaker I miss the most.
I'm guessing this says something about the importance of dynamic capability in a system.
Tonian Classic 12.1 S at Acoustic Image in Studio City, Ca. It was at a gathering of the LA/OC Audiophile Society (I am not a member). I went to meet Tony Minasian (the designer) and retrieve my CD I had left there when I demo'd the TL-D1s (which I bought) and was blown away, seduced, lulled and captivated when I heard the Classics. Needless to say, I stayed there for the better part of a couple of hours. Those PHY drivers are the finest I've ever heard.
Well of course the last set of speakers I just built are the best I've ever heard.No question about it. Bob
What speakers did you build Bob?-Nick
First, any decent speaker must produce a solid 3D image. So strike dipoles or arrays immediately. And you may want to strike "2.1" designs (that use two mid/woofers with one doing bass/mid-bass only).
Second, any good speaker (for music) must produce 30 - 20k. So strike nearly any standmounts. Active designs are the exception. I heard the old Paradigm Active 20 years ago and was gobsmacked.
Third, any great speaker must be capable of producing life like dynamics without colorations. So strike low to medium efficiency speakers that can't handle literally thousands of watts of power or nearly all horn designs that exhibit excessive air compression in the throat or flexing of the horn itself.
Fourth, the finest speakers would be active with EQ customized to the room.
Now what does that leave (that I can afford)?
Proac Response 3.8. It was quite a few years ago I had a chance to sit and really listen to them. They were the last speakers I heard that blew me away. Since that experience I have listened to some fine speakers that were much more expensive but none of them left an impression on me the way those 3.8s did.