Speakers that accurately reproduce a drumset

An extremely tall order to ask of any rig! To recreate a full drum kit at anywhere near live concert levels, you had better have a very good room as well.In my experience...Planars are commendable but really don't have a chance, further more: as Stehno alluded to,You better have a top shelf amplifier to get even a reasonable facsimilee of the drum kit.Bob said it best..BIG well designed horn loaded speakers will get you the closest.

I had a pair of Altec VOTT's. Did the best for drum reproduction I've ever heard. You lost a little on composure, but you had force and speed galore. Did'nt play below 60 hz though. But 70 to 100 was in full attendance. at about 107db you could not go wrong with just about anything to run them.

I can't help but think getting recordings that accurately reproduces drums is probably a bigger challange. That said the Wilsons with the right amps in the right room might do it.

The Shahinian Diapasons can reproduce a drum solo at live levels or higher. My brother is a drummer and he was amazed when he heard my system. His immediate comment once I turned down the volume was that it sounded like there was a drum set being played in my living room. Neil Pearts latest drum solo on the RIO cd is awesome. The transients are clear precise and completely in tact. The bass pressure is chest thumping. Oh yeah-- these are way cool!

Ptmconsulting makes a good point as well. The real key is dynamics which comes from having the right amplifier in conjunction with a dedicated (preferably 20 amp) AC line for the amplifier.

Dynamic passages force an amp to draw much current from the AC. Even a lowly current draw like a 36 watt preamp sharing the same AC line with high-powered amplifer is enough to rob the amp of the AC juice required for such passages and thus render dynamics rather flat and lifeless.

-IMO