Do you know of small speakers that sound ''BIG'' ?

Mdhoover,fair enough,you have convinced me these Intuitive Design speakers must be something special.I don't know if I will ever get to hear a pair in Australia though[imagine the shipping costs].
As far as speed and smoothness goes I tend to agree that the two rarely come together.I have Edgar midrange horns amongst other speakers and these are one of the very few exceptions that I have heard.People claim stats are fast but I'm yet to really hear it.

JT

JT,

I love Mdhoovers enthusiasm. I have not heard the Summits yet, but I did own a pair of Essence Super Gems for about 12 years. They were an unbelievable speaker in 1990 and I have heard from many that the Summits are many times better.

I live in Minnesota near the Magnaplaner factory. I remember back in the 1990s, Magnapan actually ran an ad saying that they had the 2nd best sound at the Chicago CES.

Guess who won best sound?

Essence Speakers.

I can't wait to get a pair of summits myself. If they are even 15% better thant the Super Gems, they would be worth it.

"I have not heard the Summits yet, but I did own a pair of Essence Super Gems for about 12 years. They were an unbelievable speaker in 1990 and I have heard from many that the Summits are many times better."
-Eandj2000

So....WHY THE HECK AREN'T SOME OF THESE "many" PEOPLE POSTING to the forums?????? I feel so, so, so.........ALONE!

"So....WHY THE HECK AREN'T SOME OF THESE "many" PEOPLE POSTING to the forums?????? I feel so, so, so.........ALONE!"

I'm not quite sure, but I understand how you feel.

I should also point out for full disclosure that I'm hoping to become a full fledge dealer of Intuitive Design speakers.

This is totally based on my enjoyment on the Super Gems all of those years. I proactively contacted Intuitive to inquire about a dealership.

What if I told you you could get a compact 3-way bookshelf that will blow you mind to Jello, and it'll wont even cost you half of the price your looking at for other speakers. And we're talking new out the box, +/- 1.5 db for under 1K per pair.

Check it out.

cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/s/f/114...
cgim.audiogon.com/i/vs/s/f/114...

I've auditioned these speakers myself and through everything I could at them but the kitchen sink...and they were mind numbing!!!