Still looking for speakers in the 10-20,000 range

Love this thread. It shows that we all like totally different things.  I've heard many of the speakers talked about in the last many posts and only have liked a couple of them.  Many I couldn't listen to for more than 30 minutes.  That said, many seem to love them.  All of us are correct as that's what we seem to like right now, with our gear in our room.  

I guess that's only true if we actually own the gear we are discussing or have heard them enough times in different places and systems to know that they are just not for us.  This is why it's so important to go listen for yourself or you will always be chasing your tail and never finding what you want or think you want.  JMHO

@fast - take a look at the Avantgarde range. They are the most impressive speakers I have heard in the last 2-3 years.

I only listened seriously to their Duo model, but the ZERO range that is in your snack bracket ($15000)

The Duo is outside your price range, but it was the most "forgiving" speaker from a "placement" perspective - i.e. I listened to them in a rather large demo room with gear all around and their image was was precise, 3D and very large.

One of the most invisible speakers I have come across.

I did listen briefly to the ZERO - it too was impressive from a fidelity perspective, but I did not have time to really concentrate on imaging.

There are many other horns on the market, so perhaps they also would be worth a look - hree's a few

http://voltiaudio.com/
http://www.cessaro.de/
http://horns.pl/de/
http://www.lowtherloudspeakers.com/
http://simonmearsaudio.com/uccello-horn-loudspeakers.html


Regards
 

I don't know why Sonus Faber was not mention.

But it was a "BIG" WAF approval.  beside having a awesome sound.

at 10k get a Elipsa SE , at 20k get Stradivari ..  of course all pre-own pricing.

I've seen and auditioned two different nice condition used Stradivari for sale lately, and both were asking $30K or more.  BTW, both sounded awesome!

Indeed, Klipsch Jubilees...You’ll never go back, and your wife will never go back either…to your house. Note that speakers at this level (price) aren’t music specific, and neither are any other speakers for that matter…anybody who thinks speakers that can replicate orchestras are somehow not as adept at Death Metal needs to get out more. Sound dynamics aren’t style specific (there’s simply the ability to provide more or less of that sound). Also, if anybody is willing to spend 10 to 20 grand on speakers, that person should be willing to travel to hear them, which can be used as leverage for purchase, "Hey man…I came all the way from Cleveland to hear these damn things…1200 bucks off or I walk!" So to sum up, the Jubilees are great if you seek more alone time, but based on the specs you’re still gonna need subs and a decent divorce attorney.