Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre?


I realise that the music industry seems to care less and less about timbre, see
https://youtu.be/oVME_l4IwII

But for me, without timbre music reproduction can be compared to food which lacks flavour or a modern movie with washed out colours. Occasionally interesting, but rarely engaging.

So my question is, what are your loudspeaker candidates if you are looking for a 'Technicolor' sound?

I know many use tube amps solely for this aim, but perhaps they are a subject deserving an entirely separate discussion.
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Ribbons and planars are very good, but take some getting used to, because of the lack of distortion that cone drivers have.

They definitely sound less "loud", which I imagine comes from the improved transparency and reduced distortions. Now that I am used to them, cones drivers sound very coloured in sound.

They do have a more realistic warmth, if the recording is "warm" sounding.
ProAcs are getting a few mentions. I've only heard the Future One's many years ago but they did sound good to me on the end of some Marantz gear. It was at a London show and Ken Ishiwata was there.  

The Future One's were slightly pyramid shaped floorstanders with an open back behind the midrange unit! 

Some of the people with me thought they sounded fabulous, the best in show. I was in such a hurry to hear everything else that I didn't stay too long to listen to this strange looking expensive speaker from this unknown brand!!




There are several things about the Magnepan x.7 series that supersede all the dogma about previous maggies--grainy, lack of low level detail, hard to drive, etc
That describes just a few of the reasons I unloaded my 1.7is, however, I'll admit they're one of the best at their price point.