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Speakers with the most detailed midrange? (non-ESL/planar)

Anyone care to give their opinion on what dynamic speaker has the most detailed/revealing midrange? Not including electrostatics or planar speakers. Approximately between the frequencies of 400Hz to 3kHz. Also, just to clarify what I mean by detail: when there is a musical passage that entails many different layers of instruments, the speakers' ability to separate all the elements so all the instruments are heard clearly and nothing is obscured. Also the ability to retrieve every last bit of information on a recording, such as random sounds in the studio, distortion in recordings and reverb tails.

As far as price goes... 2 categories... below $12,000 USD (new) and any price range. Thanks.
woofer72
motokokusanagi
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Gonna also endorse a 3 way. ATC SCM50 would be on my shortlist, for the legendary SM75 midrange driver. Spendy, though.
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gosta
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Although I’m at the moment an ATC listener, PMC should not be forgotten. Their Fact serie speakers are very detailed and you can have them in all price categories. Naturally, as for ATC, also their big pro series. For ATC maybe the 20s are the best compromise for detailed (pro) sound at reasonable cost. Havn’t got it but would like to. When it comes to midrange details there are some singledrivers to investigate. Also don’t miss the studio standard Yamaha NS10 in its new creation. A tool used by most studios just to check out the midrange. Not to enjoy though!
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passet02
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That will depend a lot on your cables ,interconnects and amp selection . Just as much as speaker selection.
woofer72 OP
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Has anyone had a chance to hear Lipinski L-707's? They are supposed to be extremely revealing.

By the way, regarding comments like "depends on associated equipment":
When performing a scientific experiment, as many factors other than the one being studies are to be kept as similar as possible in order to isolate the phenomenon being observed. Therefore, comments like "depends on the room" are not relevant as we should use an anechoic chamber or at the very least the same exact room. All associated equipment should similarly be the same. 
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audiotroy
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Good recomendation on ATC we are an ATC dealer and the speakers have a very natural midrange with good detail, not as transparent as the KEF or Paradigms but they are supremely natural and very well balanced speakers.

You can go with a set of ATC SCM 40 for $7k driven with good electronics they will astound you great dynamics, tight punchy bass and a very big soundstage.

Their is a reason that many ot the top recordings made over the last 40 years or so have been mastered or mixed on ATC.

Dave and Troy
Audio Doctor NJ ATC dealer
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