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Apogee Duetta or Ohm F close second/third
Apogee Duetta or Ohm F close second/third
What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?
Tannoy 215 DMT II. Just like those used in Night Bird Studio ’A’ … https://www.nightbirdstudios.com/studioa There is no buyer's remorse when you buy a pair of these or, if you're rich, a pair of the Prestige-line Tannoy speakers. This brand retains its value better than most. The dual-concentric driver is just a superior design for point-source coherence. |
Mine were Acoustat Spectra 33 electrostatic speaker. It was the Room. 18' wide and 25' deep which allowed good placement. 5' off the front wall, blank front wall with gear on the floor. 3' off the side walls. My listen chair was 4' off the rear wall. Also the house's construction material helped too. 9' plaster walls (no soggy drywall)and carpeted concrete floor. We move 21 years ago to a new state and a brand new house. The stats never sounded as good. I still have them but they have been used as Bass Traps for years. |
I've really enjoyed all the speakers I've owned. And it would seem a bit arbitrary to believe one of them was "the best." But if I absolutely had to give that prize to a single speaker, it would be the Thiel 3.7s I owned.They had an essentially neutral character that did not rob the tone of beauty but allowed an organic sense to come through. They through a massive sound stage with the best I've owned, but with greater imaging density and precision. And they were more "invisible" coherent and controlled from top to bottom than any speaker I've owned. |