So what is the best speaker you have ever owned?


I would like to know what the best speakers in any system that you have owned personally, not just listened. Specifically, what characteristics made it better than anything else? (imaging, bass, dynamic range, smoothness, size, looks, distortion, how it moves air, price, etc.)
thanks, Nita
nita
The best would be my current pair of original Martin Logan CLS (with brand new panels as of this month). Limited sweetspot but once you are in it there is nothing, absolutely nothing (and I've owned 100s of pairs of high end speakers) that can touch it in the magical midrange nor float an image quite as real. It's also a plus they are (in my opinion) the nicest looking speaker ever made.
the New Salk Audio Soundscape 3 way monitor is a thing of beauty to look at as well as hear . The Raal Amorphous core tweeter is the Best tweeter on the planet ,in fact it is not a ribbon in the traditional sence of the word go to Raal s home page, also the Accuton 5" ceramic midrange cone is one of the best out there without question.The 7" custom Aluminum driver has excellent weight and speed
they do need a little power to drive them but an easy load .at 56 lbs and response 42hz-60k one serious monitor and will compete with no problems with anything up to $10k.
p.s I am running a sub from 50hz just for fll into the 20s
This speaker is under $5k if it were sold at a dealer it would have to go for 2x this ,Salk makes suberb speakers at more than fair market cost !!
So, basically every speaker made is going to be someones favorite. What does this thread accomplish?
My custom horn speakers using fostex t500amk2 JBL 2440 with mods custom KCS mid bass horn with dual 12in and giant KCS bass horn equal to 8-18in woofers in ported cabinet.
My Eggy "Almost Andras", the Fontaines. Same construction as the Andras, sans 12" woofs. But I do have a pair of 12" self-powered woofs in the room, so I like to think of them as disembodied Andras. I would really like to get an Andra owner's perspective of my system. Any Andra owners near Atlanta able to come over for a listen to do a comparative analysis? It has been far too long since I've heard the Andras and have made too many system changes since. I am very curious to know if my current setup sounds similar to a pair of Andras, which was my ultimate goal, speaker-wise. I think the one attribute which I like best about my speakers is the Esotar tweet. Any time I compare my speakers to others with different tweets, I always seem to prefer the Esotar sound.