The best speaker you ever heard?
I have owned just about every top of the line speaker but without doubt the single best speaker I have ever heard is the Wilson X-2 Alexandria. You can have a look at mine http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vaslt&1049587927&read&3&4& http://homepage.mac.com/imacdoyou86/PhotoAlbum52.html |
I haven't heard too many of the high end pieces of kit, but I remember specifically a pair of Living Voice speakers - Air Partner I believe - which were stunning - this was about 15 years ago - don't know how much things have moved on since then but if I can remember it now, they couldn't have been bad. They did however lkook like wardrobes! |
For overall coherence, depth of field, width of image, and all round eveness from bass to the top of treble, I was most impressed with Avalon Eidelons driven by Conrad Johnson ART2 and Premier. For the life like feel and presence look no further than Yamaha NS1000M's - Ebens sound similar, so do the John Marten design coltranes - but the Yams are easier to drive, adjustable, and just take you to the acoustic. Also they are still affordable. I did hear some electrostatics recently by a Chinese company called King Audio - they were superb - probably good value for money too. Art audio speakers have a sense of rightness, and cut from the same cloth, but more to the professional monitor side are Proac speakers - in a small room Response 1SC's are magic. Before you spen any money though consider building them for yourself - I have my NS1000M's and my own handbuilt pair. And I do say that they are quite a pair indeed - (As the actor said to the bishop). Lohan |
