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MAGICO MINI 2 then ill get MAGICO Q3 soon. |
The best speaker I've ever heard was the Tonian Labs Classic 12.1S.
I settled on his little brother, the TL-D1 and as he grew up, he no longer stood in his brother's shadow.
All the best,
Nonoise |
I have speakers in 5 different rooms in my home and run each regularly and sometimes concurrently, for a/b tests.
I have yet to find any 1 speaker that works best in all rooms. There is a lesson to be learned there. My big OHM 5s are probably the most versatile. They have 4 three way level adjustments on board each to help tune the sound to different rooms of all sizes.
I have bigger rooms and smaller rooms. I have one fairly well optimized larger room and one small. I also have three others that are less optimized but work quite well for more casual listening. The best sound in my larger optimized room is with my larger OHM 5s and in the smaller room, probably with my smaller OHM 100s. My Dynaudio monitors are not quite as full range but also sound pretty optimal otherwise in the smaller room, though the tonality is somewhat different than the OHMs.
I like the sound in my optimized rooms as well or better than most anything else I have heard at shows, dealers, and elsewhere. WHich is best? WHo knows. Its all quite good. |
Usher Audio BE-10. Too cheap for the performance it gave!!! |
It does seem like it is possible to own the dream speaker. Interesting that no one mentioned those really large and or really expensive speaker.
My experience has been the same. |
The current ones I use: JBL S4700s. |
My current and last loudspeakers, a pair of great Vandersteen 5As. |
Raidho D3. No contest. And I've owned Sonus Faber Stradivari, Aida's, Revel, Magnepan, and many many many others. |
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Current: Evolution Acoustics MMMicroOnes. |
Without question the Polymer Audio MKS. It is not subjectively the best sounding, it is also simply in a whole other universe in terms of construction and engineering. All other loudspeakers I have owned seem amateur in comparison.
The Polymer MKS has concluded the search for the elusive "best". It very hard to describe the incredible leap in musical realism and the way it connects the listener to the music. Now, I am just trying different amplifiers. So far the best result has been driving it with the Dartzeel but it is a little underpowered for these speakers. So im on a search for an amp that has that sweetness and smoothness of the Dartzeel but with more power and damping factor. Next week, I am getting delivery of the Soulution 710 which is recommended by the manufacturer. |
Infinity IRS Betas.
The least compromised speaker I've ever heard, much less owned. |
I am a fan of speakers that play music for me, not those big PA speakers that are full of " shock and awe". Speakers that are involving, emotional, high resolution. So often those companies that fun those full page ads and have those flagship speakers just don't get it.
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My Tannoy Canterbury SE's. |
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The Pioneer S-4EXs are giving the JBL PT800s a run for the money, and surpass the Revel M22s, at least in a somewhat large space. |
My current ones...dali Helicon 800 Mk1s. |
Dynaudio C1 Sig's until I got the Raidho D1's on Friday |
I've been in this hobby for decades, thus an uncounted number of contenders. But the top Duntech Princess I owned for 19 years has finally been surpassed by my Janszen zA2.1s. |
MAGICO MINI 2 UPGRADING TO Q3. |
This is L. R. Staples, former Director of Marketing for THIEL Audio, and founder of LSA Group.
I'm wondering if there's any interest in bookshelf speakers these days.
With the flagging of audio product in high end audio, it seems that speakers are not well received.
I have a bookshelf speaker, ready to market, that's small, yet amazing. It's about 11% larger than my LSA 1's which are currently sold internationally, and better n some ways than the LSA 2's.
Just let me know if there is any interest. I'll email privately or plublicly.
Larry Staples, Founder, LSA Group.
Thanks,
Larry |
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Larry, it's good to see that you are still lurking around here! :) |
Morduant Short Performance 6's still sound fabulous and they have not gotten due credit in the USA probably because the company makes many midfi speakers which are also excellent buys in their respective price ranges. |
The best one's I've heard in my home were the pair I built for myself featuring a Scanspeak Revelator midrange.
I call them "Byzantium" because their shape reminds me of a Byzantine arch.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a203/pete_schumacher/Speaker%20projects/RSS315HF%203-way/DSC_0055.jpg
They're a true 3-way with time aligned baffle, 12" woofer, 15" passive radiator, 5.25" mid and 28mm dome tweeter. Response from 20Hz to 20KHz +- 1.5dB. Powered by 500W amp. |
For most people, it is likely to be there current speakers. If you are making changes, hopefully it is for the better. I have chosen speakers carefully and all the ones I have had, have been good buys and I have enjoyed them.
Yes, my current speakers are the best by a good margin, they are Daedalus Audio DA-RMAs. I have had them for 4 years and can honestly say, they are my last speakers, though I hope to have the latest wiring upgrade, retro fitted some time |
My best speakers are almost a tie between the dunlavy sc III's and soundlab M2's with the soundlabs being the better of the two. |
I have heard good things about the Raidho speakers. Let us know how they do in " long listening sessions" . I am sure it will take a while to break them in.
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The Raidho D1's as compared to the Dyn C1 Signature. Extremely clear and accurate sounding. Background is super black. Best separation of instruments and vocals I've ever heard. Imaging is pinpoint. The ribbon tweeter is super smooth. Plays really nice at all listening levels. Compared to the Dyn C1's the bass really drops off at 50hz where the Dyns were good to about 38hz. Dyns are a little more dynamic sounding. Speaker placemnet with the D1's is a lot more critical and require to be separated farther with lots of toe-in. I preferred the Dyns with very little to no toe-in. Not sure how many hrs are on the D1's but they were my dealers demos he got in late April and I have put about 60hrs on them. Haven't heard any change in sound (yet). |
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Without a doubt the pair I have. Going to audio stores from time to time an auditioning others, some very much more than what I have, has made me appreciate my purchase all the more, especially for the price.
Well back to more music. |
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Hey Larry get out of my thread
..I have a good lawyer who will suit for damages
..we all have good lawyers don't we
..how much is your speaker selling for and can I get an industry accommodation? Every one needs to ask for an industry accommodation these days. Hell we have all been close enough to the industry haven't we? |
I live with the best speakers i ever heard for 1 year now...USHER AUDIO Be-10! |
Ibelieve
Those Usher speaker are really sweet looking, really sweet. What are you driving
hem with?
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Von Schweikert Unifield 2 MK2 |
