The most perfectly satisfying speaker that I have ever listened to is ther Harbeth Monitor 40. Despite the many far more expensive systems that I have auditioned in the past, these were the first that were above criticism- they just play music. |
Very true Mcgarick. I owned the TDL Monitor for years, bought them again recently, but sold them because they were not compatible with my current listening room. Still, they were and are a very good speaker. |
Squarewavespeakers,
Do you produce speakers of your own design for sale commercially? |
I don't have much respect for Talon, who I believe was bought out by Rives. I heard a couple of their speakers, and despite their claims of unique exotic venting etc., I found them dynamically dead, and average at best. In addition to that, I really disliked the way they doubled the price of their speakers as soon as they became flavor-of-the-month. Any speaker that needs as much tweeking as you describe has a problem. As I remember, there were always plenty of used ones for sale as well. I also recall them having a problem with peeling veneers. |
Chahed,
I am sorry. Reading my post, I realized that it sounded very heavy handed. I did have an unpleasant experience with the company in a phone call years ago.
I am glad to hear that you have found a way to improve your speakers, and took the time to share the information with other members. I apologize for any offense. |
I have heard the ATC SCM 100 on 2 occasions, and it really is a destination speaker. Of course, it goes without saying that there are many others. |
What are Mickey Katz monitors? |
Sycarold,
This thread isn't for questions. It is for the best speaker you ever heard. |
"I know it's completely unrealistic for me to ever own but it was the best pair of speakers I've ever heard."
Sjc1204
What speakers are you talking about? |
But the question wasn't whether you own them or not. The question was what is the best speaker you ever heard. |
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After hrs,
You make a good point. Of course source, pre and cables are important variables as well, along with room acoustics. |
Ebm,
You are the king of non sequiturs. |
The Radio Shack thing is getting stale Ebm. |
What amps were the Cello speakers using? Even his biggest amps didn't have anything close to that power output, and the biggest speakers he made were not that inefficient. |
Tbg,
Weren't the speakers called Grand Stradivari? The amps were called Performance I think, but there were bigger and smaller ones. |
