Speakers to hang on to for LIFE

The only speakers worth owning are those that are accurate in reproducing the original signal fed them.

And that means only Thiel or Vandersteen. ALL others are NOT accurate and LOSE much of that information by losing harmonics that are contained in the TIMBRE of instruments.

I don't care what you spend, it does not matter in the least. There are only these two manufacturers and that is it.

Stereophile promotes speakers that are INACCURATE. Thos e that have the mid driver inverted phase wise are FOOLING themselves and EVERYONE else. You CANNOT invert the harmonic content of the timbre of instruments and expect them to ve accurate. And eveyone's EARS can hear this!

All those mentioned above except for these two makers of speakers, and those who think they are hearing good, accurate sound, are sorely mislead in this hobby.

Why any of you would want a speaker that doesn't replicate accurately the signal coming from your upstream components is completely beyond me, but then it's YOUR money and EARS.

Nuff said.

The King has spoken!

01-15-06: Stevecham
The only speakers worth owning are those that are accurate in reproducing the original signal fed them.

And that means only Thiel or Vandersteen. ALL others are NOT accurate and LOSE much of that information by losing harmonics that are contained in the TIMBRE of instruments.

01-04-06: Stevecham
Currently running Svetlana winged EL34s purchased from Joe Sausa at NewTube (I'm not affiliated but Joe is a great guy). TungSol 12AX7s and Mullard (New Sensor) 12AT7s in the 302. I'm overall happy with the sound but as I climb the tube world as I did for the solid state system, I realize that there is probably a world of everything I'm missing.

I don't have enough experience researching speakers to dispute your claim, Stevecham, but I find it fascinating that you use tube gear considering your adamant stance on accurate speaker reproduction. I also use tubes, but isn't it generally accepted even among tubophiles that tube gear is less accurate than SS or digital electronics?

I use both solid state for my Thiels (Krell KCT and 400cx) and am waiting for a Rogue Cronus for my Vandersteen 2Ce Sigs. Both tube and solid state are valid electronic sources.

But we're talking about speakers, and I want those speaker designs that provide accuracy in reproducing the signal I am hearing from either tubes or solid state electronics. How else do you really know what you're hearing? It is common sense to choose a design that had at the heart of its execution accuracy as central goal.