What do you consider the most musical speakers—$15000 & under

keithr914 posts11-12-2017 1:05amI'd say brands associated with tone include Sonus Faber, Harbeth, Devore Fidelity, Dynaudio, Tannoy, and Zu Audio.

I sold my Proacs after many years to get Vandersteen's.  Tonality was the number one reason for that.  I'd put them in that group also.  I also feel that Tidal has to be in that same group of speakers.  

I heard the 2ce-ci? years ago There was a fairly new owner in the shop just looking for others to bask in the joy of listening to them, according to the new satisfied owner the rest of speaker manufacturers were wasting time. they sounded more like speakers than music to me so even vandy's need careful component matching. I lost count of the number of speakers i've owned, forget about the home demos! For me they come in bunches. I get a pair I like and they stay 10-15 years it's the time between that costs so much and the turnover builds up. It seems speakers are a compromise and if done correctly the more  money the less compromise, so personal priority becomes a factor. n the last 5 years i've bought 4 pair of speakers hoping to get the bass, imaging, resolution and dynamics I enjoy so much out of a single box and about the time I start to think the salon2 is incompatible with my room I reposition them sit back and think, maybe i'm good for another 10-15 years.

I have liked some of the Revel's I've heard in the past.  I know they just redid the line if I recall. 

I feel musical & accurate are one in the same—if it is dry or analytical it is neither accurate or musical.
But I would like to raise another question sometimes musical could also be unattractive or old fashion.
I think some very musical speakers fall into this category.
We sit in front of our music listening and also looking at our gear.Besides the sound of a speaker there is also the aesthetic of the speaker. If you had a choice between musical & unattractive or handsome and maybe not quite as musical which would you choose?

This will be a unpopular opinion, but for me it's the JBL 4367