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

I thought mr_ m brought up a good point when when he said he would pick the most musical over the most accurate. His post was in "Searching for the Most Accurate Speaker under $15000"
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d2girls
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This will be a unpopular opinion, but for me it's the JBL 4367
audiokinesis
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@d2girls said, "This will be a unpopular opinion, but for me it's the JBL 4367"

Obviously you listen with your ears rather than your eyes, something that is almost becoming a lost art.  Most audiophiles wouldn't begin to give the 4367 a fair chance because soon as they see a horn they listen with their eyes, no audition needed.  The 4367 is not "audio jewelry" - it is all about performance, and its performance is superb.  Imo your priorities are right.

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ctsooner
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I think you either like horns or you don't.  I loved them as a kid, but most of them I've heard (and even liked) are a bit colored tonally.  I think that's why many of us aren't into them. Fun to listen to?  Can be adn if you like them, that's awesome.  It's why they make so many different speakers.
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steve59
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Accurate measurement should mean the speaker doesn't add or subtract anything from the signal being fed right? so if you have a room that adds or subtracts different fq's speakers that compensate for it will in fact more accurate right? If it's a known quantity that typical room reflections add 3-5 db at 3-5khz (pulling these figures out of the air for my argument) a designer that accounts for the typical room would be more accurate/musical than the razor flat measuring speaker.
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