Best Loudspeakers for Rich Timbre?

@chrissain This was at the flagship Harman store in NYC with ML equipment, so if they can't set it up to sound nothing short of spectacular, that's on them. Mark Levinson stuff is okay, it used to be better. Levinson is hiding out in Europe, trying to evade taxes these days.

I hope you realize that I was messing with you a bit in some of my responses, I would never want anyone to listen to or own equipment they don't emotionally connect to. Everyone hears differently and has different preferences. That's what makes this so much fun and that's why we have so many options.

I just get irked when people put so much faith in Harman's testing/listening room, which was created by their marketing department. 

As for other speakers... If we're still talking about Samsung speakers, then I would pick JBL Synthesis any day over Revels.

I personally own speakers from Devialet, B&W, and Goldmund. And electronics from Devialet, SME, and Micromega.

I also have an SME Model 10 with Clearaudio Maestro V2, a Bel Canto Dac 3.7  and a Bel Canto Ref phono stage with vbs power supply, rogue audio M 180 mono blocks and Rel sub. It sounds fantastic. 

IMHO, Audiokinesis has added more useful insight into the attainment of true timbre than anyone else. Sure, it helps to have a "rich timbre" speaker to begin with, but despite all the evidence and professional agreement, the average audiophile refuses to work the room as advised by Jim Smith and so many others. What percentage of audiophiles have dedicated 2 channel listening rooms with no flat screen in between the speakers, room treatment on the walls and ceiling at first reflection points, and loudspeakers placed well out into the room with best sound as the only criteria? 2%? Then add having the equipment rack to the side rather than between the speakers and elimination of parallel sidewalls and you come down to what, .01%?

Right, music has to be enjoyed in our shared living spaces. No way acoustic panels and such will ever be in our family living space/music room.  Just not going to happen. Same with speakers 7 feet off the wall behind them etc....not at all practical. However, one can still have good sounding music in that space. Today folks like a Lyngdorf offer SOTA room correction that helps a great deal. 

Well, I do have the dedicated listening room with sound treatment on the walls and ceiling at the first reflection points and corner traps. I have sound treatment on the front wall between my DeVore 0/93's. My speakers are positioned for best sound well into the room. I do however have my equip rack up against the front wall. The prospect of long speaker cables snaking around the corner of the room from the side (I use Cardas Clear, not cheap) is just too daunting. And I have a room with parallel walls because once again, I am out there but not that out there. For those that can afford to configure a room with non-parallel walls, good for them. They are at the margins of the margins.