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5 legendary speakers?

I have recently read Ken Kessler's old but still wonderful review of Sonus Faber Extremas. He ends the review by saying that "It is one of a handful of loudspeakers which qualify as legends."

I own a pair of Extremas, and I agree with Kessler's statement. Now, I am curious to know what other audiophiles consider "legendary speakers" based on their own experience. I would define legendary speakers as ones that are path breaking, that redefined the frontier of sound quality that is affordable by the average audiophile (I know, it's a vague definition). Let me give my list of 5 legendary speakers. These are all old speakers I would live with today.

1. Quad ESL 57
2. Klipsch K-Horn
3. Thiel CS5i
4. Sonus Faber Extrema
5. Sonus Faber Amati
ggavetti
peterayer
1,373 posts
 
Sirspeedy,

I'm one of those still owning the Magico Mini II. It's too early to know if it will be a "legend", but it sure sounds and looks great. I read that the Q1 sounds much better. I'm not befuddled and feel quite lucky.

Sorry I can't add to the list.
pubul57
3,712 posts
 
Perhaps Snell Type A - on short list anyway.
roberjerman
2,086 posts
 
I have on hand:                                                KLH Nines                                                        Quad 57's (two pairs)                                    DQ10's                                                              DCM Time Windows 1A                                Snell Type AIII                                                Rogers LS3/5A                                                Ohm Walsh Sound Cylinders                        Not all set up at the same time, of course!
roberjerman
2,086 posts
 
The Snell Type AIII can certainly compete with any of today's big-buck speakers! 
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