High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more

The Audio Note AN-E/SPe HE speakers I heard at RMAF and eventually purchased have a frequency response of 17Hz-22KHz (-6dB) and start at $7500 in the standard finishes.

From my research into Tonian speakers, including emails with Tony, his models with similar frequency response cost about the same or more. The Classic 12.1 for example (32Hz-40KHz), I believe retails for over $12k (someone please correct me).

The Tonian TL-D1 that everyone considers a bargain, have a frequency response of 42Hz-40KHz. Limited bass response.

Be certain when comparing prices, you compare speakers with apples-to-apples specs.

Classic Audio Repro, Sonist, Coincident...i do think we are on the right track...happy listening

You are correct on Tonian. The 12.1 w/ copper voice coils are $11,900.

I'm totally lost on the Audio Note models and prices. I just can't make heads or tails of them. perhaps I'll call Audio Federation which is who displayed them at RMAF. It seems like the base models are fairly affordable and the high end model is the same basic speaker with upgraded parts. I can't imagine what they could do though to add $40,000 though. Even Tony's PHY drivers, which are some fairly expensive around, can be had at Madisound for a few thousand each.

I thought that model they had at RMAF was the same one I heard at their showroom which they told me was $50k+. They must have brought something else. Every time I was in their room at RMAF they were blaring rock music to show how well they can do rock music. That really turned me off and sent me moving on. If I wanted to play rock music I sure wouldn't be looking at Audio Notes. :)

Audio Federation had two rooms at RMAF 2009. One room had the $7500 AN-E/SPe HE, and the larger room had the $50K AN-E SEC Signature (lots of silver in the drivers and crossovers).

I listen to plenty of rock on my Audio Notes. ZZ Top's "Tres Hombres" was cranked up yesterday.

Tvad, did you note the differences between the $7500 audio notes and the $50000 ones, design and sound wise, while at the show?