High Efficiency Speakers Your top 3 or more

Tvad, the Audionote speakers IMHO do not represent high efficiency speakers, although I do like them once Peter has set them up.

Mmike84, My favorite high efficiency speakers are: the Beauhorn Virtuousos and the Exemplar tractrix horns. I also thought the old Maxhorn using Feastrex drivers was excellent. I am once again out of my high efficiency and SET period and back to my modest efficiency multiple driver with fairly powerful SS amp period. What I really want is a single, one inch, full-range driver capable of 20-20k Hz speaker that is 103 db efficient. I haven't found any:)

03-28-10: Tbg
Tvad, the Audionote speakers IMHO do not represent high efficiency speakers, although I do like them once Peter has set them up.

Tbg, your opinion doesn't matter to me.

Audio Note factory specs on the AN-E/SPe HE are 98dB/w/m.

If the OP's dB/w/m requirement rises above 98dB, then consider the speakers removed from consideration.

Going back near the top of the thread, Mmike84 defined his dB/w/m requirement as:

03-25-10: Mmike84
Let's say 92 db or higher and preferably at least 6 ohms avg.

So, for the purposes of this thread, the AN-E/SPe HE qualify.

Interestingly, the AN-E were only one of three speakers I mentioned, and they weren't placed as the "best" I've heard, yet they are under the spotlight, I suppose because I own them. For many reasons, I can't (or won't) purchase the "best" I've heard in many audio categories.

I mentioned the "best" being the CAR T1.3 with field coil drivers. I also listed Coincident loudspeakers (pick a model...).

Not a mention of those mega expensive 'Acapella Triolon Excalibur MK II' speakers from anyone?

Gawdbless, I guess they are indeed high efficiency. I have heard them briefly. I guess I would never venture there, just too big and expensive.