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What is the best HEAVY METAL speaker?

I know totally blasphemy question here on Audiogon. But you like what you like, right? Anyway, I know most metal music is totally compressed and recorded horrible (aka Metallica) however there is a new age of metal bands out there that are starting to change that (Opeth started with Blackwater Park). So what speakers out there can take the pounding of a double bass drum kit hitting at full throttle and give the roar of metal guitar justice. There has to be a set up that would make Glen Tipton turn his head and say hell ya!
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audiolabyrinth
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I remember my first rock alblum, it was the first Kiss alblum, then led zepplin, Heart, etc.., I never looked back after that, Damn, then I turned into a heavy metal and Rock singer for the most of my life after those alblums, scorpion's, motley crue, pantera,Dream Theatre, Rush was my first concert, man was I ruined!, when I seen Neil peart play the drums, I was like, he's the man!, I noticed everyone was useing JBL stack stage speakers then, now many years later, the top JBL speakers and many others are what kick's for metal to me.
travbrow
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If you have a sub, you can try budget PA speakers. The Behringer B212XL and B215XL, Mackie C200 and c300z are models that seem liked for home use. These are high efficiency compression horn speakers so can play loud without strain and are very dynamic. Low powered tube amps are enough to drive them. I have the B212XL and with a sub and bass EQ they sound impressive for around $300.00 a pair.

To me, pretty sounding expensive high-end speakers seem a waste for heavy metal music.
loomisjohnson
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polk monitor 10. look no further.
dave_72
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Yeah, but those are gonna need work. Unless you can find a pristine pair. And even so, they would need tlc. It wouldn't be a good idea to set those up and blast them, imo.
linaeum66
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Not sure why all the hating on metal, saying you should listen on a boombox, and only with 15" woofers. I'm a huge metalhead myself, mostly death and doom metal, and the music benefits just as substantially by quality gear as any other genre.

I have an Odyssey Lorelei speakers driven by a Pass Labs X150 and a Modwright LS100 Pre.

I do agree with Nrenter saying: "stay away from horn, electrostats and planers" I would look into some of the towers by Axiom audio or Revel, some of the best metal I've heard. Have you decided yet, or made a short list?
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