Loudspeakers You Wish To Try But Probably Won't Own In This Lifetime

The original Amphion Kryptons with the granite sides and wooden waveguides.

Oh hang on a minute

 

Having been very happy with my Kudos Cardea C20a, I wouldnt mind giving their flagship floorstanders a go. Everything else I'd like to try just will not fit... IMF TLS80's, big Tannoys, Quad ELS63, Apogee Scintilla......

 

I miss my TLS80s

 

My very short wish-list includes:

• B&O Beolab 90
• Sonus Faber Extrema and Guarneri (original versions)
• Infinity IRS V
• JBL Everest DD67000
• ATC SCM300ASLT

I'll keep dreaming ...

 

Classic:
Sonus Faber Extrema
Tannoy Westminster
Apogee Scintilla

Contemporary:
B&W Nautilus
Axhorn AX Jet Pro
Abbingdon Music Research LS-77
Node Hylixa
Clarisys Audio Minuet
Diapason Astera
Larsen 9
Kharma Ceramique Classic
German Physiks Gaudi III

 

I'd love a pair of there https://alsyvox.com/

Realistically the only speakers I would like to explore would be very efficient horn subwoofers and various amplifiers. I'll probably keep my Sonus Faber Extema's and pair of Living Voice tone Scouts and appreciate I was lucky at the time I bought them 25 and 10 years ago

 

Avalon Isis for me.

 

Good question, enjoyed reading replies. I’m thinking Shahinian, Vivid, Art, big Tannoys, big ATC’s, Wilson Benesch as speakers I’d love to try. All based of course in owner reports.

From your list I think the Focal Sopras might be the ones which could closely claim to be truly state of art.

 

Having owned Westlake TM1 clones and Tannoy 215 DMT clones that huge 'west coast sound' monitor experience would be complete with some TAD 2401's. https://audio-database.com/PIONEER-EXCLUSIVE/speaker/model2401twin-e.html

 

I just dont get McIntosh kit..... its so damn ugly. Bet dem speakers do bass

 

Top of my list were the Sonus Faber Electa Amator 1.

I’m a big fan of their classic 2-way monitors, having owned the Cremona Auditor, Signum, Minima Amator, Electa Amator 2, Guarneri Memento, Concertino & Concerto. I found the Minima Amator to be particularly brilliant, and the EAII to be a little disappointing, especially HF. The Guarneri was second to none for craftsmanship, and had a good bit of magic, but the low end was too restricted for my taste (I think the original Guarneri is even more limited in that respect). Anyway, I’ve been on the casual lookout for a good pair of EA1s for years. I’d resigned myself to never own a set mainly because they’re so rarely available. But a great set cropped up a few weeks ago and I jumped on it. Very pleased that I did - such a well rounded, musical and engaging speaker. Fantastic top end thanks to the Esotar tweeter, and they do the big sound from a small box thing brilliantly. They don’t compete with the Dynaudio Confidence 20 for resolution, insight, precision, outright power handling (technology does advance), but they’re just so listenable. A great reason to keep two systems.

That aside, I’d love to try the following but probably never will:

- Quad ESL
- Martin Logan CLS
- ATC SCM150A
- Dutch&Dutch 8C
- Sonus Faber Extrema / Extr3ma
- KEF Blade

 

Victor Zero L10 ,if I win the lottery probably I'll buy them

 

very jealous - that amp looks so good.

 

let's face it the best upgrade is probably a bigger house.

 

I'd particularly like to listen to a pair of the smaller MBLs at home, but I'd also be interested to hear active speakers like the D&Ds, the new Dynaudio Focus range, the bigger B&Os and the Buchardt A700s. I'm still perfectly happy listening to the SCM40As and the Genelecs I have though.

 

Found the Kudos 505 to be great and reasonable ex demo available usually

 

I would go for Sonus Faber Guarneri

 

I’d like to hear some of the larger models from the Martin Logan ESL range, but I’m not sure of their compatibility with Naim amplifiers.

 

A friend of mine owns some, the Hornmanufaktur A90IIs, driven by a 1-Watt tube amp in a comfortably large living room. I don’t think they lack extension as far as ‘normal’ music and loudness are concerned. In fact, I find them perfectly listenable and rather pleasant.

 

I’d like to try big active ATC’s and Martin Logan’s, would be very happy to return to Shahinian Onelisks.

I’d love to hear some big Tidals, but much like Avalons, their looks are not for me.