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Nominations for a PFM list of 25 top speakers of all time.
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Second the Mani II's. Need a bit of care to set up and partner, but I haven't heard anything better in their price bracket (and I've listened to, and owned a lot). To be fair to other speakers which might be enormous, I haven't even tried them as I know they would not be welcome in the main room of the house!
Andrewken, good to feel that I'm not alone in my recommendation
When I got mine, 14 years ago in the US, I had done some extensive listening, including Martin Logans, Quads, Wilson Watt/Puppies and couldn't find anything I liked more, although some Thiels came close.
Big speakers don't work for me, even though I grew up with JBL 4343s. I keep coming back to mini monitors ;-)
When I got mine, 14 years ago in the US, I had done some extensive listening, including Martin Logans, Quads, Wilson Watt/Puppies and couldn't find anything I liked more, although some Thiels came close.
Big speakers don't work for me, even though I grew up with JBL 4343s. I keep coming back to mini monitors ;-)
Tigerjones
Bagpuss
Me to.
Some of my favorites that I've heard in no particular order. Assuming they're driven correctly and are in a proper space...
Audio Physic Yara Evolution Bookshelf (I own them and will never get rid of them)
Totem Arro
Totem Mani-2
Vandersteen 2CE
Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus
Verity Parsifal Ovation
ATC SCM 12
Audio Physic Tempo (too many good versions to name one)
Harbeth P3ESR and the next model up
Linn Katan
Dynaudio Focus 110
Magnepan MMG
Most of those are pretty inexpensive, relatively speaking. I've heard far more expensive speakers, but these have stood out to my ears.
Vintage greats that I wouldn't be able to live with day in and day out as my main speakers...
Quad ESL
BBC 3/5a
Klipsch LaScala
Linn Kans
Naim SBL
Magnepan 1.3 or something like that
Their are so many more great speakers. Maybe this should be divided between current speakers and out of production speakers?
Audio Physic Yara Evolution Bookshelf (I own them and will never get rid of them)
Totem Arro
Totem Mani-2
Vandersteen 2CE
Sonus Faber Grand Piano Domus
Verity Parsifal Ovation
ATC SCM 12
Audio Physic Tempo (too many good versions to name one)
Harbeth P3ESR and the next model up
Linn Katan
Dynaudio Focus 110
Magnepan MMG
Most of those are pretty inexpensive, relatively speaking. I've heard far more expensive speakers, but these have stood out to my ears.
Vintage greats that I wouldn't be able to live with day in and day out as my main speakers...
Quad ESL
BBC 3/5a
Klipsch LaScala
Linn Kans
Naim SBL
Magnepan 1.3 or something like that
Their are so many more great speakers. Maybe this should be divided between current speakers and out of production speakers?
Gaius
pfm Member
I would agree with that list, currently running SBL, about to go active.
That is a hard list to beat, new or old.
kjb
Proof reading not always a strength
+1
Although the speakers that gave me most pleasure were the Mordaunt Short MS 10s -
Kevin
bottleneck
pfm Member
just one?!?!
just one speaker?!?!
what about all me other favourites?!
Ok, if only one I will go with the Living Voice Olympian.
It is..
30% bonkers
40% not quite what I would do, but close.
100% wonderful.
just one speaker?!?!
what about all me other favourites?!
Ok, if only one I will go with the Living Voice Olympian.
It is..
30% bonkers
40% not quite what I would do, but close.
100% wonderful.
bottleneck
pfm Member
I wonder what criteria people are using for the ''top speaker of all time'' nomination?
I am seeing lots of people nominate little box speakers with twenty quid drive units.
Is the criteria ''the speaker that gave me the most pleasure for so many years'' - or is it ''the best speaker that has ever been made'' ?
I am seeing lots of people nominate little box speakers with twenty quid drive units.
Is the criteria ''the speaker that gave me the most pleasure for so many years'' - or is it ''the best speaker that has ever been made'' ?
+1
Would be happy with Khorns with a few mods, Westminsters or some Cessaro Horns....sigh.
Evil Emperor
Taller Than Stalin
I think a lot relate 'best ever' to 'best they have ever owned'. That's crazy; it means if I were voting for the best car ever, I'd end up with the 2002 Honda Civic.
pocketkitchen
Registered User
The trouble is, unless you've heard it, or better still, lived with it, how can you make a proper assessment of it? I've worked for a number of hifi companies over the years yet still cannot really comment on some extremely highly thought of products. You can only really have a properly informed opinion on something you have good experience of.
pocketkitchen
Registered User
As an addition to the above, it's worth pointing out that the 25 "top" speakers of all time may not be necessarily from the high end category. Who knows, a dealer may well come on here and vote for the KEF Coda 7 because more people bought them than anything else. The fact I don't like them has nothing to do with it.