Best Speaker you have ever listened to

[Woody]

Originally Posted by RUR

Used to be, but not made in a few years. There's a pair on A-gon right now for ~$70K. CLX is sort of a mini-Statement, and I'm waiting for them to arrive in dealerships. They look mighty tempting....

Yeah, it was the statements I heard. Thx for the pics.

[MPDIEHL]

Originally Posted by RUR

Lucky you! Where did you hear them?

I've heard a fair number of uber high-end speakers over the years, the most expensive being Wilson WAMM's. If I could rationalize the purchase, I'd buy Martin Logan Statements.

As a retailer we were invited to Kansas to tour the plant. It was early fall 2007 with the speakers to be available at out store by fall 2008

[sokrman14]

Sonus Faber Cremonas for me!!!

[prerich]

Originally Posted by Woody

It is actually Vifa.

I have heard too many to mention, but some of the more expensive ones I have heard are Logan's flagships (forget the name), B&W 800 + 802ds, Magnepan flagships, Focal Electra (forget model number, biggest pair), Vandersteen (somewhere in the middle of their line), Thiel (something like 12k/pair), Krell LAT1, Macintosh flagships, and the Paradigm S8. That is all I can remember. I have not done much critical listening to expensive speakers since I bought my speakers 5 years ago.

The recent ones (within 2 years) on my list are the B&Ws, the Focals, and the Paradigm S8.

Oh and Revel speakers like 6 years ago (somewhere around 10k/pair I heard)

Typo- hand got off the home row (f and v right under each other) thanks for the correction

[prerich]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

He says they are called Ariel Acoustics, 20T models. New they list at $28k a pair.
But he mentioned another company (West---something) that has new speakers listed at $40k a pair.

He says Klipsch and others in the same range are not high end.. in his opinion. And by that I think he means compared to his speakers.

Those are on my wish list also

[jibucha]

Truly Outstanding Reference Quality

Properly set up and implemented; they are almost impossible to beat.

[prerich]

Originally Posted by jibucha

Truly Outstanding Reference Quality

Properly set up and implemented; they are almost impossible to beat.

ooooooooohhh old school Quad - very difficult to beat!!!! Better drive 'em right too !!!!

[Woody]

Originally Posted by prerich

Typo- hand got off the home row (f and v right under each other) thanks for the correction

LOL, happens to the best of us. On a side note, I loved Vifa when they were around, I used raw vifa drivers (mids + tweeters) in some of my old car audio systems. They also used to use them in the gen 1 Def Tech speakers which I used to love.

Since then they have merged with scanspeak and I think the name Vifa is completely gone.

Audax and scanspeak still have ALOT of their drivers used in some of the nicest speakers in the world, which you probably already know.

You came right into my wheelhouse with vifa, scanspeak, and audax.

[tmok2000]

Wilson Audio Alexandria X-2:
http://www.wilsonaudio.com/product/alexandria/

[RUR]

Originally Posted by jibucha

Truly Outstanding Reference Quality

Properly set up and implemented; they are almost impossible to beat.

Originally Posted by prerich

ooooooooohhh old school Quad - very difficult to beat!!!! Better drive 'em right too !!!!

Where were you guys when richteer conducted the QUAD acronym quiz?

jibucha, what do you drive them with?

[jibucha]

Originally Posted by RUR

Where were you guys when richteer conducted the QUAD acronym quiz?

jibucha, what do you drive them with?

Boulder Amplifier l 250AE's l Mono Configuration

[wem003]

My local dealer has Aerial Acoustics paired with a Lexicon amp, and its amazing. I was a huge B&W fan until I heard these.

[BluWave]

Sonus Faber Cremonas
Veanna Accoustics Maulers
Martin Logan Prodigys
Cant remember the model on the B&W's or the Snells

[smv25]

Bose.

j/k dudes.

[prerich]

Originally Posted by RUR

Where were you guys when richteer conducted the QUAD acronym quiz?

jibucha, what do you drive them with?

I don't have any! But I do know that they are picky about their amplification. A Quad electrostatic speaker will tell on you if you use cheap amps.

[prerich]

Originally Posted by ground chuck

definitive speakers, enuff said.

Which ones?

[prerich]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

He says they are called Ariel Acoustics, 20T models. New they list at $28k a pair.
But he mentioned another company (West---something) that has new speakers listed at $40k a pair.

He says Klipsch and others in the same range are not high end.. in his opinion. And by that I think he means compared to his speakers.

He's right, the only Klipsch that are in his class are the larger Klipschorns, and the new Paladium speakers.

[Memnoch71]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

You're referring to the "Shells" ? I listened to them.... I didn't put them in the "Top" but they certainly sound amazing.

Yes, and the same place had the Wilson Alexandrias. I Actually liked the Nautilus better. Though I still think the Infinity IRS was one of the most impressive speakers I have ever heard. It's just hard to compare them since it's been over 12 years since I heard them! They just leave quite an impression.

[Jared]

I listen to Wilson Alexandria's at least once a month. A dealer who deals out of his house has them set up and he's only about two blocks from me. I listen to records on them with one of his $15k record players. They blow my mind every time.

[musicman1999]

I have heard many very good speakers, but the best was Jm Labs Nova Utopia. They cost about $25,000 a pair and weigh about 175 pounds each but they have simply the most real sound i have ever heard from a speaker. Next being the Focal Electra 1027 be, one third the price of the Novas for about 3/4 of the performance. Obviously i like French speakers but would like to hear some of the Italian speakers out there.

bill