How are other speakers better then others?

[jomari]

gohanto hit it on the nail on this one.

one thing to take note is that it does boil down to personal preference as well.

a high end speaker may sound absolutely gorgeous to someone (dynaudio focals) but would sound retched to another folk. or that same person hasnt have the idea of what to look for in such speakers.

some people like horns, others electro-planars, others ribbon tweeters.

we learn each and every day about these thru a lot of reading, research and of course auditioning definitely broadens your choices.

one thing to consider tho, most big name places, like BB or the unfortunate CC, is that their audition rooms arent necessarily the best areas to spend time auditioning them. Most HT stores have dedicated listening areas, and some even have acoustic treatments to further enhance the experience.