Top Three Speakers you have owned.

Ricardo

Adding to bucket list: listen to some Ushers.

txcoastal1

Ricardo wrote: »

Adding to bucket list: listen to some Ushers.

What's your primary genre?

dkfreebird

Polk 1.2tl
Polk 2.3tl
B&W Matrix 802 Series3

i still have the 3.1tl's to try.

Nightfall

How are Ushers with Death Metal?

txcoastal1

Nightfall wrote: »

How are Ushers with Death Metal?

As a fan not good, IMHO

Nightfall

How about Dynaudio?

dromunds

Ask halo

txcoastal1

Nightfall wrote: »

How about Dynaudio?

Most versatile speaker I have owned

I've listened to most of their entire line

dalylaleahthor

1. Def Tech bp8060st
2. NHT Classic 2
3. Polk Rtia3

oldschlpolkie

Polk RTA 8TL - Currently own
Polk 10B - Regret selling... Great speakers!
Bic Venturi (Vintage) Very similar to the Formula 6 (can't remember exact model). Man those were some jammers I picked them up at a local pawn shop in the late 80s while in college. They diappeared when some jack@#* kicked in my apartment door and stole everything while I was gone.

deronb1

B&W CDM 1nt
Dali Mentor 2
Polk SDA 2B

B Run

B Run wrote: »

Mine aren't as cool as everyone elses but i've only been in the hobby about two years. I'm sure in a few more these won't even make the list :cheesygrin:

1) Polk Rti 12's
2) Klipsch Heresy II's
3) Polk Rti 8's

Haha I just saw my post from 2012, had to do an updated list.

Martin Logan ESL
ZU Omen
Goldenear Triton 5's

Honorable mentions: Paradigm Studio 100, Mythos STS, Focal 726

Ricardo

txcoastal1 wrote: »

Ricardo wrote: »

Adding to bucket list: listen to some Ushers.

What's your primary genre?

For serious listening, Jazz, classical. Classic rock my preference for background music.

txcoastal1

Ricardo wrote: »

txcoastal1 wrote: »

Ricardo wrote: »

Adding to bucket list: listen to some Ushers.

What's your primary genre?

For serious listening, Jazz, classical. Classic rock my preference for background music.

Jazz, blues, and classical is what Ushers do best The Dancer series...yeah you need to get your ears on a pair

txcoastal1

DSkip wrote: »

LSAF is just a few months away.... I'll have some spiffy Ushers there too. It may not end up being the Be-10 if I can't get the room I need for them, but I'll have some diamonds there one way or another.

You going to go pick up MD2's, you're more than welcome too...or are you bringing the 777's

txcoastal1

DSkip wrote: »

I don't know. I don't think 'picking up' will be an issue as I'm going to be treated like a free air-conditioned storage unit.

I consider it no out of pocket for demo gear

halo

Well...

I just got the Usher CP-6311 so it's too early to tell where they fall in the rankings but I really like what I'm hearing so far (just need to work on placement). They have a very "live" sound to them (think forward - the singer is in the room with you, center stage, right up front) which is on par with the ESL hybrids but it's different.

That said,

Von Schweikert VR2

InnerSound Eros MK II

Polk Monitor 11 / Model 11 / RTA 11 (same speaker, different names) tied with the Polk Signature S60. The Energy RC-70 are not far behind the 3rd place speakers, especially with the right gear behind them. The Dynaudio DM 2/6 were pretty spectacular with a nice wide soundstage and great details - good bass for a bookie but not floorstander good. I guess that's more than 3. lol.

mantis

1) Definitive Technology Mythos ST
2) Dynaudio Audience 82
3) Polk Audio LSI 15

hochpt21

GoldenEar Triton 2
Polk LSiM 705
Polk LSi15

joecoulson

1. Polk Lsim705 (current)
2. Totem Acoustic Rainmaker (still one)
3. Definitive Technology SM350

mlistens03

Top three speakers I’ve owned... you’d think that’d be an easy question.
I’ve had a lot of great speakers, so most of what I have is pretty close to each other, but here’s how I think they go, sound wise.
1: Monitor Audio Radius R90 HD. Yes, they are small for a mini monitor, and designed to be put by a wall, but when you place them well and put good equipment behind them they really shine. Monitor Audio did a good job with these, I think they left out lower frequencies (drops off steeply below 90ish Hz) in order to focus more on above that. And they are awesome above 120 Hz. IMO head and shoulders against other things I’ve owned.
2: Mission Freedom 770 Mark IV. These speakers rock. They don’t have the clarity of the Monitors or my SDA’s, but they are just so much fun, that they make an easy choice for number 2.
3: This is the hard one. I’ll say it’s neck and neck between my LSi25s and my SDA CRS (both bone stock.) The SDA soundstage is astounding, but other than that, I don’t like them, because they just don’t sound good to my ears. Too bright, too harsh. LSi’s are the exact opposite. I really liked them, they were very musical and smooth, but they were too laid back. They didn’t have a sound that sucked me in. For me, you have to crank the volume too much for them to sound good. Now, when you gave them power, they easily would be number 3, but I spend most of my listening at lower levels. I’ll leave this one up in the air, as I can’t decide.
I’m done now.

pitdogg2

Wow what a blast from the past. Lots of old timers from days gone past.
Great read

Tony M

I clicked on this thread and started reading and thinking, yea those were great and darn, I forgot about them, I still have them too (ESS-AMT 1b's). LOL. The maggies, the heresy's, the ADS's etc.

Then I see it was in 2010 that the posts were from. But it doesn't really matter since I believe speakers hold their special qualities for a long, long time. I've had a blast collecting audio stuff for 35+ years.

Polk's SRS2's are up near the top for sure! Then there are the Newform Research 645R's I think they are. The Triton Ones are up there too.

But I've also heard holographic speakers like the PSB Century 600's I think they were. The Ohm Walsh 2's were super special too. The ESS AMT 1b's and the Maggie 3.1R's I think they were, are and were also lifelike sounding.

The Polk RT3000P's and LS90'd have rocked my world on more than 100 occasions. Beautiful sounding!

Then the Def. Tech BP10B's and my new to me BP30's are super special too.


But the Polk Monitor 10's with peerless tweets pushed me over the edge about 15+ years ago. I only had the ESS AMT 1b's for my main system in the house. After getting the Monitor 10's, I went looking for other speakers and haven't stopped. I slowed down but haven't stopped.

The Pioneer HP100's ( 200 watt versions) were NICE!

Then there are all my recently acquired and re-foamed Infinity's I stock piled over the past couple of years are pretty impressive too.

Sorry about posting more than 3 but I just have to give credit to a lot of NICE sounding speakers I've heard and sold and still have. I just remembered my pr. of RSL 3200's I think they are. Maybe 3300. They sound FINE too!

And all the Pinnacles I've owned and still do own a lot of them. They are FINE sounding too.

That's enough, I'm tired and I'm sure you guys are tired of reading this too.

Good nice and good listening to you all!

TM.

verb

Good info Tony, I'm sure the speakers you mentioned above are but a small percentage of your collection! Keep collecting my man!

motorhead43026

This thread made me go and pull my 7C's out of storage, these rate in my top 3 for sure. What are the other two, not sure as I have to think about that. These 7C's were a no brainer though. Or, may be just for sentimental reasons that they sound so good.

VR3

Top three....
1. Jm lab mezzo utopia
2. Tyler acoustics super towers modded
3. Tyler acoustics 7u

Bottom 3
1. Vmps tower II, terrible
2. Tyler acoustics d3 and d2, terrible
3. Polk Audio rti70

maxward

I’ve owned four speakers since 1973:
Dynaco A-35 (1973-1977)
Powered Advents (1977-1981)
Magnepan MG 2B (1981-2013, Yikes!)
Magnepan MG 3.6R (2013-present).
The MG 3.6R were the only ones bought used. At some point I may think about downsizing to some stand-mounts or similar speakers.

TEAforONE

My top three....
1-Nola Boxer 2's (current)
2-Hornshoppe Great Horned Heils (current)
3- EPI 180's

voltz

ROSSO FIORENTINO "Fiesole's"

Usher Mini X's

POLK CRS+'s

voltz

My Game just went to another level...having fun enjoying it as much as possible..except my sister said she stills like my SDA better?

She never fails to embarrasses me