greatest 2 channel speaker of all time............

JimBRICK
JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
edited May 2007 in Speakers
Alot of you guys have seen some great speakers, what is your pick?
2 CHANNEL
Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited May 2007
    that I have seen, VMPS RM V60 http://www.vmpsaudio.com/RMV60.htm

    that I have heard Magnepan 3.6R
    Dodd - Battery Preamp
    Monarchy Audio SE100 Delux - mono power amps
    Sony DVP-NS999ES - SACD player
    ADS 1230 - Polk SDA 2B
    DIY Stereo Subwoofer towers w/(4) 12 drivers each
    Crown K1 - Subwoofer amp
    Outlaw ICBM - crossover
    Beringher BFD - sub eq

    Where is the remote? Where is the $%#$% remote!

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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited May 2007
    Seen and heard, MBL 101E Radialstrahler. It can't get any better...

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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited May 2007
    thats a nice sig Rookie
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    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,217
    edited May 2007
    Probably no such thing :confused: . It's like asking what the greatest sports car of all time is :p . Good question and we'll get lots of varied answers. The best I've heard so far, IMO are the Revel Salon. Powered by Levinson No. 436 Mono blocks.

    Here's a link to my impression when I heard them

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45508&highlight=revel

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    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited May 2007
    Anthony Gallo Reference 3.1

    I am a bit biased though. :D
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  • Gaara
    Gaara Posts: 2,415
    edited May 2007
    As was stated it all depends on personal preference, so there is no such thing as "best". If you mean best that we have heard, I would say Gallo Reference 3.1s.

    We don't have many high end stores around here and those that we do have I don't like (very condescending) so I don't think I have heard enough speakers to really give a valid opinion. When I got the Gallos I didn't feel a need to upgrade anything, and still do not a year and a half later.

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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited May 2007
    Gaara wrote: »
    I would say Gallo Reference 3.1s.

    Jared

    Ok, it is official. Close thread. :)
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  • dane_peterson
    dane_peterson Posts: 1,903
    edited May 2007
    So far from what I've experienced, Wilson Watt/PUPPY 7s. Flattest speaker from floor to ceiling that I've ever heard. I wish they weren't also the most expensive speakers I've heard, as I don't feel that price/performance always directly coorelate. But in this instance, I'm afraid that's the case.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 34,003
    edited May 2007
    When it is all said and done, that honor may go, with some objectivity, to the comparatively modest, and even fairly modestly priced, Quad ESL-57.

    http://www.quadesl.org/
    http://www.thevintageknob.org/THEVAULT/ESL57/ESL57.html
    http://www.geocities.com/drquad@pacbell.net/

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    The JBL Paragon, Electrovoice Patrician, Altec A-5, and the venerable Klipschorn would also probably be in the running.
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited May 2007
    If you labeled at certain price and monitor and floorstanding points this would become a fascinating thread. For instance, under $5K my choice in monitors is the Sonus Faber Cremona Auditors.
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited May 2007
    has anyone heard the Shaman from totem before? I love the look of those speakers
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    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
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  • MSALLA
    MSALLA Posts: 1,602
    edited May 2007
    The best I ever listened to was a set of Martin Logan Monolith's but they had over $50,000 worth of equipment running them and I really have not listened to much else that was in that high priced relm.
    Michael


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    (2) Outlaw 200
    Adcom GFA 555
    Sony BDP300
    Denon 2900 DVD
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    Lsi7's rear
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited May 2007
    Headphones.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited May 2007
    you know actually if I could find speakers that rock like my headphones on my mp3 I would love it. the song AC/DC "whole lotta rosie" in my headphones never rocks as good on any speakers I've heard
    2 CHANNEL
    Speaker - Klipsch Heresy II
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  • halo
    halo Posts: 5,616
    edited May 2007
    Best I've heard?

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    InnerSound Eros MK II. (Yes I'm biased).
    Audio: Polk S15 * Polk S35 * Polk S10 * SVS SB-1000 Pro
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  • Paramount Polk
    Paramount Polk Posts: 38
    edited May 2007
    dane_peterson wrote: »
    So far from what I've experienced, Wilson Watt/PUPPY 7s. Flattest speaker from floor to ceiling that I've ever heard. I wish they weren't also the most expensive speakers I've heard, as I don't feel that price/performance always directly coorelate. But in this instance, I'm afraid that's the case.

    I'll second that but with the Series 5... its the best stereo i've ever heard before. its best pair i've heard in my life but im sure there are better ones...;)

    Anyone EVER hear the Alexandria? suppose to be the most expensive speaker system right?

    http://wilsonaudio.com/product/alexandria/
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    -DAYTON SA240-B 240W Sub Plate Amp
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  • W WALDECKER
    W WALDECKER Posts: 900
    edited May 2007
    The best Speakers i have heard were a full tilt Pair of VMPS RM 40's with the tweeter's powered by a pair of Responce Audio Modded 200 Wpc ASL Hurricane Monoblocks and the bottom end powered by a pair of Edge electronics SS Monoblocks. the RM 40's were sitting on top of a pair of VMPS Larger Subs powered by a Crown SS amplifier.thanks....WCW III
    Rogue Audio stereo 100 tube amplifier - Lector Zoe preamplifier with 6H30 pi's
    .Audience AU24SE speaker and ic cables- Chord Qutest DAC - Black Cat Silverstar II 75ohm digital cable-Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature system with large bass cabinets to accommodate 10" Seas magnesium woofers.2xhmpsuownoj.jpg
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited May 2007
    The best I have personally heard were the Sonus Faber Stradivari running on a ton of McIntosh gear. Those speaks are a work of art.
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    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited May 2007
    Best speaker ever?

    Easy, the KLH Seventeen.

    Small enough to place in / on a bookshelf, large enough to use on the floor. Tried and proven two-way acoustic suspension design. Easy to drive, but can take a fair amount of power too when you want to crank it up a bit. Inverted cloth surrounds, no rot to deal with. Real wood finish, tasteful off white grilles.

    A benchmark for female vocals, as smooth and involving as anything out there. Solid bass into the 30's, making them full range for all intents and purposes. Built in tweeter contour switch, for a top end that will please just about anyone.

    That, and even today you can still pick them up for next to nothing - affordable! There hasn't been a better 'all around' speaker built since.

    The KLH 17 gets my award for 'best speaker of all time'.
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  • dougy
    dougy Posts: 182
    edited May 2007
    They're out of my league, but the B&W 801-D's would be my choice for best all-around.
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    Pioneer Elite VSX-55TXi
    Pioneer Elite DV-47Ai
    Sony BDP-S300
    Sony SLV-779HF
    DirecTV HD sat. receiver

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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,093
    edited May 2007
    Vintage BOSE 901's. An audioflakes wet dream!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 28,793
    edited May 2007
    Bose 3-2-1
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited May 2007
    Modded DefTech BP10B's by Sid.
    polkaudio RT35 Bookshelves
    polkaudio 255c-RT Inwalls
    polkaudio DSWPro550WI
    polkaudio XRT12 XM Tuner
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited May 2007
    That's easy - Panasonic Turbo Thrusters! :p
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  • skipf
    skipf Posts: 694
    edited May 2007
    For their price I haven't heard better than my Carver ALS Platinums. Not very efficient though, you have to flat pump some juice through them to get them to sing. I really like ribbon drivers.
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  • Yashu
    Yashu Posts: 772
    edited May 2007
    Best beginner's audiophile speaker should be the PSB Alpha B, seriously... It was through these speakers (actually for me it was the towers, but for the sake of bang for buck I am saying the Bs) that my taste for high end had truly begun. Not to say I did not have the thirst before, I just didn't know I could actually afford something good at the time.

    I have gone through many speakers since, auditioned many, and I still have my alpha towers for 2 channel HT, and I recently bought a set of matching Bs for a desktop system.

    My other vote for best speaker ever... would have to be one of the JBL studio monitors... like 4401 or something... JBL monitors were used to record 75% of the music you guys probably listen to... so I think that puts them up there. Right now I have a set of Pro IIIs with woofer upgrades for my desktop, I love the sweet sound of some of the older JBL tweeters.
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