Best Speakers that you've heard Discuss Best Speakers that you've heard in the Manufactured Speakers | DIY Subwoofers forum; Best Speakers that you've heard K-horns without question. Of course you need good corners (or willing to make false corners). 60 year old design that ...

**rcarlton** · **05-18-06, 06:43 PM**

K-horns without question. Of course you need good corners (or willing to make false corners). 60 year old design that still works. Secondly would be LaScala...but I am biased. See my sig.

**05-19-06, 12:52 AM**

so far for me would be the good old epicure 3.0's still stand out among the best today

http://www.humanspeakers.com/e/epicure-3.0.htm

these are pretty rare out of the epicure line im glad i have a chance to still have a original set with foam grills and everything

**Phil M** · **05-19-06, 07:13 AM**

Definetly BOSE - just kidding!
I stopped listening, I'm too dangerous.
But the first time I heard a really great pair of speakers was about 30 years ago, KEF 104's, still remains in my memory.

**GregBe** · **05-19-06, 11:24 AM**

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Phil M wrote:

I stopped listening, I'm too dangerous.

I hear you on that. This hobby can get out of control, wondering what else is out there. I have gotten into the habit of every time I want to go out and demo new speakers, I go out and purchase some music or a movie instead. I also am a danger to myself.

**alan monro** · **05-30-06, 08:38 PM**

Danny, The best speakers I have heard are the Klipsch, even the cheaper models in the range sound good. I have the reference series. I swear by them. Have a listen to them and I bet you buy them.
Kind regards, Alan

**06-01-06, 05:56 PM**

I try not to listen to great speakers when I am shopping for good speakers. I was auditioning speakers one day and was looking at B&W well before we looked at the ones I was interested in we went into a theater room and the mains were 802Ds. Oh my they made the speakers that I wanted to hear sound poor. They had other high end speakers but since I was shopping and the wife was with me thought I better not listen to any others. THe B&W 802Ds were very nice.

**GregBe** · **06-01-06, 06:08 PM**

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jhixson wrote:

I try not to listen to great speakers when I am shopping for good speakers. I was auditioning speakers one day and was looking at B&W well before we looked at the ones I was interested in we went into a theater room and the mains were 802Ds. Oh my they made the speakers that I wanted to hear sound poor. They had other high end speakers but since I was shopping and the wife was with me thought I better not listen to any others. THe B&W 802Ds were very nice.

That is always a tough one for me. I get myself in trouble always wanting the better speakers, but the big advantage is you get a chance to hear what good quality sounds like, and can best emulate that within your price range.

**06-20-06, 08:35 AM**

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jhixson wrote:

THe B&W 802Ds were very nice.

Very nice?
I wish I could get them, they are just a bit out of my budget

**06-20-06, 11:25 AM**

Be caution! There isn't the best speaker in your search if you are already hook on to the hobby! You are always on the upgrading path to find for something better than what you already owned. Find the speaker that shall match what you already owned.

As for watching movies, the sound effect and the pictures quality count the most. I am not really particular about this and hence can't give you good advise here.

But if you are music lover, pick one pair of main speakers that are very natural and real. Go to live performance such as classical and vocal (not heavy metal and pop and rock) to hear for yourself. No one best system is able to reproduce the live performance.

**06-20-06, 12:27 PM**

I had the pleasure of getting a demo of Revel Performa surround setup. Including the F52 fronts and C52 center along with 2 of the 15" subs. They had a Lexicon receiver, but it wasn't hooked up. They used a Denon 4800 series. Absolutly amazing. I actually saw sound from the subwoofers. A scene from attack of the clones when obi-wan is chasing jango fet through the asteroid field. Fet drops mines and the shock waves explode outward. I swear I saw the wave in the room and it passed through me. Probably the coolest thing I have experienced. We listend to alot of stereo and dolby music settin to compair soundstage. The F52's did a phenominal job on there own, but the dolby music /w with center and sub was great. Every little sound was apparent even at refernece volumes. Mind you this was in an office building room w/ only the room correction routine from the Denon receiver. In a dedicated room I'd imagine the experience to be even better. But at about 20k for speakers that was a little out of my league. So now, being an electrical engineer have begun a fanatical research and learning process to create my own. Some day.... some day...

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