Highly Respected Speaker Brands

[Studley]

Since you live in the USA... spend some time going through "Craigs List" in your area. In most cases, you can drive to the owner and listen/discuss before you purchase.

Since you enjoy the sound of Tube Amplifiers, look for JBL M2 speakers.(M2 = horn type)

@LineSource; I have a question for you re your Apogees, would you mind PM ing me as I can‘t message you? TIA

 

[youknowyou]

Depends on the circle you ask.

 

[Brett]

Depends on the circle you ask.

Audiophiles often reach out to other audiophiles in their close circle.

 

[jimbones]

OK so I used the Vienna Acoustics as a benchmark speaker. I am now building my own consisting of SB34NRXL75-08, AC130F1, and 27TAC/BG. Stay tuned.

 

[youknowyou]

vienna acoustic are not well regarded

even their stereophile measurements sucks if i recall correctly
https://www.stereophile.com/content/vienna-acoustics-mozart-loudspeaker-measurements

lol

 

[jimbones]

vienna acoustic are not well regarded

even their stereophile measurements sucks if i recall correctly
https://www.stereophile.com/content/vienna-acoustics-mozart-loudspeaker-measurements

lol

OK I was being nice. Truth is I was able to cobble together a speaker very quickly that out performed them. So they "served" their purpose but i am past that. I found them to be very polite is how I would describe them.

 

[youknowyou]

OK I was being nice. Truth is I was able to cobble together a speaker very quickly that out performed them. So they "served" their purpose but i am past that. I found them to be very polite is how I would describe them.

haha, yes.
im not surprised you were able to build something better !!! but still, congrats!

a good reference in commercial realm sfor midrange quality, is Harbeth. I dont own their speakers anymore but harbeth mids are great imo
and a excellent reference for the mid. mine personally.

ATC, Harbeth, Spendor, PMC, Tannoy in UK speakers are well regarded
Revel, Wilson audio as built in USA
Focal

 

[tone?]

Danny Ritchie although knowledgeable from what I’ve read is still biased

he is selling gear that ‘ assumes‘ speakers aren’t designed well so he can sell products that make them better.

some of his kits may do exactly that. Who knows.

i don’t know about speaker design but I do know about bias.
and he isn’t the best person to review a speaker because of that bias

 

[planet10]

Danny Ritchie although knowledgeable from what I’ve read is still biased

Yes.

But to some extent we all are.

dave

 

[tone?]

Yes.

But to some extent we all are.

dave

well there is bias and then there is bias.

i can be biased by owning a pair of proacs for example and be biased in that I think the brand is great because I own them.
then I can sell Nike shoes and make videos about how other brands are cheaply made and not as good as Nike.

see the differences?
both biases , but quite different.

 

[planet10]

Oh yes, and i agree, and i put GR in the latter category.

dave