"The 12 Most Significant Loudspeakers of All Time."

[Ernest F]

Way back in the 1970's, when most of the listed speakers were around, there was another "star" mnamed Dayton Wright, named after Mike Wright. It was a gas-filled electrostatic design one would have to drive with a couple of Crown 300 amps or the Amzilla amp to get them singing — and sing they did. Later, it was discovered that almost all speakers developed a gas leak, that could be "fixed" only by the company and turned out to be a lot of inconvenience and outright hassle. The Kef 104 should also be in the line-up. Another honourable mention should include the ESS Heil spedakers (I don't remember their model name or number) — an then there was the JBL 100 that sounded just great when connected to a McIntosh amp.

[Nightlord]

I think Watt should be kicked off the list in favour of B&W 801 too. Beveridge also crossed my mind if the list really reflects different ideas. And on that note I think a Sonab/Carlsson could be on such a list too, don't know which one had most international impact, though.

[marc360]

Best speakers I ever heard are old polish vintage Unitra Tonsil Zg30c201 speakers. Amazing sound and only 30 Watts.

[GaryProtein]

I certainly agree with the presence of speaker #8 on their list!

They have power, transparency, resolution and realism.

They totally disappear in the room. Sonically that is.

[Dirty Larry]

I have owned several on the list, and IMHO DCM's Time windows deserve mention as well.

Arguably the most impressive sound for the money I have ever owned - and the first pair of speakers I ever bought when I wasn't shopping for speakers.

In fact, I was so impressed that I stopped on the way home and also picked up the demo CD - Dire straits, Love over gold - in an effort to fully replicate the experience. (No, I wasn't stoned.)

At the time I was running maggies with a DH200 in a smallish room and there was simply no comparison.