If Money and and Real Estate weren't a concern, what Speaker would you select?

If Money and Real Estate weren't a concern, what Speaker would you choose?

  • Focal Grand Utopia EM

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • Genesis 1.2 (Current Flagship)

    Votes: 10 13.9%
  • Magico Q7

    Votes: 7 9.7%
  • MBL X-Treme

    Votes: 10 13.9%
  • Rockport Arrakis 2

    Votes: 6 8.3%
  • Scaena Flagship model

    Votes: 1 1.4%
  • TAD Ref

    Votes: 4 5.6%
  • YG Sonja

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • Von Schweikert Universe Flagship

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • Other (Please Specify)

    Votes: 27 37.5%

  • Total voters
    72

caesar

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If you had no financial or real estate constraints, what speaker would you choose? What ancillaries would you choose?
 
Pass XS300 and XS pre
Wilson Alexia or maybe the XLF if I can get small scale performances correct.
 
I know I am leaving several respectable brands off. It breaks my heart to leave the Vivid Giya off the list, but it's a system limitation.
 
Bespoke Experience Music/EMIA system...

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Maxx 5.
 
Count me in on the full custom horn solution with DHT amps like 801a/211, GM70 or 45 driving 300B in p-p. Though I am not sure who or what sort of system it would be. IMO the smaller Cessaros I have heard at shows are too horny sounding.
 
MBL xTreme for sure.
 
The Thesonusfaber (also known as Fenice). But I would need space and the Audio Research REF750's ...
 

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I have not heard any of the choices enough to make an informed decision. If money, time, and real estate are not an issue then I would try several, each in it's own room/system. That could turn into a full time job in itself I guess.:p
 
If I had the room I'd be trying a pair of the JBL M2 Reference monitors. And if money was no object I might even opt for the ML amps instead of the crowns...nah, even if the money was meaningless to me I'd get the crows and give the rest to charity.

Tim
 
If I could vote for more than one; add YG Sonja and the big Gens. I saw a pic of the Nola in this thread. It won a Gold Show award last year. In fact, Carl called me yesterday to check our review schedule :)

I really want to hear the Magico Ultimates as well.
 
If I could vote for more than one; add YG Sonja and the big Gens. I saw a pic of the Nola in this thread. It won a Gold Show award last year. In fact, Carl called me yesterday to check our review schedule :)

I really want to hear the Magico Ultimates as well.

Wow!!! Please keep us posted, Peter. Maybe a blog to keep us posted or a periodic video ?

Makes my heart bleed to have left the big Nolas off the list.
 

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