The 25 Ultimate Audiophile Speakers of All Time

[mauidan]

http://audiophilereview.com/audiophile/the-25-ultimate-audiophile-speakers-of-all-time.html

 

[audioguy]

I've heard the majority of the speakers in that list. They all of their plus and minus -- mostly pluses. I could live with almost any of them.

The ONLY one I strongly object to is the Von Schweikart VR-4. We tried to use that speaker at a CES one year in two different rooms and even with room correction, it was absolutely terrible. We eventually had to go beg another speaker manufacturer to loan us one of their speakers.

I recognize that we all have different opinions of speakers but I am clueless how this speaker even made the list. Compared to the other speakers, what were it's redeeming values?

 

[es347]

That's the first negative comment I have ever read regarding the VR-4 speaker. Are you referring to the VR4 or the VR4 SR?

http://dagogo.com/View-Article.asp?bShowUnpublished=&hArticle=241&PageOfArticle=3

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0108/von_schweikert_vr_4sr_mk2.htm

 

[cjfrbw]

Apogee Grand, (in the next 19 inductees section) were $60,000 to start. The much smaller "Studio Grand" WITHOUT the built in amplifiers/crossover/Krell amps was 15K TO 18K. Alas that Apogee is so forgotten.

 

[MylesBAstor]

Posted this link in the Is Wilson losing their marketing edge? thread.

http://audiophilereview.com/audiophile/the-25-ultimate-audiophile-speakers-of-all-time.html

What the hell were they smoking when they put this list together. Some Maui Zowie?

 

[audioguy]

that's the first negative comment i have ever read regarding the vr-4 speaker. Are you referring to the vr4 or the vr4 sr?

http://dagogo.com/view-article.asp?bshowunpublished=&harticle=241&pageofarticle=3

http://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/0108/von_schweikert_vr_4sr_mk2.htm

vr-4

 

[DaveyF]

#14...Sonus Faber Guarneri Memento's
I think not, IMHO, my SF Guarneri Hommage's are FAR better..

 

[garylkoh]

What the hell were they smoking when they put this list together. Some Maui Zowie?

The fact that they list the Genesis APM-1 (in the next 19 inductees), which I thought was the worst sounding of all the Genesis loudspeakers puzzles me. It was designed to hit a price point (and failed), and I thought that it sounded compromised and was unreliable to boot. When I rebuilt Genesis (the company), it was the only current product that I did not continue making.

 

[flez007]

I just rescued 8 out of the list! But must admit that I habe not heard some of them....