Top 25 Audiophile Speakers

[eknuds01]

#9 Baby!!

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

 

[slowGEEZR]

#1 Baby!! Although, in all honesty, I think their ranking is ludicrous.

 

[eknuds01]

A number of the speakers are 'no brainers' and with so many wonderful choices out there, no list will satisfy everyone.

What the hell is Definitive Technology doing on this list?

 

[FoxMulder]

I think their ranking is ludicrous.

I agree. My list would have been very different.

 

[tsv_1]

I never understood any sort of ranked list in audiophilia - where subjectivity rules the land... except for publications that inevitably see some remuneration in some form or another.

That said... I have obvious objections to the list

 

[amey01]

I never understood any sort of ranked list in audiophilia -

+1. It's such a waste of time. It's like trying to rank favourite colours - everyone's list will be different. Who cares?

 

[User211]

Hm... I agee with Adam.

Bit surpised by the choices. A few real classics missing.

 

[sb6]

Paradigm, really?

Boy Steve - Wilson cleaned up - wow!

 

[slowGEEZR]

+1. It's such a waste of time. It's like trying to rank favourite colours - everyone's list will be different. Who cares?

Agreed. It's so subjective. As we all know, it's only the end user's opinion that matters, not some "panel of audiophiles".

 

[slowGEEZR]

Paradigm, really?

Boy Steve - Wilson cleaned up - wow!

Yeah, this panel liked Wilsons.

 

[Gordon Gray]

UGH!

The word best is meaningless.

No slam on those who happen to own speakers that are on the list.

GG

 

[tsv_1]

UGH!

The word best is meaningless.

No slam on those who happen to own speakers that are on the list.

GG

Indeed, hardly any "slam" at all with the CLS... I kid, I kid!!!

 

[tsv_1]

Agreed. It's so subjective. As we all know, it's only the end user's opinion that matters, not some "panel of audiophiles".

We are our own panel panel

 

[sb6]

The list is about as relevant as a group of kids debating who has the best Dad. My dad is better than yours!

Even though arguably some of the speakers are pretty amazing....

 

[Gordon Gray]

Indeed, hardly any "slam" at all with the CLS... I kid, I kid!!!

Hi Todd,

I previously owned the CLS2A's. Great speaker.

I found the recent TAS article about the 10 most "influential" speakers, having a historical impact on speaker development and hi end audio over the last 30 years or so, much more relevant. At least for an old fart like me.

The venerable Dahlquist DQ 10, which was my first "audiophile" speaker, was on that list. Of course, I subsequently added the Sequerra "cyclops" ribbon tweeter to the mix. Butt ugly but sure raised the performance bar on the DQ.

Gordon

 

[tsv_1]

Hi Gordon,

I'll check into that TAS article - sounds like a good read.

You know this might be an interesting stand-alone thread (if it doesn't already exist)... "What were your first speakers, and what were your first audiophile speakers?"