The 25 Ultimate Audiophile Speakers

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The 25 Ultimate Audiophile Speakers

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Well any "top xx" list will divide opinion and few if any of us will have heard all of those... still, there's a few great speakers in there and then others I wouldn't keep as plant stands. Interesting.
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There are certainly a few on that list that I'd love to hear!
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Not surprised to see the B&W 800 series being ranked highly, nicely positioned at No 2.

What is interesting is that some of the less expensive speakers being more highly ranked than some of the more expensive units.
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I just counted, I have heard 14 of these.
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Some are just nuts, others genuinely have earned their place.


In reality, how many have heard the YG acoustics Anat reference at 115k a pair? Compared to the likes of the quads, B&W etc? I'd imagine that the lust factor loomed large in this one...... no problem there of course!!!
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