If you had to choose only ONE pair of speakers for rest of your life ...

BobM said:
For my room and my budget ... I have them. Reworked Apogee Duetta Signatures.

For a cost no object, room no object, best environment available I would have to back the aforementioned MBL's. They just do things that nothing else can do.
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Wow! I had Apogee Duettas also. They were wonderful speakers. I do miss them.
 
Including the house, please :P
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Allen? Oh yeah....he's




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Haha, the Zellatons are amazing speakers! They will not be everyone's cup of tea, but they certainly have caught my attention!:audiophile:
 
Ozarktom, you definitely have good ears! Their's nothing like Zellaton - it's not even close. If you really listen to music it's your speaker but if you want explosions and earthquakes look elsewhere. The detail, beauty and accurate bass is out of this world. I'm using Grand's but have my eyes on the Concert's. Still recovering from a CH Precision acquisition but once the dust settles I will most likely jump on the Concerts. All in house drivers and tweeters - no crossover on the full range - semi open baffle. What's amazing is that they've been around for about 85 years, one of Germany's oldest speaker companies. No hype, no marketing - just the purest sound on Earth. This is the only speaker I've ever owned where my passion for them has actually increased over time….
 
Tough Question - I am really new to this forum but senior on many others. I am really liking AudioShark. I must join the two set crowd with one caveat...

#1 are my exquisite new TSW(True Sound Works) Ultimate Apogee Divas unless Rich and I work out a deal for a pair of full range one day. I also want to retire in a few years!

#2 My totally updated Quad 57s....Panels remanufactured by Wayne at Quads Unlimited. Spider legs from ESLLabs (on order). Restoration labor, yours truly...:rolleyes:

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Welcome to the forum letsmakeadeal!,

Thank you for joining. I loved those Divas. I had a pair of Apogee Duetta II and miss them vey much. I lusted for the Diva at the dealer when he had them set up. Wonderful choice!
 
letsmakeadeal said:
Tough Question - I am really new to this forum but senior on many others. I am really liking AudioShark. I must join the two set crowd with one caveat...

#1 are my exquisite new TSW(True Sound Works) Ultimate Apogee Divas unless Rich and I work out a deal for a pair of full range one day. I also want to retire in a few years!

#2 My totally updated Quad 57s....Panels remanufactured by Wayne at Quads Unlimited. Spider legs from ESLLabs (on order). Restoration labor, yours truly...:rolleyes:

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LOVE the Quad 57's !!!!!!!!! What gears do you drive them with ????

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Well, uh my Paradigm Studios. I have not heard anything best them at least to my ears, but then again I have only heard about 40 pairs of speakers to date (and a number of them were not anything close to reference quality), so there is no doubt others are out there someplace that may best them to my ears, just have not heard them yet. I do have a fondness for a couple among the 40 pairs I've heard as well. (I liked the Martin Logan electrostats I heard and the big B&W diamonds). If I had a choice of just one pair new and one pair vintage, I'd have to go with the Apogees I heard once for the vintage. I forgot what model, but wow! Runner-up DCM TF600s or TF1000s.
Just my ears though can't speak for how any of these would sound to anyone else.
 
For me, it would've to be a pair of Magico S1 driven with a Acoustic Plan Sitar, source be damned, and this is coming from a guy whom is a renowned Mini-Monitor lover, but I've to admit that if ever I were to grow up..........., it would be these used in tandem.

Regards,
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elegy said:
Ozarktom, you definitely have good ears! Their's nothing like Zellaton - it's not even close. If you really listen to music it's your speaker but if you want explosions and earthquakes look elsewhere. The detail, beauty and accurate bass is out of this world. I'm using Grand's but have my eyes on the Concert's. Still recovering from a CH Precision acquisition but once the dust settles I will most likely jump on the Concerts. All in house drivers and tweeters - no crossover on the full range - semi open baffle. What's amazing is that they've been around for about 85 years, one of Germany's oldest speaker companies. No hype, no marketing - just the purest sound on Earth. This is the only speaker I've ever owned where my passion for them has actually increased over time….
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Concert and Emotion aren't available anymore.

I know of 3 new models coming soon.
 
I say this now and I believe it. Though knowing myself, I'll likely want something different in two years... The Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolutions in Walnut.
 

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And now, the one post that could get me shot around here...lol

Polk Audio SDA SRS 1.2TL fully modified and upgraded. Crossover upgrades, hurricane nuts for all the drivers, binding post upgrades, interconnect cable upgrade. Essentially, hot rodded.
 
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