Gilbert Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 I'd like to set the cap on cost to say, $18,000. Plain and simple, who makes the best damm home speakers you've ever listened too. Make and model please. Speakerwise, my personal listening experience is severely limited to 3 brands. I know the subject is completely subjective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted March 8, 2008 Share Posted March 8, 2008 Easy for me, Klipsch Fortes ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted March 8, 2008 Moderators Share Posted March 8, 2008 My personal choice only here. klipschorn Jubilee/402...MWM/402.....LaScala/402 And a sub, with $ left over. Palladium ? .......never heard it yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundbound Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 JBL Mt. Everest http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20060908/jbl1_04.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 +1 heard em in NYC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo72 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Can you even get (1) of those JBL's for Gilbert's $18K cap? I thought they were around 60K for a pair. Maybe i'm wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 I do love the high end JBL's, but these are $30,000 for the pair.... Oooouuucheeee! Still though, I'd love to hear them. JBL Mt. Everest http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20060908/jbl1_04.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Since you have a flair for the exotic asthetically speaking -- the Palladium is apparantly kicking the crap out of just about everything in the European press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 ...no Jubes in Europe though, right???...[] Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAKO Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 The JBL Everest is less than $30.000 pr,,, But the JBL Everest II is $60.000 pr. great speakers... But the Klipsch Palladium or JBL K2 would be up there amongst the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 how ever do we all muddle along with $2000 used KH .....[:$] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 B&W Signature 800's...because I just bought a pair. "Conclusion The B&W Signature 800 is a great speaker—perhaps the best I've ever heard at home..." http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/600/ At CES 2008 the Wilson WP8's were outstanding, but with about $100,000 of front end gear and they are almost $30,000 a pair. The Revel Saloon's, at about the $18,000 price were a definite standout, even among much more expensive speakers. My B&W N801's get my vote too. They have the qualities that everyone raves about in the Tecktons, but can go loud and dynamic without breaking up. It took a lot of equipment changes to get them to this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hey Tiger, I know you had a pair of Khorns for some time. Would you say that the Khorns fall Short or Way Short of the B&W setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeworthy Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Hey Tiger, I know you had a pair of Khorns for some time. Would you say that the Khorns fall Short or Way Short of the B&W setup? I listened to the B&W n800 Sig. at Audio Advice in Raleigh, NC with 400 Watt AR Monoblocks and they were nothing short of amazing. That was with 40K in gear and in a perfect acousically tuned room. It wouldn't really be a fair comparison due to the different requirements of gear to get the B&Ws to perform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 My vote would still be for a pair of 1978-79 Klipschorns with maybe some fresh caps and mybe new diaphragms to "freshen them up". I think for the money, the sound is just very hard to beat. I've owned JBL's, AR's, etc. Heard B&W's (just recently), and still find myself looking at my Khorns. Eventually a pair of Jubilees, but then again, that was Paul Klipsch's final evolution of the Klipschorn. Just my thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbert Posted March 9, 2008 Author Share Posted March 9, 2008 Mark, I understand your point about this being the Klipsch website, but I would never let the that influence my opinion. I may be allot of things, but being a flake or being wishy washy has never been one of them. I thank you for the heads up on the Klipsch Pallidium's; I think their beautiful, and I sure would love to hear a pair. Maybe Trey will light up a pair next time the gathering is at Hope. I will attend for that reason alone, if nothing else. But of course I would love to meet with you, and some of the other guys that I'd been conversing with these past 4 or 5 years. And I do love my Klipsch Heritage speakers, all 25 of them; But that is not to say I wouldn't mind selling-off some of them to help finance a pair of speakers that will sound much better. Difficult to do, I think, but not impossible. I have been contemplating the idea of new speakers for some time, but only now am I begining to ask other people about what speakers they like or would buy or own. <Looking up at the logo at the top of the web page> JBL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeworthy Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 20k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spongeworthy Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 love the new avatar. very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbflash Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 the 2 pair that are on my list this month are: Klipsch Palladium or Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted March 9, 2008 Share Posted March 9, 2008 Besides Klipsch? For under $10,000 I'd buy the MG 20.1 Magneplanars. Auditioned a pair when I bought the MGLR1s back in '99 and it was by far the best my ears have ever heard! But that's just me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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