Were money and space no object what would be your dream speakers?

[carewser]

If you had unlimited funds and could build a room just for listening which speakers would you choose? I have three dream pairs. The Focal Grande Utopia because I think they're the world's greatest speakers (and they're from France of all places!) I'd also love to have a pair of Magnepan 30.7's because I also think they would sound incredible and yet different from conventional speakers and finally a pair of good old Bose 901's because I think they're the most interesting speakers ever made. I actually had a pair of Bose 301's a long time ago but I never set them up properly to ever hear them do their whole "direct/reflecting" thing

 

[Sancus]

9.4.6 w/all channels 8351B + W371A, JTR RS2 subs, and a Trinnov w/digital outs for Optimizer/Auro3D upmixing.

 

[facefirst]

Sonus Faber Amati Futura in graphite please!

 

[Wes]

SoundLabs

 

[dfuller]

Neumann KH420s in 7.2.2 would do it.

 

[GD Fan]

In such a fantasy scenario I guess I'd cycle through a number of different options. If money were no object selling at a loss to move on to something different wouldn't bother me.

 

[jhaider]

Why would anyone with unlimited funds settle for something off the shelf?

 

[Semla]

Beolab 90 - interesting technology, interesting design.

 

[sweetchaos]

Neumann KH420s in 7.2.2 would do it.

What subs were you thinking of?

 

[Mart68]

JBL 4365.

 

[jonfitch]

TAD CR1 but I can't ever imagine using bookshelf speakers that big.

 

[tomtoo]

If money and space would be no problem. I see no reason why just one pair of speakers should fit to all my requierements.

 

[Gorgonzola]

Heck, I really enjoy these "What if" sort of threads.

Of hand if I were looking for a speaker for my stereo system to fit into a small-medium sized room such as what I'm stuck with, I'd look at Wilson Audio model. My room could handle any other their really gigantic modes such as the WAMM. I need to take it down a few notches, so maybe the Sasha DAW.

 

[MZKM]

Probably custom commissioned.

I love the looks of say Sonus Faber, but their measured performance is just so-so from what I’ve seen. Focal looks pretty good and has usually good measurements, not a total fan of the segmented look though (but the ones that allow you to tilt the segments for listening distance is neat).

 

[abdo123]

Flagship Perlisten or Revel Speakers with SVS flagship subwoofers for Home Cinema

a Tom Danley Synergy Horn speaker for a listening room.

 

[mhardy6647]

Altec A5 with 1505 horns/Altec 288 treble drivers and Jean Hiraga's crossover design.
I have heard better, but only at far greater total cost of entry.

These are Gary Kaufman's (complete with a split Altec 210 cabinet forming twin "subwoofers").
www.the-planet.org

 

[JonathanB]

I'd have some great musicians on hand to play whatever I want to hear, whenever I wanted.

 

[Mart68]

yes with unlimited funds and space you could just pay Neil Young to live in a caravan at the end of your drive.

What if you want to listen to something by someone who's dead though?

 

[q3cpma]

yes with unlimited funds and space you could just pay Neil Young to live in a caravan at the end of your drive.

What if you want to listen to something by someone who's dead though?

Unlimited money means you can hire the best necromancers, too.

 

[dfuller]

What subs were you thinking of?

Yknow, I don't know. Probably some top end Rhythmik or something.