Best speakers in the world?

Question

Which are the best speakers in the world? Please list them. Kindly give me the website links also.

Answer 1

Hi. Best speakers in the world ?.Impossible to say.You would have to listen to all of them to pick one. Ok how much are you prepared to spend. Are the speakers mainly for music in a 2 channel system or are they for home cinema
There are 3 main loudspeaker designs
1 Moving coil .The most common one
2 Electrostatic
3Planar/Ribbon.
The moving coil is attached to a transducer mounted in an encloser and moves in and out to create sound waves.

The Electrostatic is a large thin membrane sandwiched between to metal perforated panels which are charged with high voltage dc .When a signal from the amplifier is received the plates attract the membrane in a push pull cofiguration therby creating soundwaves from the signal Because the membrane moves as a whole there is no distortion of cone breakup as with the cone speaker.
Also the bembrane is only a couple of microns thick.There is virtually no weight to cause overhang.

The planar speaker is a large panel with a special "skin"stretched and held tight between permanent magnets It moves in and out to create sound. The ribon is similar except it has a special foil that is conductive and works like the electrostatic but does not have high voltage to charge it.


Because they all sound different it is almost impossible to pick one out of the high end transducers. After 40 years of listening i think i would say that for sheer transparency and effortless sound at any volume the better Electrostatics in my opinion are the most musical correct speakers to reproduce music.Therefore i would have to sayTHE AUDIOSTATIC FULL RANGE ELECTROSTATIC loudspeakers would sit proudly in my listening room (if i could afford them!)


The VERITY AUDIO SARASTRO
http://www.stereophile.com/floorloudspeakers/305verity/

THE AUDIOSTATIC FULL RANGE ELECTROSTATIC
http://www.audiostatic.com/

THE CALIPUR SIGNATURE FULL RANGE RIBON
http://www.apogeespeakers.com/

Answer 2

If you’re a speaker or are called upon to speak at or for your company or organization, you know the stage is the home for Murphy’s Law: If something can go wrong, it will. While I am an extremely positive person, I’ve found it very beneficial to be prepared in case anything goes wrong before or during my presentation.

Let me stress: I don’t expect bad things to happen, I’m just prepared if they do. And if you do any public speaking yourself, you’d do well to have a fall back plan or a backup plan…just in case.

Here are a few tips to help you be prepared:

Have backups slides: I don’t rely on a projector, but I’ve seen many presentations and speeches wrecked because of A/V problems. I’ve watched great, experienced public speakers sweat bullets waiting for an intern to try and get their laptop to connect to the screen. Have backup slides for your audience if this happens. It’s a small expense to avoid the worry if nothing else.

Print all materials: Anything you’ve sent to the venue beforehand—whether it’s your introduction, bio or other pertinent information seems to be missing a lot of times. Make a file and include a printed copy of everything you send; don’t depend on your client to have it. Be professional enough to have those bases covered and not have to scratch your intro out on a napkin five minutes before your speech.

Bring your own watch: I use my cell phone (muted) on the podium or somewhere I can keep up with my time. Never assume there will be a clock in the back of the room. If you do assume, one of two things will happen: there won’t be or it will be so far away you can’t read it. Use the clock function on your phone and turn off the sleep mode so it stays on throughout your speech.

Have a short story to fill: Depending on how long you’ve been doing public speaking, you’ve probably found a speech which took 30 minutes during practice somehow takes 15 when you give it. Young speakers tend to rush when they get nervous and/or leave out parts of the talk they wanted to include. If you find yourself in this situation have a short fill story in your memory bank you can pull up and use. The story needs to be generic enough to fit almost any situation—a motivational story, a bit of inspiration or a brief anecdote about your business or industry. Something. Anything to move right into the gap. The key is to use it before your close. Don’t end on this story—end with what you planned to close with, just let this get you there.

Have a long story to fill: Yes, there will be times when you look to the back of the room and your client or the organizer is giving you the old stretch sign—fill some time. Or, perhaps another speaker didn’t show and you don’t know this until you’re about to hit the stage. As a professional you should be able to fill the time without the audience knowing anything is amiss. Just as before, have a go-to story or another piece of the puzzle you can add to fill the time.

Once you’ve gathered enough material, you will have plenty of these stories, but until then take time to write them out and file them away.

Remember, you’re a professional. The audience didn’t come to see slides or a fancy powerpoint or the latest funny cat video on YouTube you were going to use to break the ice, they came to hear you!

It’s called public speaking for a reason. The more flexible you can be the more successful you’ll be and your audience will never know the difference—but your client certainly will!

Answer 3

This is a loaded (no pun intended) question.
What is the foundation or purpose of the speaker? Music? Soundtrack? Voice? etc.
It also depends allot on the listener - many people have a critical ear sensitive to tone and pitch - others are sensitive to extremely clean and distortion free performance. Maybe your question should be best all around speaker.
There is the rub - there are countless opinions - but the only one that matters is yours!
A good starting point would be some of the more esoteric audio mags. Read, learn and above all let your own ears be your best guide! They are unique to you - what sounds very good to you may sound like nails on a chalk board to someone else and vise verse!
Happy Listening!

Answer 4

Some would say the best speakers are made by Wilson Audio, makers of the world-famous Watt Puppy.

The top of Wilson's line is the Alexandria X-2; see http://www.wilsonaudio.com/product/alexandria/

Answer 5

I’m an audio engineer and I can personal say that this question may be equivalent to man’s purpose for existence. There are as many opinions as people given them. One thing that is sure, are the most expensive speakers which are the Kharma Grand Enigma. The cost today is One million dollars.

Answer 6

I like speakers made by Legacy Audio. I have 5 of them. See link below.
http://www.legacyaudio.com/classicmain.html
They are made here in the USA and I have been to the factory to see them made. They are not cheap in quality or sound. However, you must choose the right amps to drive them. They can be difficult for under rated amps.

Answer 7

Many would say the Linn Komri is the best in the world, but I like the MF9 from Neat Acoustics.

Answer 8

The best? I have not heard any of these, but I am sure very impressive!

Wisdom Audio Infinite Grande

Answer 9

That would be a matter of opinion...

I think these are pretty perfect;

http://www.bowers-wilkins.com/

B&W speakers are used as reference in many top studios... that says a lot

Answer 10

its a personal opinion some say wilson audio, but i love the sound of B&W and KEF.


http://www.kef.com/

http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/local.main