For my self Pro-Ac one Sc in my system for over 20 years and still love it!!

I met the designer of those epos, he used to live in Watford, here in the uk, he now lives in France, he's a lovely guy.

One my favorite videos I have seen from this channel, great list of speakers with many different options.

Thanks Steve. Very nice collection and sharing of experiences. I love the Dynaudio Heritage Special and listening to them for 6 months now. Could not agree more with your findings about this speaker.

I am 70 and owned LS35A's in the mid 1970's. It is hard for me to believe that almost 50 years later, they are still being talked about.

@darrellross8609

2 ай бұрын

F, I got a short time ago, Sound Artist LS35A's very pleased with them. No problems ordering, no taxes. Best, D.

What an excellent collection of standmount speakers! I liked this video because it included older models, speakers from different countries, real-world speakers, not ultra-expensive stuff, different technologies or approaches to sound. I liked that there was an active design from Genelec in the list. As always, I also liked the background wall behind the reviewer.

@keplermission

10 ай бұрын

You know I went to a Hi-Fi store and there were sometimes used, preowned stuff for sale, trade-ins. So one time they had this harman/kardon 430 'Twin-Powered' and wow, it was just the most addictive sound ever, ever, ever. But looking back it had a sound very similar to a harman/kardon 330c, just awesome for the power. So the 430 was too heavy to carry but one time I got a deal on this A 402 that I have and it had the same power button, a red you know, illuminated tube. So the A 402 I got was not as good as 430 but after many years and a lot of work, it's far better and today I can hear sound from the speakers and listen to you know, some other part of the recording up above me on the ceiling, you know it's the sound stage from just two speakers out front. I never knew the A 402 was as good as it is now and it still has all original components and you know, it's better than SONY V-FET you know?

Thanks for this excellent collection, Steve. 6 months ago I bought stand mount speakers to replace my Gauder floor standig speakers: the Swedish brand Marten, model Parker Duo. I enjoyed every Minute with these outstanding speakers. They are amazing and I will keep them for many years to come.

Thanks for recommending the OG RP600M's Steve...and thanks for being responsible for me falling down the rabbit hole

thank you steve for picking my system! love your channel! such a sympathic guy you are! best greets from berlin ❤ max

@NawMan357

10 ай бұрын

superb looking and I would imagine superb sounding 😊

@mxmmlsk

10 ай бұрын

@@NawMan357 thank you! i am happy and so are my friends when theyre around! 😊

@jamescease4280

10 ай бұрын

How do you spell your integrated amps name? Beautiful looking.

@mxmmlsk

10 ай бұрын

@@jamescease4280 its a leben cs600x, they built beautiful tube amps! u just need high efficiency speakers. 🤝😊

@audiolife5038

3 ай бұрын

Beuatiful system mate :-)!

I love the way that you have remained so passionate about your likes!

Thank you Steve for another great show, my favorite stand mounts are the ones I own today - the Audiovector A1 Arrete. From your great list I would like to try the Dynaudio Heritage and the Harbeth (M30.2 xd).

All time best viewer’s system for me! It really resonates with my taste. Records only, tubes, excellent!

@mxmmlsk

10 ай бұрын

thank you very much! that is exactly my thinking. i have no problem looking left and right, but itll always come back to tubes and analog 💕🤝

The best stand mount speakers that I have personally owned were the Revel M126Be. These have been followed by the floor standing F226Be. Both of these can currently be found online with significant discounts.

Your work in Short Circuit and Three Men and a Baby was epic. Great to see you making a comeback!

I had Epos e11. Still remembered the sound and loved them.

ADS 710, KLH17, EPI100, B&O RL60, KEF103.2, KEF LS50 Metas, Large Advent, Klipsch 600m and 600m II

hot damn that viewer system is gorgeous!!!!

Great video !!! Merlin TSM 's for me,love them...

Awesome video ❤ great to have some quality content for us Audiophiles on youtube.

My favorite is still the Buchardt S400 MKII and the floorstanding speakers Aperion Grand Tower ❤️

I have a pair of those Harbeths and they are well into the room and about 3-4 feet from the listening position and you're spot on, the depth of field is amazing

@Drackleyrva

10 ай бұрын

Do you have them with a subwoofer? I'm looking into the Harbeths or the Proac Tablette 10s.

@Larstig81

10 ай бұрын

The ProAc Tablette 10 go pretty low for the size. In my room 47Hz was the lowest note I could easily hear. But a subwoofer wouldn't do harm if the crossover is not set too high.

@bhooshaniyer5302

9 ай бұрын

​​@@Drackleyrvai have a kef kc-62 dialled in at 50hz or thereabouts.

Very interesting list. I was surprised no Bowers & Wilkins made the list. I was happy to see Focal on the list and it was really cool that you mentioned Snell, they were made not far from my hometown.

I've been enjoying my DynAudio Special 40's. Wish I could have them out in the room though. They're on bookshelves with a back wall near. Running twin RELs T/5i to fill out the low end. Love the unique cabinet look of the on edge birch ply in gray.

Love your passion & joy. I still dig my Rogue Sphinx / Totem Rainmaker / Goldenear Forcefield 3 combo!

Fischer & Fischer Slate Speakers are here in the USA now ! Real Game-Changer

I really enjoy what comes out of your word blender!

Though my system had been down, I have had Linn Kans for over 20 years. Last week I managed to bring my system back to life after 6 years. Old Linn did have Keilidh active speakers. New Rega amp needed passive speakers, so paired it with the Kans. Everyone who has heard the Kans is stunned by how excellent those little speakers sound. Now I’m thinking about Zu speakers, though I will be keeping these.

@keplermission

10 ай бұрын

You know Linn as of the Linn Sondek? They used an old AR, American turntable for their LP12 and their Linn Kahns were ... more of the same cobbled-together scrap, the Kahns were made from some moldy old cabinets bought from the sale of the Chartwell factory, just a heap of these you know Ls3/5A cabinets lying in among some other trash and an old toilet seat. But Linn had great engineers and were based in Scotland for maximum profits. But Zu are not where you go after Linn. That would be like you know, not the right choice for your trained ear.

@user-fr1rc5ir8z

10 ай бұрын

@@keplermission thanks for your insight

Monitor Audio Silver 100s. Had a pair of Icon Acoustics Lumen for long time and loved them.

Great video with some awesome choices. Two that stand out for me are the Dynaudio C1 and also the much less known Artemis Eos (long time out of business). The Artemis featured an Accuton Ceramic tweeter and Eton Woofer. I bought these from a dealer many years ago in Mt. Kisco, NY. I also still have an original pair of Eggleston Works Andras that I purchased from Sound by Singer in NY many years ago and were delivered to my home in Litchfield, CT.

I think Steve's reviews are really good. They are accurate, I bought the b&w 705 s2 and thought they were exactly as reviewed. Couldn't be happier.

Loving my Devore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL standmounts. Also have a pair of Klipsch RP600M that truly got me into hifi with low powered class A amps.

Great collection of fine speakers...

My favorite Stand Mount ones are German company Ecouton Audiolabor LQL50 (Year 1992). Amazing... So many layers of deep dark bass, gentle silky tone tweeter, midrange pulled a bit backwards (sound wise)... Unbelievable speakers TO MY EARS of course. Requires a strong amplifier.

Thanks Steve i been wanting to try the Golden ears for a long time now

The Epos speakers were really very good. A bit picky with the front end, but when they worked, they really worked.

I have the Kef LS50 meta and my son has the Genelec G3 following your reviews. Yes the Kefs pair well with tubes Willsenton R800i Class A rolled and Rel T5X sub. & Denafrips Pontus 2 with DDC. Def sounds better with ISO Gaias n original stands. Very neutral spkr. It’s quite sensitive to positioning so you need to experiment. But when you get it right , it’s very enjoyable.

I knew Steve liked the Buchardts S400MkII but not this much! Glad to see a speaker I own in this list. Great sound, great fun and great price

I can’t imagine people seating around saying “ow, listen to those highs and lows it’s so clean. It’s about the music, even if you only have a radio with a single speaker.

That cocktail 🍹 at the end was the finale

That was an amazing viewer system of the day!!

Dynaudio Confidence C1s for me. Also the Wilson Benesch Discovery 3Zero were quite an eye opener recently.

SVS Prime Bookshelf speakers hit every sweet spot I wanted

Really enjoyed my Bowers and Wilkins PM-1’s on the dedicated stands for the last 9 years . Discontinued now but beautifully made and should last a long time

My absolute favorites among all I've owned: Triangle Magellan Duetto SW2 now owns! And Dynaudio special 25, Audiovector r1 arreté also had some quality!

GoldenEar BRX are amazing, image like crazy!

I have the RSL CG25 MONITOR speakers. A speaker tuned with Compression Guide becomes transparent like a pane of glass. Sound channels through it unencumbered by the impurities of the speaker itself. The process liberates sound from the boundaries of the speaker, allowing it to spread freely into open space.

Best I've heard are the Dutch and Dutch 8c. Steve, I'll bet you'd love them!

ADS L710’s, large bookshelf speakers. Really clear and totally unfatiguing. Great for classical, acoustic and they can rock.

@michaelvaladez6570

10 ай бұрын

I still have Mt ADS 710..they are still surprisingly a very good speaker..too bad they didn't stay in the mainstay but a very good speaker..Bravo!!!!

@stevezeidman7224

10 ай бұрын

Me too! Still have mine from 1979.

@rosswarren436

10 ай бұрын

I have my old L520 and use them nearly every day. I know modern speakers offer more "transparency and detail" (maybe) but I just love the sound of the ADS L520, no subwoofer required.

One of my all-time favourites, bit of an outside choice...but the KEF 103.2's, was the first speaker that really wowed me way back when.

My vote for the Dynaudio heritage special fantastic speaker🔊🤘

@rosswarren436

10 ай бұрын

And they can get "buy in" from a spouse because they look so good.

@daviddarmanin2188

10 ай бұрын

Sonically this is an addictive sounding speakers, they draw you in to the music like nothing else I have heard.

@vpconcerts

9 ай бұрын

Great speakers

Totem Acoustics Model 1, my fav all time stand mount

I briefly owned the latest p3esr and frankly felt that nostalgia accounted for at least 50% of the asking price. I think that reviews seriously downplay its significant limitations.

@Longbranx

10 ай бұрын

Yeah i tested many BBC Monitors. I fehlt Rust only Sterlings give enought bang for my buck.

Wonderful video! I’m crushing on Axiom Audio M5HP bookshelf/standmount speakers. 👋🇨🇦

@stewutah-mando

10 ай бұрын

You never hear about Axiom on these channels. I've had two models through the years and both are great

I only had one pair of stand mount speakers in my life and it was a long long time ago. I had a set of Bose 301's and i loved them. I have upgraded many times since then and now have a pair of Heresy IV.

@rosswarren436

10 ай бұрын

I recommended the Bose 301 to my retired schoolteacher neighbor years ago. She's 84 now and still rocking them.

Being a mini-monitor guy, I have tried and owned scores over decades. My all time favorite ( I recently restored a pair) is the Celestion SL700.

@keplermission

10 ай бұрын

Yeah but you know, the SL700 have cobex woofers, it's a very cheap plastic and you know for natural sound, most prefer paper. I mean that goes back to the EMI (records) DLS 529, a speaker that came from the old Empire Britain, before they had to join Europe as the poor man's kit builder. The Sinclair C5 car followed a range of Audio from the same designer but it was sold to Alan Sugar of AMSTRAD. Britain became you know a really poor country after we called in their debts in the 1950s. So the SL-700 was designed by Alan Boothroyd M Des RCA, FSCD, FRSA of Boothroyd Stuart and yeah, the SL-700 you know were toned for Meridian amplifiers. No surprises there but you know we can tell who is posting on here from England. Very few American products imported into Britain.

My personal favorite stand mount speakers are the original B&W Matrix 805. I bought them back in the earl y 90's and they've been my main speakers since.

@ChicagoRob2

10 ай бұрын

I’ve had mine for 27 years. Incredible speakers that reveal every nuance.

@briandeeley1599

10 ай бұрын

I bought a pair of B&W Matrix 2's back in 95 and they are still sound great.

Hi Steve I consider myself a student of yours. Great videos with knowledge. I am on my journey but I already feel like an audiophile.😊 I request you to please review the BIC AMERICA VENTURI dv62si bookshelf speakers. Love the vibe that u spread.

For the tone and balance of sound, ADS L710 were and still are my favorites.

@stevezeidman7224

10 ай бұрын

@@keplermission McIntosh MC2155 for the amp. Very wide soundstage with an excellent center.

always great!

My all time favourite would have to be the Sonus Faber Guarneri (first edition). Just such a beautiful looking and equally sounding speaker. It just keeps it real and does justice to the music and the listener.

Steve, "your" choices are some good ones, anyway it just boils down to a person's personal taste/ likes

Max’s system was truly magnificent 🫵💎♾️🎶🇦🇹✨

Your first is an MTM which is what I have now (Triad LCR). I have it on a 100hz high pass and bi-amp 4 Marantz 15" woofers 100hz low pass (Emotiva and Marantz).

I've loved the KEF Ref 101, for years, I love that t27 tweeter.

Two speakers I love. I have a pair of Magnapan MMGi (purchased three months before the LRS came out) in my living room. The one thing I love is the soundstage. I close my eyes and am transported to the music hall. No other speaker I have heard can do this. The second are my desktop speakers, the Harbeth P3 ESR SE. The music is right in front of me and I can listen to them all day.

A hard find but worth the listen… Ryan S610. Simply stunning!

Met 7's. These got me through all of the drought periods waiting for my new "main speakers" to arrive. Got them in the late 70's and still have them in my office powered by a Yamaha CR 420.

I purchased the Buchardt S400 MKII's this past January and I paired them with the Marantz Model 40n. All I can say is wow. I auditioned about 7 different sets of speakers ranging from 1k to 5k and none of them compared. Although I will give a shout out to the Elac Uni-fi Reference in combination with this Marantz. Flawless and a close second to the Buchardt's. Great review!

@cmessi

9 ай бұрын

What speakers you auditioned?

My most musical stand mount speaker >> Epos ES11. It played acoustic instruments so, so, so sweetly, that it left you almost crying. It was not an expensive one, was not special looking in any way - but the clarinet, the viola, the cello that emanated from the tweeter and the no-crossover woofer, oh man. Have never forgotten....it was hooked up to my "baby-Krell-looking" amp, the Monarchy Audio SR-70 class A amp. ( I've owned Gallo speakers, ProAc Tablettes, Dahlquist DQ-10s, my electrostatic Dayton-Wright XG-10s, ...yet the Epos ES11 came across as having given me my most musical experiences not in a concert hall!

Steve, Harbeth are the bomb. They also have a classic line and a revised classic line that are more lively and dynamic and not so stodgy. Of all you mentioned the Harbeth would be my very first choice.

Two of my favorites are LS50 Metas and Revel M20. Just ordered a pair of B&W Formation Duos, and I look forward to seeing how they stack up.

I've been using Proac Tablette 50's for over 10 years and still love the sound. It's so detailed. I would have thought proac tablette may have made your list

Ophidian Minimos are pretty special little things, astonishing scale from tiny boxes, great imaging and just a lot of fun to listen to

That system of the day deserves an award.

@mxmmlsk

10 ай бұрын

thank you so much! 😂🎉 ill take it!

the best standpoint i have ever heard (owned) Harbeth M30.2 ... wish i still had them

I'd been umming & awwing considering Epos14's off n' on. Then I saw this vid.......well now! A pair came up for sale about 20 miles away from me (England) & I got them. Thanks for the prompting Steve. 😉

Great list. I'll agree with the KEF Metas and Klipsch RP-600 (the original model), but my fave stand mounts have been the B&W CM1, bought years ago and, yes, mounted on the B&W stands. Smooth highs and decent bottom end -- I still don't have them paired with a sub! I've got the KEF's paired up with two REL subs, which gives them a nice bottom end punch, but adding subs makes a good comparison impossible.

My three most memorable bookshelves, all of which I still own; Tannoy 605 (Sixes) on their dedicated stands. Singular vintage. Dynaudio Emit 10 Book​shel​f Speakers Omega Speaker Systems Super 3i Monitors Bespoke w/a Front Baffle of Reclaimed Barnwood Even with only a modest income, good eq. can be had. Only the Emit 10s were bought preowned.

- Vintage Sonus Faber Electa's- just purchased - Origional NHT Super Zeros- both listened to near-field

Mirage 290i’s. So smooth and easy to listen to. Amazing highs.

My all time fav: ATC SCM 7 v1

@Martian128

10 ай бұрын

Have a pair of SCM 11 v2's (with a small REL sub) which i really, really admire - but it's not a love affair yet (they do drums for days though!). Wondering if maybe the 7's would be a better choice for my nearfield setup ...

@DH-og5yr

Ай бұрын

@@Martian128Genelec

Great list of speakers! You should also look in to Cabasse 🤗

Neat Petite Classics! All day baby!

Great list Steve! I'm still loving my rather large stand mount vintage ADS L520 speakers in one room. I'll never sell them. Why speakers of old were nearly full range, but ones today aren't, is something of a mystery to me. Seems so many roll off at 50Hz now, necessitating the use of a subwoofer. Yes, I'm going to buy some JBL L100 Classics for my living room and be happy but will likely have to pair them with a REL or SVS subwoofer.

I have the similar Epos ES11, which is also terrific, magical especially with female vocals like Ella Fitzgerald

What a great list. Did any Andrew Jones models make honorable mentions? I have pair of the BS U5s and really like them. As you said they do require some umph from an amplifier. I'm using an Emotiva UPA-2 to drive them.

i love my ruark epilogue bokk shelf speakers i got back in 2000 for half their retail price.they still sound great today with my nad 80 wpc amp.

Sonus Faber Extrema. In terms of both looks & performance. Heart warming to see so many UK speakers in this list, btw.

@neilfox4626

10 ай бұрын

Yes. The Extrema (original) is also my favorite.

Good clip Steve you’re still sharp as a tack

Acapella Fidelio, the original by legendary speaker designer Alfred Rudolph from Duisburg, Germany (Acapella Audio Arts, famous for their spherical and aspherical horns). What an incredible achievement back in the eighties, one of the most time- and phase-coherent speakers ever (0.07ms delay and less than 100 degrees phase shift over the whole spectrum), designed and built not with modern measuring equipment, but by ear! Still competitive today with the finest standmounts ever built, diminutive with large-scaled and coherent sound.

My Favorites are still the Linn Kan Mk.1 which are still my "go to's" for critical Classical & vocal recordings (with a SVS 3000 Micro Sub); the JBL Studio S38II are my favorite Rock & Jazz Speakers & Impactful Home Theater. All Round Multi-Channel Recordings: KEF Q10 Mains, Reference 100 Center, & 2 Sets of KHT 2005.2 with dual SVS SB-2000 Pro Subs in a DIY Yamaha DSP Program Config. You may have noticed that I hang onto my favorites forever. I adore the Goldenear BRX's which are brilliant but I've loaned them to my BFF (I only have so much room which is why I utilize Stand Mounts exclusively.

Harbeth 30.2 XD are my favourite speakers

The Venus Blanca 2’s with three way ribbon tweeters and mid soft dome by penguin labs. The matching sub was a special truffle design.

Love my M&K studio monitors.

These are all great choices. I especially like how Steve compared many of them to the LS-35a, which at least all us old guys are familiar with, as a reference. I have some nominations for honorable mentions: 1- When I heard the LS-35a I was really inspired by the soundstage, and frustrated by its limitations. I ended up taking the inspiration and frustration and buying the *B&W DM-12,* which I still use as the front speakers for my home theater. I bought them from a store in London; with shipping to the States, they were a little over $400 ($700, I think, in U.S. stores at the time). 2- *Celestion SL-6* family. Pick your favorite. I sold the original SL-6 in '84; I think they were $1000. Straight-up revolutionary, at the time. 3- Here's a literally _shocking_ nom; you literally _have_ to hear these: *Realistic Minimus 7.* This was Radio Shack's "house brand". In the mid-70s, they went on sale every summer for $50 a pair. I got them in white, black, and silver. My daughter uses a pair with a Bose woofer/amp for her apartment home theater. I have a pair on my desk at work, and I gave a pair to a young audiophile friend, who literally can't believe how good they sound, even with a mid-grade amp. 1" dome tweeter, 4" woofer in a cast aluminum cabinet. They put up a _very_ solid soundstage in near-field or mid-field configurations, and next to a reinforcing surface (table or back wall) will play rock and roll at ridiculous SPLs, and if you listen at moderate levels, you won't even miss a sub. By the widest possible margin, the best speaker for the money I've ever heard. My boss is _very_ impressed with the pair on my desk, and he has Von Schweikerts at home. Full disclosure: this is coming from a clown with a main system powered by the Magnepan MG-IIIa, bi-amped.

@misterchuck6866

10 ай бұрын

I have the Linn Kans and a pair of Falcons. I'd add the Spica TC-50 (which I've had) as a legend. Oh and the original Audio Physic Steps.

@abboberg

10 ай бұрын

I almost felt a twinge of guilt after reading your post, since I had dropped off a pair of lightly-used Minimums 7s at Goodwill a few months ago. I thought they were great back in the day and gifted my mom with them. They were sold out all over the US around Christmas time back in the 80s, but I found a pair at a Radio Shack in the tiny town of Thomas Oklahoma (I was traveling past there on business). After my mom passed, I acquired them and was able to A-B them with more modern speakers in a similar size range. Man, technology has really, really progressed.

I don’t know about top or best but my personal favorite bookshelf speaker is the Harbeth P3ESR.

could you make video on the top tn crazy expensive stand-mount speaker category, ty.

I am on your fringes…but in your mix, Steve…I own a pair of DynAudio Contour 20s in white which I find to be INCREDIBLE both visually and sonically!…The craftsmanship WOWs me…..I also own the immediate predecessor to The Golden Ear BRX..a pair of "sockless" 😬 Golden Ear AON 3s. I believe its the same ribbon tweeter, a mid-bass woofer with wave guide and they have 2 passive radiators, as well! They seem to do everything that you describe about The BRXs! 😀👍🏼

Dynaudio Heritage Special . Dutch & Dutch 8c if going active

My main speakers, which I'm watching this on, are Zu Audio Druid Credenzas which I've had upgraded by Zu twice. (They currently have 2021 Druid 5 full range drivers and Soul Superfly tweeters.) I love them. They would qualify as "stand mount", though I currently have them on a desk. They do need a subwoofer to sound their best.