SonicFlare Top Speakers of 2007
Bugatti: Marten Coltrane Supreme
If you’re shopping for a sports car with, say, over a 1000 horse power and a price tag, say, over a million bucks, there’s only one car for you: The Bugatti Veyron, chariot of rappers and oil sheiks everywhere. Likewise, there’s only one loudspeaker with over 12 carats of pure diamond drivers and a price tag of a quarter million dollars: The Marten Coltrane Supreme.
The Marten Coltrane Supreme, like Bugatti, didn’t so much explode onto the scene as make people scratch their heads and ask, “They’re not serious, are they?” And yet, Bugatti is sold out for years to come and the Marten Coltrane Supremes are some of the most coveted speakers around. With their 1” synthetic diamond tweeters, 2” diamond midranges and an army of custom ceramic woofers, the Coltrane Supremes are the most expensive and outrageous speakers in commercial production…for now.
Subaru WRX: Guru
The Guru speakers don’t look like much, but once you push these black boxes against your room’s front wall, be prepared for a wild experience. Where the WRX has insane performance, grip and acceleration, the $2595 Gurus put out bass, attack and soundstage that rivals speakers three times their size. The Gurus are quite a marvel of engineering and nearly everyone who has heard these black beasts asks, "Where's the sub?" Check out our coverage for more.
