No. 8 Canton Reference 3.2 DC $16,000/pair
Performance 89
Longevity/Relevance 18
Value 17
Aesthetics 21
Lust 20
Total Score 165
Canton's Reference 3.2 Loudspeakers were included in a well respected review of the 25 greatest speakers of all time. Quite the compliment. Any loudspeaker provider would be suitably flattered to be included in such a storied group of premium audiophile loudspeakers. The Canton's were rated as the 8th best
among this group, which is also an incredible achiement as many of the competing brands cost far more and frankly didn't rate quite so high on the list.
The Reference 3.2's cost $16,000 a pair. To be sure, this is a considerable amount of mony. The B&W Nautilus loudspeaker offering cost $60,000 (pictured below) and didn't fair quite so well. It would be a great disservice to suggest that B&W, Wilson, Wisdom Audio or Focal don't produce superior speaker products but rather that there are definitely levels of greatness and the almighty investment dollar is not always the best yard stick from which to gage actual performance.
Incidentally, Canton has many models in the Reference Line including the Reference 1 model. The Vento Series of products are also quite spectacular.
No. 10 - Bowers and Wilkins Nautilus - $60,000/pair
Performance 90
Longevity/Relevance 15
Value 12
Aesthetics 23
Lust 21
Total Score 161
No. 3 JM Labs - Focal Grand Utopia $180,000/pair
Performance 95
Longevity/Relevance 18
Value 15
Aesthetics 21
Lust 22
Total Score 171
