

1: The Original Acoustic Research models, AR-1 through AR-7, 1954-1973 With that as a backdrop, here are my top 10 picks for the most influential speakers in the Consumer American hi-fi market over the last 50 years.

A Top 10 Influence All-Time in the American speaker market? Move along nothing to see here. So for example, if you’re looking for the Rogers LS3/5a on this list, save yourself some time and stop reading now. Foreign speakers have been evaluated and included with an eye to how they influenced the direction of the U.S.

This is an article that deals with the 10 most influential speakers to have appeared on the scene in the last half-century in the American hi-fi market. One other thing up front: This is an American-centric article. This will not be a purely factual article but instead based on my intimate involvement in the speaker market for 50+ years.
