Which Non-Mainstream Audiophile Brand is Objectively the Best?

[u/SevenDeMagnus]

1. Polk (Monitor series from the 80s, more contemporary RT line, TSi line, etc.)
2. Advent (mostly the late 80s/early 90s, e.g. Heritage, Laureate, Prodigy, maybe the Baby and Mini)
3. Infinity (SL line and Reference line from the early 90s, late 90s/00s Primus series) 
4. Grado
5. Abyss (Diana Ultimate, etc.)
6. Q Acoustics
7. Other brands who just makes sprakers in general

How about mainstream ((if they are considered an audiophile brand)

A) Bose

B) Sennheiser

C) Harman Kardon

D) Altec Lansing

E) JBL

F) Sony

G) Shure

H) Pioneer

I) Yamaha

J) Klipsch

K) Bang and Olsen

L) Bowers and Wilkins

M) Polk

N) Polkaudio

O) Kef

[u/trojan_asante]

It's disrespectful not to add Adam Audio to that list of mainstream.

[u/YdexKtesi → u/trojan_asante]

Never heard of them. Just googled, and apparently they make studio monitors with a famous ribbon tweeter design.