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Home Theater Speakers

MartinLogan Fresco $5,970, January 2004 Turns ears and eyes with the spacious sonics from its dipole drivers and its sexy good looks. martinlogan.com B&W XT Series $5,800, May 2006 Striking high-end looks combined with that classic B&W sound: exceptionally clean midrange, refined highs, and precise imaging. bwspeakers.com Revel Concerta System $3,794, December 2005 These big, boring, rectangular boxes are so well built and sound so accurate and unstrained that only your spouse will care that they're a throwback to the 1970s audiophile aesthetic. www.revel.com Definitive Technology Mythos and Mythos Gem Mythos, $3,694, January 2004; Mythos Gem, $2,048, June 2005 DefTech invented the high-performance "plasma speaker" with the slim, aluminum-enclosure Mythos system, then followed up with the more affordable Mythos Gem. definitivetech.com Infinity TSS-4000/1100 $2,394, October 2005 An all-around great-sounding and good-looking on-wall/freestanding system. infinitysystems.com Magnepan Magneplanar MC-1 $2,250, April 2005 Thin dipole-panel speakers that deliver remarkably three-dimensional and accurate sound. magnepan.com Energy Take Series $2,225, July/August 2005 Extends the high-value tradition set by the original Take 5 series in a stylish new design. energy-speakers.com Atlantic Technology System 1200 $1,280 to $1,410, November 2005 A good all-around system for movies and music that delivers AT's classic neutral sound at an affordable price. atlantictechnology.com Aperion Intimus 532 System $1,339, November 2005 Excellent stereo imaging, a vertical-array center speaker, a strong compact sub, and good build quality make for great value. aperionaudio.com Yamaha YSP-800 Digital Sound Projector $900, February/March 2006 Both smaller and cheaper than the original YSP-1 or its successor the YSP-1000, the YSP-800 delivers exceptional one-speaker surround sound for flat-panel TVs. yamaha.com/yec Paradigm Cinema 110 $800, April 2005 An excellent-sounding and stylish compact system with dipole surrounds - a rarity at this price. paradigm.com HSU Research Ventriloquist V-12/STF-1 $500, October 2004 Cleverly designed 6.1-channel system that represents the pinnacle of value. hsuresearch.com
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