Price: $2390 each

Website: www.devialet.com

Hans said: For around $5000, a pair of Silver Phantoms offers more to consumers than any other complete sound system I can think of. It’s not the prettiest thing in the world, and it’s not quite perfect, but the Devialet Silver Phantom is the most daring effort to come out of the high end in a long, long time.

Reviewers' Choice

Read the SoundStage! Access review.

The gist: Groundbreaking product, period and point blank.