Price: $2250 per pair

Website: www.totemacoustic.com

Philip said: I found the Sky Tower eminently musical -- it’s a speaker likely to keep you up far too late playing your most cherished albums. In addition to the warmer tone and the captivating way the Totems reproduced voices, I was equally impressed with their big sound -- a pleasant surprise that belied their small size.

Read the SoundStage! Hi-Fi review.

The gist: Makes all the right sounds in the areas where it counts.