The List
The best gear to buy right now
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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 FPM
$4,650, January 2004
The Flat Panel Monitor system delivers high-end sound from speakers just 4 inches deep.
bwspeakers.com
Definitive Technology Mythos
$3,694, January 2004
DefTech invented the high-performance “plasma speaker” with this slim, aluminum-enclosure system.
definitivetech.com
Atlantic Technology FS-3200
$2,465 to $2,660, April 2005
Most of the performance of AT’s 4200 system in a cheaper, flat-screen-friendly package.
atlantictechnology.com
Infinity TSS-4000/1100
$2,394, September 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
Definitive Technology Mythos Gem
$2,048, June 2005
Mythos junior at an affordable price, with a kick-ass mini-sub thrown in.
definitivetech.com
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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