Price: $1499.96 USD per pair

Website: www.elac.com

Hans said: This Goldilocksean recipe of “just right” means that the Uni-Fi Slim FS U5, with its narrow cabinet and unassuming satin paint job, is a speaker that anyone can appreciate looking at and listening to for the long term -- and that usually comes at a price far dearer than $1500/pair.

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The gist: Andrew Jones-designed affordable floorstander delivers.