Price: $1499.98 per pair

Website: www.kef.com

Hans said: It’s one of the most neutral transducers I’ve ever heard, and for the money offers staggeringly transparent sound. I fed it a steady diet of male and female singer-songwriters, and was always satisfied with the authenticity of what I heard. It’s not exactly a looker, but it’s well engineered, and sounds far more expensive than its price suggests.

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The gist: What Hans would buy with 1500 bucks in his pocket for speakers.