Price: $20,230 (system price)

Website: www.bryston.com

Roger said: For just a tad over $20,000, the Bryston Middle T Active speaker system offers fantastic performance at a price that’s reasonable, considering that it includes amplification and parametric equalization . . .

Read the SoundStage! Hi-Fi review.

The gist: Bryston's version of active performs great, though not compact in any sense.