Price (both): $4450 per pair

Website: www.buchardtaudio.com

Gordon said: They’re proof positive that you don’t need a big stack of components to get exciting and dynamic sound, high-impact bass, commendably accurate vocal and instrumental timbres, and precise aural images on big soundstages.

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The gist: Active speaker package delivers it all . . . right to your door.