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June 13, 2009 10:46 AM PDT

The Top 10 greatest audiophile speakers

by Steve Guttenberg

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As a reviewer I get to hear lots of speakers, and I immediately forget most of them.

It's not that they're bad, just unexceptional. Here's a Top 10 list and photo gallery of the very best-sounding speakers I've heard for less than $3,500 per pair. The brands may be unfamiliar, but each speaker is a stand-out winner. I will at some point do a Top 10 without price constraints. For now I want to highlight more affordable speakers that you can buy new.

Photos: The Top Ten greatest audiophile speakers

Topics:: Home theater,; Audio/MP3,; Sound,; High-End Audio,; Tips

Tags:: Top Ten lists,; Aperion,; Dynaudio,; Magnepan,; Klipsch,; Definitive Technology,; Anthony Gallo Acoustics,; Totem Acoustic,; Zu Audio,; Energy Speakers

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About The Audiophiliac

Ex movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has more or less successfully hitched his future to home theater, but he still pines for the clickity-clack of 35 MM projectors and all the stale popcorn he could eat. Between projectionist gigs he worked as a high-end audio salesman for sixteen years, and produced records for an audiophile label. Oh, and one more thing, nothing annoys Steve more than being confused with the other Steve Guttenberg, the washed-up Police Academy actor. The wordsmith Guttenberg is a frequent contributor to a number of magazines and websites including Home Entertainment, Playback, and Ultimate AV. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure.

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