Finally we have found a partial answer to the eternal question of how much to pay for something that is sufficiently good. I recently made an entirely unscientific survey of this magazine s entourage of hi-fi enthusiasts. Nothing becomes better than what is put into it, so in other words the signal source is extremely important. Modern CD players, even cheap ones, are indecently good these days, the same goes for ordinary stereo amps in the mid-range price class.
Speakers are however something apart.
They probably contain more compromise than any other link in the chain. If they are to become really good and capable of covering the widest possible range of frequencies they naturally become large and heavy as well as expensive. But on the other hand, if you are willing to sacrifice a few month's paychecks you can get a whole lot of good sound for your money. This we have certainly become aware of. All the speakers in this test fit in the category sufficiently good.